Eric Clapton’s “Meanwhile” album gets release date, new single unveiled

Eric Clapton will release his new studio album Meanwhile digitally on October 4th. The album will be released on CD and vinyl on January 24, 2025. Clapton has released a new single from the album titled “One Woman.”

Meanwhile features 14 tracks, including 6 unreleased songs. It includes collaborations with Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Bradley Walker, Judith Hill, Daniel Santiago and Simon Climie.

About Meanwhile, Clapton told The Real Music Observer in a recent interview, “I had to fight to get out because it was going to be pushed back til next year.” Clapton added, “It’s really a collection of the stuff that I’ve done over the last three, four years that we did at home. I played the guitar with a drum machine or a click. Then it got sent to L.A. where Nathan (East) would play bass and Sonny (Emory) in Atlanta would play drums. And all of this stuff was forced on us by the governments who wouldn’t let us play together, so I thought let’s get it all out. It’s called Meanwhile and it’s nice. It’s good stuff.”

Sandwiched between the release of the digital and physical album, Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 will be released on November 29th.

LISTEN TO “ONE WOMAN” BELOW

MEANWHILE TRACK LIST

1. Pompous Fool
2. Heart of a Child
3. Moon River with Jeff Beck
4. Sam Hall*
5. Smile*
6. Always On My Mind with Bradley Walker
7. One Woman*
8. The Rebels with Van Morrison
9. The Call*
10. How Could We Know with Judith Hill, Simon Climie, Daniel Santiago
11. This Has Gotta Stop with Van Morrison
12. Stand and Deliver with Van Morrison
13. You’ve Changed*
14. Misfortune*

*New song

ERIC CLAPTON TOUR DATES

*September 20 – Buenos Aires – Estadio Velez Sasfield
*September 24 – Curitiba – Ligga Arena
*September 26 – Rio de Janeiro – Farmasi Arena
*September 28 – Sao Paolo – VIBRA
*September 29 – Sao Paolo – Allianz Parque
*October 3 – Mexico City – Estadio GNP Seguros (formerly Foro Sol)
^October 8 – San Diego – Pechanga Arena
^October 10 – Palm Desert – Acrisure Arena
^October 12 – Los Angeles – Hollywood Bowl

*Gary Clark Jr
^Jimmie Vaughan

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