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Studio album by Eric Clapton
Released 10 March 1998
Recorded 1997
Studio
Ocean Way (Hollywood)
Olympic (London)
Genre Pop rock
Length 75:33
Label Reprise
Producer
Eric ClaptonSimon Climie
Eric Clapton chronology
Crossroads 2
(1996) Pilgrim
(1998) Blues
(1999)

Pilgrim is the thirteenth solo studio album by the British rock musician Eric Clapton, released on 10 March 1998 for Reprise Records.[1] The album features all-new studio-recorded material, the first to do so since Clapton`s 1989 hit album Journeyman and was nominated for several music awards. Although most of the critics responded negatively to the 1998 studio effort, it was one of Clapton`s most commercially successful albums, reaching the Top 10 in twenty-two countries.

Background
The album was recorded during 1997 in both Ocean Way and the Olympic Studios.[2] The release of Pilgrim marked Clapton`s first album of all-new original studio material since 1989`s Journeyman album.[3] When being interviewed by Larry King in February 1998, Clapton explained how the album title came to be: `Well, it`s kind of – I suppose – there`s a track on the album called `Pilgrim` which came first. And when I came to title the album I used that track as a key point to go from, because I thought it was a good way of actually following the thread from Journeyman which was the same kind of meaning, really. Just looking at my life as a musician and a lot of other respects. It is autobiographical. And I see myself as kind of being like a lone guy on a quest`.[4] The album cover and packaging for Pilgrim was originally conceived by Clapton himself. However, Clapton ultimately commissioned Japanese artist Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, best known for his work on Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and Neon Genesis Evangelion, to expand upon his concept and produce the final version of the album cover and packaging artwork. Clapton had become aware of Sadamoto not though his manga and anime work, but his 1993 art book Alpha.[5][6]

In his 2007 autobiography, Clapton noted that he asked his drummer, Steve Gadd, how he would feel about making the saddest record of all time. Gadd said he could work on Clapton`s idea and the British recording artist chose to start working on the new project, although Clapton felt it could be a worrying time recording the saddest record that has ever been made. Because `My Father`s Eyes` and `Circus` were the only finished tunes Clapton had when going into the studio, he wrote several new songs stating he worked nearly a whole year every day and night to record good songs with perfect detail. Clapton calls Pilgrim one of his favourite albums because he put so much passion and hard work into making it. During that time, Clapton parted with his long-time manager Roger Forrester, mainly because Clapton took so long recording the album and paying too much money on the album, renting several studios for nearly a whole year.[7]

Composition
According to the music website AllMusic, the 1998 studio release belongs to the musical genres of both pop and rock music, in styles of album rock, contemporary pop and rock as well as adult contemporary music. Pilgrim brings, so the music website says, a slick, smooth, detached, laid-back, mellow, refined, reflective, stylish, sentimental and reserved mood with it.[3] The Billboard magazine, however, thinks, the album definitely belongs to the music genre of pop music.[8] The album experiments with drum machines and certain sounds like synthesizers, guitars, strings reminiscent of R&B music.[3] The album features a lot of synth-keyboard sounds and a twenty-piece orchestra on some of the tunes. The music website CD Shakedown thinks the album is not rock and not blues, but full-on contemporary pop music.[9] Rolling Stone calls the album`s material a `loosely themed soul-song cycle in the tradition of Marvin Gaye [with] effective modern contexts`.[10]

Pilgrim features 14 tracks of a total 75 minutes and 33 seconds duration. Twelve of the album`s tracks were either written completely alone by Clapton, or at least co-written by the British rock musician. The songs `Circus` and `My Father`s Eyes` were written originally for Clapton`s 1992 Unplugged live album. Although Clapton recorded both of the songs in the acoustic situation, he never officially released the recordings until the deluxe edition of the live album was released in 2013. In his autobiography, Clapton noted, the reason for the delayed release was because he felt the songs were not quite finished.[7] The titles on Pilgrim are wide open musically, as the album includes acoustic-style tracks such as `Fall Like Rain`, ballads like `Needs His Woman` and rock tracks like `She`s Gone`.[11] `Broken Hearted`, a song Clapton wrote with Greg Phillinganes, features synthesizers;[10] it was performed as a live acoustic version during the Montserrat charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1997. Clapton resurrected the song with John Mayer for the CNN Hurricane Relief on 3 September 2005. The album features only two cover versions of songs: `Born in Time`, which was written by Bob Dylan and sent to Clapton by Dylan,[12] as well as `Going Down Slow`, a blues standard, written and recorded by St. Louis Jimmy Oden.[13]

Track listing
Pilgrim track listing[14]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `My Father`s Eyes` (Re-worked Unplugged song) Eric Clapton Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 5:24
2. `River of Tears` Eric Clapton · Simon Climie Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 7:22
3. `Pilgrim` Eric Clapton · Simon Climie Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 5:50
4. `Broken Hearted` Eric Clapton · Greg Phillinganes Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 7:52
5. `One Chance` Eric Clapton · Simon Climie Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 5:55
6. `Circus` (Re-worked Unplugged song) Eric Clapton Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 4:11
7. `Going Down Slow` (St. Louis Jimmy Oden) St. Louis Jimmy Oden Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 5:19
8. `Fall Like Rain` Eric Clapton Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 3:50
9. `Born in Time` Bob Dylan Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 4:41
10. `Sick and Tired` Eric Clapton · Simon Climie Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 5:43
11. `Needs His Woman` Eric Clapton Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 3:45
12. `She`s Gone` Eric Clapton · Simon Climie Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 4:45
13. `You Were There` Eric Clapton Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 5:31
14. `Inside of Me` Eric Clapton · Simon Climie Eric Clapton · Simon Climie 5:25
Total length: 75:33

Personnel
Taken from the album`s liner notes.[33][34]

Eric Clapton – guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals (8)
Andy Fairweather Low – guitars (1)
Simon Climie – keyboards (1, 2, 5–10, 12, 14), synthesizer bass (2), backing vocals (2, 3, 13), drum programming (3, 4, 10, 13), keyboard programming (4)
Joe Sample – acoustic piano (1, 13)
Chris Stainton – Hammond organ (1, 13)
Paul Carrack – Hammond organ (3, 5, 7, 10, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (7)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (4, 11)
Nathan East – bass guitar (1, 4, 6, 8, 11)
Luís Jardim – bass guitar (2), percussion (2, 9)
Pino Palladino – bass guitar (5, 7, 9, 12)
Dave Bronze – bass guitar (13)
Paul Waller – drum programming (1, 2, 4–9, 11, 12, 14)
Steve Gadd – drums (1, 4, 12, 13)
Paul Brady – tin whistle (4), backing vocals (4)
Nick Ingman – string arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14)
The London Session Orchestra – strings (2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14)
Chyna Whyne – backing vocals (1-6, 12, 13, 14)
Kenneth `Babyface` Edmonds – backing vocals (9)
Tony Rich – backing vocals (11)
Ruth Kelly-Clapton – spoken verse (14)
Production
Producers – Eric Clapton and Simon Climie
Engineer – Alan Douglas
Assistant Engineer – Adam Brown
Mixing – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 & 11); Alan Douglas (Tracks 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 & 14)
ProTools Computer – Simon Climie, assisted by Mike Higham.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
Guitar Technician – Lee Dickson
Album Sleeve Concept – Eric Clapton
Design – Wherefore Art?
Illustration – Yoshiyuki Sadamoto