No Reason to Cry
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No Reason to Cry is the fourth solo studio album by Eric Clapton, released by RSO Records on 27 August 1976. The album was recorded in Malibu and Los Angeles between December 1975 to May 1976. The record went silver in the U.K.
Recording
The album was recorded at The Band's Shangri-la Studios in March 1976, and included involvement from all five members of The Band; Rick Danko shared vocals with Clapton on "All Our Past Times", which he co-wrote with Clapton. The album also includes a duet with Bob Dylan on his otherwise unreleased song "Sign Language". The booklet in Bob Dylan's box set The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 describes his involvement in this album: "Dylan dropped by and was just hanging out, living in a tent at the bottom of the garden. He would sneak into the studio to see what was going on." Dylan offered his new, unrecorded song "Seven Days" to Clapton.[1] Clapton passed on it, but Ron Wood took him up on the offer and released it on his third solo album Gimme Some Neck.[2] The song "Innocent Times" is sung by Marcy Levy, who also shared vocals with Clapton on "Hungry".[3] In the bonus track "Last Night", added in the 1990 re-release, Clapton shares vocals with Richard Manuel.
Chart performance
No Reason to Cry is one of Clapton's most internationally successful albums from the 1970s. The release reached the Top 30 in seven national music album charts, hitting Top 10 in United Kingdom (peaking at No. 8) and in the Netherlands, where it topped out No. 9. The album was certified silver in the United Kingdom. In Norway and the United States, the album charted at No. 13 and No. 15 respectively, while in New Zealand and Sweden, it reached No. 18 and No. 24 respectively.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[5] |
AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann awarded the release 3.5 of five possible stars, writing: "No Reason to Cry is identifiable as the kind of pop/rock Clapton had been making since the start of his solo career", adding "the most memorable music on the album occurs when Clapton is collaborating with members of the Band and other guests". Finishing his review, Ruhlmann called the release "a good purchase for fans of Bob Dylan and the Band, but not necessarily for those of Eric Clapton".[4] Rolling Stone journalist Dave Marsh finds, the album recordings are "much more mélange than masterpiece".[6] Robert Christgau rated the album with a "B−" and calls the album "a well-made, rather likable rock and roll LP", noting the "singing is eloquent and the instrumental signature an almost irresistible pleasure".[5]
Track listings
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Personnel
The listed personnel was taken from the album's liner notes. The back cover also thanks additional people, who worked on the album, without specifying what their contribution was.[8]
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- Bob Dylan – guitar and more on "Sign Language"
- Ron Wood – guitar on "Beautiful Thing", "Sign Language", "County Jail Blues" and "All Our Past Times"
- Rick Danko – bass
- Richard Manuel – piano
- Robbie Robertson – guitar
- Georgie Fame – keyboards
- Ed Anderson
- Aggie
- Brains Bradley
- Jesse Ed Davis
- Terry Danko
- Bob Ellis
- Connie
- Konrad Kramer
- Yvonne Elliman
- Geoffrey Harrison(George Harrison)
- Levon Helm
- Garth Hudson
- Marcy Levy
- Nello
- Jamie Oldaker – drums
- Albhy Galuten
- Dick Simms
- Nat Jeffery
- Ralph Moss
- Dick La Palm
- Dread Lever
- Billy Preston
- Chris Jagger (vocals)
- Carl Radle
- Sergio Pastora Rodriguez
- Wilton Spears
- Dominic Lumetta
- Sandy Castle
- George Terry
- Rob Fraboni
- Larry Samuals
- Mick Turner
- Wah Wah Watson
- Pete & All at Shangri-La
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[9] | Gold | 20,000 |
| Japan | — | 35,000[12] |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Silver | 60,000 |
| United States | — | 350,000[15] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Newman, Martin Alan (2021). Bob Dylan's Malibu. Hibbing, Minnesota: EDLIS Café Press. ISBN 9781736972304.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dylan, Bob (1992). The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 [Rare & Unreleased] 1961–1991. Columbia Records (Compact Disc #47382).
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NO REASON TO CRY – Where's Eric!". Whereseric.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clapton, Eric; RSO Records (1976). "Liner Notes / Back Cover". No Reason to Cry (LP Liner Notes). United States: RSO Records. pp. 1–2. RS-1-3004 0698.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Danske Hitlister – Eric Clapton" (in dansk). Hitlisten. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Eric Clapton". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in suomi). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 48.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in 日本語). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Official IFPI Charts Top-100 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 12/2026" (in Ελληνικά). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
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External links
- No Reason to Cry at Discogs (list of releases)
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