Blues (Eric Clapton album)

1. "Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)" (Ellas McDaniel) – 4:39 (Previously unreleased acoustic outtake from Backless, 1978)
2. "Mean Old World" (Walter Jacobs) – 3:50 (Outtake from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1970)
3. "Ain't That Lovin' You" (Jimmy Reed) – 5:26
4. "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James) – 3:58
5. "Cryin'" (Eric Clapton) – 2:52
6. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Billy Myles) – 6:51 - Derek and the Dominos
7. "Alberta" (Traditional) – 2:40 (Previously unreleased outtake from Slowhand, 1977)
8. "Early in the Morning" (Traditional arranged by Eric Clapton) – 7:55
9. "Give Me Strength" (Clapton) – 2:51
10. "Meet Me (Down at the Bottom)" (Willie Dixon) – 7:04 (Previously unreleased outtake from 461 Ocean Boulevard, 1974)
11. "County Jail Blues" (Alfred Fields) – 3:56
12. "Floating Bridge" (Sleepy John Estes) – 6:33
13. "Blow Wind Blow" (Muddy Waters) – 2:59
14. "To Make Somebody Happy" (Clapton) – 5:11
15. "Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)" (McDaniel) – 4:39 (Previously unreleased electric outtake from Backless, 1978)

1. "Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) – 12:49 (Hammersmith Odeon, Hammersmith, London, England, 27 April 1977), from Crossroads vol. 2: Live in the Seventies
2. "Worried Life Blues" (Big Maceo Merriweather) – 5:57 (Victoria Hall, Hanley, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 28 November 1978), from Crossroads vol. 2: Live in the Seventies
3. "Early in the Morning" (Traditional arranged by Eric Clapton) – 7:11 (Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 3 December 1979), from Just One Night
4. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Billy Myles) – 7:47 (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974), from Crossroads vol. 2: Live in the Seventies
5. "Wonderful Tonight" (Clapton) – 6:23 (Glasgow Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, 24 November 1978), from Crossroads vol. 2: Live in the Seventies
6. "Kind Hearted Woman" (Robert Johnson) – 5:11 (Glasgow Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, 24 November 1978), from Crossroads vol. 2: Live in the Seventies
7. "Double Trouble" (Otis Rush) – 8:02 (Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 3 December 1979), from Just One Night
8. "Driftin' Blues" (Charles Brown/Johnny Moore/Eddie Williams) – 6:57 (Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 25 June 1975), from Crossroads vol. 2: Live in the Seventies
9. "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson) – 5:49 (Victoria Hall, Hanley, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 28 November 1978), from Crossroads vol. 2: Live in the Seventies
10. "Further on Up the Road" (Joe Medwich Veasey/Don Robey) – 8:38 (Convention Centre, Dallas, 15 November 1976) from Freddie King 1934-1976

1. "Blues in A" (Clapton) – 10:25 (Previously unreleased jam outtake from Eric Clapton, 1970)
2. "Eric After Hours Blues" (Clapton) – 4:20 (Previously unreleased jam outtake from 461 Ocean Boulevard)
3. "B Minor Jam" (Clapton) – 7:10 (Previously unreleased jam outtake from 461 Ocean Boulevard)
4. "Blues" (Clapton) – 2:59 (Previously unreleased jam outtake from No Reason to Cry, 1976)

• Duane Allman – guitar, performer
• Jon Astley – engineer, mixing
• John Bellissimo – photography
• Gary Brooker – keyboards, vocals
• Philip Chapman – mixing
• Eric Clapton – dobro, guitar, arranger, vocals
• The Dominoes – arranger, producer
• Tom Dowd – producer, executive producer
• Yvonne Elliman – vocals
• Rob Fraboni – producer
• Jim Gordon – drums (bass)
• Suha Gur – digital mastering, mixing, digital compilation
• Al Jackson Jr. – drums
• John Jansen – mixing
• Glyn Johns – producer, engineer
• Freddie King – guitar
• Leadbelly – arranger
• Albert Lee – guitar, vocals
• Bill Levenson – mixing, compilation producer
• Marcy Levy – vocals
• Andy MacPherson – mixing
• Jay Mark – mixing
• Dave Markee – bass
• Dave Mason – guitar
• John McDermott – liner notes
• Bill Oakes – producer
• Jamie Oldaker – drums
• Sergio Pastora – percussion
• Ron Pownall – photography
• Michael Putland – photography
• Carl Radle – bass
• Jerry Rappaport – project assistant
• Steve Rinkoff – mixing
• Dick Sims – organ, piano
• Henry Spinetti – percussion, drums
• Chris Stainton – keyboards
• Jackie Stansfield – project coordinator
• George Terry – guitar
• Terri Tierney – project coordinator
• Laurens Van Houten – photography
• Bobby Whitlock – piano
• Ron Wood – guitar

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