Live in Hyde Park (Eric Clapton album)

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Live In Hyde Park
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Directed by Harvey Goldsmith
Produced by Harvey Goldsmith
Starring Eric Clapton, Dave Bronze, Steve Gadd, Andy Fairweather Low, Jerry Portnoy, Chris Stainton, Roddy Lorimer, Simon Clarke, Tim Sanders, The Kick Horns, Katie Kissoon, Tessa Niles & The East London Gospel Choir
Music by Eric Clapton
Production
company
Distributed by Warner
Release dates
1997 (VHS), 2001 (DVD)
Running time
Approx 89 Mins
LanguageEnglish

Live In Hyde Park is concert film recorded by blues-rock guitarist Eric Clapton on 29 June 1996 in London's Hyde Park. The concert was presented by the MasterCard Masters of Music for The Prince's Trust and featured songs from right across his career. The VHS of the footage from the concert was released in 1997, followed by a DVD version in 2001. [1] Part of Live in Hyde Park was also released as a 4-track promotional CD by Clapton's EC Access fan club in August 2005, featuring Tearin' Us Apart, Five Long Years, I'm Tore Down, and Every Day I Have the Blues.

Contents

Track listing (DVD)

1. Layla (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon)
2. Badge (Eric Clapton, George Harrison)
3. Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon)
4. I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley)
5. It Hurts Me Too (Elmore James)
6. Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
7. Five Long Years (Eddie Boyd)
8. Tearing Us Apart (Eric Clapton, Greg Phillinganes)
9. Old Love (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray)
10. I'm Tore Down (Freddie King)
11. Have You Ever Loved A Woman (Billy Myles)
12. White Room (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown)
13. Every Day I Have The Blues (T-Bone Walker)
14. Holy Mother (Eric Clapton, Stephen Bishop)

The VHS release omits "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "It Hurts Me Too".

Personnel

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–2002)Peak
position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA) [2] 31
Danish Music DVD (Hitlisten) [3] 7
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts) [4] 9
UK Music Video (OCC) [5] 4
US Music Video (Billboard) [6] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Platinum15,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [8] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Gold25,000*
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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