- Audio CD (Mar 13 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Reprise
- ASIN: B000059R8Y
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#10,231 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #48 in Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists > Guitar Gods
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Track Listings
| 1. Reptile |
| 2. Got You On My Mind |
| 3. Travelin' Light |
| 4. Believe In Life |
| 5. Come Back Baby |
| 6. Broken Down |
| 7. Find Myself |
| 8. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It |
| 9. I Want A Little Girl |
| 10. Second Nature |
| 11. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight |
| 12. Modern Girl |
| 13. Superman Inside |
| 14. Son & Sylvia |
Product Description
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Despite the signals in other recent Clapton recordings, the title track of Reptile will have some of his followers checking their CD decks. It's not blues, nor reggae, but a very plausible take on smooth bossa nova guitar, redolent of George Benson or Ronny Jordan. Clapton's voice, not always convincing in the past, is also on exceptional form, if not reinvented: it's almost always resonant, sure-footed and tuneful, particularly on his growling cover of Ray Charles's "Come Back Baby". Stylistic departures appear elsewhere too, in the samba of "Believe In Life" and the jazz balladry of "I Want A Little Girl", but the blues remains Clapton's cornerstone. It's there in whatever style he plays, especially in tunes like "Got You On My Mind" and "Broken Down". Fans of his guitar-playing might wish he'd stepped back from the mike more often, but on any terms this is one of Slowhand's strongest albums for many years. --Mark Gilbert
Product Description
ERIC CLAPTON Reptile (2001 Taiwanese exclusive limited edition 14-track CD album presented in unique card picture slipcase complete with extensive photo/discography booklet with Taiwanese text - sealed!)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Claptons most Diversely-Mixed album yet..,
By Andy Anderson "AndyMan!" (Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Reptile (Audio CD)
I must say, when I first bought this album I was a little taken aback by it. It's not that I didn't like it, and it's not that I loved it at first... It was simply a sound that I wasn't expecting from a clapton album.The first element I noticed about this album was the overall 'diversity' it showed with each track. All of Eric Clapton's solo albums end up running in the same vein or 'sound/production' to where this one has something for every Clapton fans taste(s). What makes Eric Clapton so unique as a 'musician' is that whatever your taste is in music, he's made an entire album in that genre. Wheter it be in Country-rock, Blues, Soul, Pop, Acoustic, Psychadelic, Jazzyesque.. He's done it. Up until "reptile" he had never really recorded and released an album that encorporated all of those styles and in a way, this album represents all of the facets of Mr. Claptons solo career in one album. The songs range from Rock-pop (superman inside), Blues rock (Come Back Baby, Got You On My Mind), Basic pop (I Aint Gonna Stand For It, Travelin' Light) Acoustic (Believe in Life, Broken Down, Modern Girl, Second Nature) Soulful R&B (I Want A Little Girl), Jazzy (Find Myself), instrumental work/sountrack esque songs (Reptile, Son And Sylvia) and the bluesy ballad (Don't let me be lonely tonight). The only tiff I have with this album is that it just never picks up. Even though the intensity of Come Back Baby half way through is the albums saving grace, the rest of the album is very somber. Unless you are truly in the mood for the WHOLE album, it tends to get a little boring at spots unless you are a person (like me) who listens to 'entire' albums. Buy it and try it out, but with an open mind. It's got something for all Clapton fans in every aspect of his career. Now if you are only interested in a specific phase/sound of Claptons career then you won't be interested. Promise me to be open minded about it, and have some fun. Take care,
5.0 out of 5 stars
He's still got it!,
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This review is from: Reptile (Audio CD)
EC is back! This CD is full of everything that makes Clapton such a unique talent. Two laid-back instrumentals bookend track after track of excellence. Rock, blues, soul, r&B - it's all here and Clapton proves that he is the master!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Claptons most Diversely-Mixed album yet..,
By The AndyMan (Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Reptile (Audio CD)
I must say, when I first bought this album I was a little taken aback by it. It's not that I didn't like it, and it's not that I loved it at first... It was simply a sound that I wasn't expecting from a clapton album.The first element I noticed about this album was the overall 'diversity' it showed with each track. All of Eric Clapton's solo albums end up running in the same vein or 'sound/production' to where this one has something for every Clapton fans taste(s). What makes Eric Clapton so unique as a 'musician' is that whatever your taste is in music, he's made an entire album in that genre. Wheter it be in Country-rock, Blues, Soul, Pop, Acoustic, Psychadelic, Jazzyesque.. He's done it. Up until "reptile" he had never really recorded and released an album that encorporated all of those styles and in a way, this album represents all of the facets of Mr. Claptons solo career in one album. The songs range from Rock-pop (superman inside), Blues rock (Come Back Baby, Got You On My Mind), Basic pop (I Aint Gonna Stand For It, Travelin' Light) Acoustic (Believe in Life, Broken Down, Modern Girl, Second Nature) Soulful R&B (I Want A Little Girl), Jazzy (Find Myself), instrumental work/sountrack esque songs (Reptile, Son And Sylvia) and the bluesy ballad (Don't let me be lonely tonight). The only tiff I have with this album is that it just never picks up. Even though the intensity of Come Back Baby half way through is the albums saving grace, the rest of the album is very somber. Unless you are truly in the mood for the WHOLE album, it tends to get a little boring at spots unless you are a person (like me) who listens to 'entire' albums. Buy it and try it out, but with an open mind. It's got something for all Clapton fans in every aspect of his career. Now if you are only interested in a specific phase/sound of Claptons career then you won't be interested. Promise me to be open minded about it, and have some fun. Take care,
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