Another Ticket

It was his last album for RSO Records. Another Ticket was recorded at the Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and features fellow guitarist and country legend, Albert Lee. The album was originally released as a gramophone record, accompanied by a music cassette. In 1990 the album was released on compact disc format{{cite web|url=http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-discography/eric-clapton-solo-audio-recordings-studio-all-recordings-ordered-release-10|title=ANOTHER TICKET|publisher=Where's Eric!|work=whereseric.com|access-date=17 August 2015}} and was made available for digital music download in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/another-ticket-mw0000189486/releases|title=Another Ticket – Eric Clapton | Releases | AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|work=AllMusic|access-date=17 August 2015}}

The studio album was successful in the charts, reaching the Top 40 in seven countries, three of which, it peaked in the Top 10. In New Zealand, the release reached its highest position on No. 3. In Norway and in the United States, Another Ticket reached Nos. 5 and 7, respectively. In the United Kingdom, the release placed itself at No. 18. In Germany and Sweden, the album reached No. 26. In the Netherlands, Another Ticket peaked at No. 38.

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In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann feels that the album is "star-crossed", "not too shabby", and while it "wasn't great Clapton" it should have got more notice than it did.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/another-ticket-mw0000189486|title=Another Ticket – Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|work=AllMusic|access-date=17 August 2015}} Rolling Stone journalist John Piccarella notes: "Rita Mae” [...] is the only song on side two that’s not about dying. It's about murder. As an artist often criticized for mellowing out, Eric Clapton has succeeded in making very popular music from an authentic and deeply tragic blues sensibility. He addresses both the heart and the charts in the same way: with a bullet."{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/another-ticket-19810625|title=Eric Clapton Another Ticket Album Review | Rolling Stone|publisher=Rolling Stone|work=John Piccarella|date=25 June 1981 |access-date=17 August 2015}}

Robert Palmer of The New York Times said the album was "dominated by commercial soft rock and evidences little of his celebrated mid-60's fire. He is a singer and songwriter who now just happens to play guitar, not an aggressive soloist."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/25/arts/the-pop-life-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-guitar-hero-by-robert-palmer.html|title= The Rise and Fall of the Guitar Hero|first=Robert|last=Palmer|publisher=The New York Times|date=25 March 1981}}

Record World said of the title track that "light keyboard melodies back Clapton's little tenor and the production is superb."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=June 6, 1981|page=1|accessdate=2023-02-27|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-06-06.pdf}}

All tracks written by Eric Clapton, except where noted.

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|title2=Black Rose

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|length2=3:44

|title3=Blow Wind Blow

|writer3=Muddy Waters

|length3=2:58

|title4=Another Ticket

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|length4=5:43

|title5=I Can't Stand It

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|title1=Hold Me Lord

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|length1=3:27

|title2=Floating Bridge

|writer2=Sleepy John Estes

|length2=6:32

|title3=Catch Me If You Can

|writer3={{hlist|Clapton|Gary Brooker}}

|length3=4:24

|title4=Rita Mae

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|length4=5:03

|total_length=38:34

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• Eric Clapton – guitars, vocals
• Gary Brooker – keyboards, backing vocals
• Chris Stainton – keyboards
• Albert Lee – guitars, backing vocals
• Dave Markee – bass
• Henry Spinetti – drums, percussion

• Tom Dowd – producer, engineer
• Michael Carnevale – engineer at Compass Point Studios.
• Kendal Stubbs – assistant engineer at Compass Point Studios.
• Bob Castle – assistant engineer at Criteria Studios.
• Jon Walls – assistant engineer at AIR Studios.
• Mike Fuller – mastering at Criteria Studios.
• Rob O'Connor – art direction, design
• Steve Sandon – photography
• Alan Dempsey – hand lettering

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