Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Old country blues song covered by the Dominoes. Carl Radle recommended the band play.
2. Bell Bottom Blues(Eric Clapton/Bobby Whitlock):
A very underrated classic, penned by Clapton with Bobby Whitlock. From the Layla book recently published: it was about a young woman who clapton spent time with apparently she was dark skinned and had family of royalty in some midwestern eruopean country... In my opinion..This song is one Clapton's best songs written its a shame the song wasnt performed as much as it should have been. Since I had typed this text a number of years ago though Eric Clapton had played it on tour for the last few tours in the last 5 years haha!
3. Keep On Growing(Eric Clapton/Bobby Whitlock):
Initially a Jam song that was to be thrown away, but Bobby Whitlock liked it so he went to the back of the studio and wrote the lyrics in like twenty minutes and I must say not to shabby :P
4. Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out(Blues Standard):
I know Bessie Smith covered this song and its one of the first songs Clapton learned to play.
5. I Am Yours(Eric Clapton/Nizami:the guy who wrote the story "Layla and Majnun")
Clapton wrote this soft ballad, borrowing lines from the story of Layla and Majnun to incorporate into the lyrics of the song.
6. Anyday(Eric Clapton/Bobby Whitlock):
Another Great song by the Clapton/Whitlock writing duo. Duane Allman added the slide to the song giving it what he called a chariot like driving beat.
7. Key To The Highway(Big Bill Broonzy):
I believe this song was written by Big Bill Broonzy. Great cover of an old Blues Standard!
8. Tell The Truth(Eric Clapton/Bobby Whitlock):
I believe the majority of this song was written by Bobby Whitlock. After Duane Allman had showed Bobby a few different open guitar tunings Bobby came up with this song.
9. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad(Eric Clapton/ Bobby Whitlock):
Not much to say about this song other than its a great faced paced rocker with some blistering guitar solo's. Clapton and Bobby Whitlock said when they formed the Dominoes they just wanted to write some songs that they could play and jam to.
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman(Billy Myles):
Dominoes attempt at capturing the energy of true blues in the style of Clapton's greatest guitar influence Freddie King.
11. Little Wing(Jimi Hendrix):
Initially an attempt to cover a great song by a great artist, But shortly after the Dominoes recorded this song Jimi Hendrix Died and it became a passionate tribute to a close friend of Clapton.
12. Its Too Late(?):
I forget who wrote this song performed by the Dominoes. Great cover. Which was also covered by Freddie King and Buddy Holly. The Dominoes version is a mix of those two.
13. Layla(Eric Clapton/Jim Gordon/Duane Allman):
Layla's beginning chords of the song were the first creation of the song by Clapton. He had written early on with the Dominoss, but didnt show it to anyone because he wasnt quite sure what to do with it at that point. The song was co-written with the drummer Jim Gordon as far as I can tell just related to the piano coda at the end of the song.
Rita Coolidge also had her hand in on the piano coda of the song as Jim Gordon and Rita Coolidge were dating at the time. It was something Jim Gordon wanted to play on his solo album but clapton really thought it would fit perfectly at the end of Layla and talked him into putting it on the album..
The opening riff of the song Duane added, which made the song that much more powerful. He borrowed the lick from a Albert King song, the name of the same song escapes me right now. From the recent book about Layla and Derek and the Dominos. Bobby Whitlock had mentioned that (i believe years later) after Layla had been created he was on a plane with Albert King and told him that the opening lick was taken from one of his songs and the band was making money off of i. Albert King just said to Bobby "that boy dont owe me anything I got plenty of songs..."
14. Thorn Tree In The Garden (Bobby Whitlock):
This song was the last track the group played together on. They all sat around on the floor together with acoustics around a candle and recorded this in one take. Some interview I read on Bobby Whitlock, he said he wrote the song about this dog that was owned by a previous band he was with. Apparently the dog ran away or was given away or something and he was heartbroken about it. Beautiful song though!
Derek & The Dominoes Live at the Fillmore East
Live album with the dominoes some great jamming going on, Its to bad that there are not more great quality recordings of their live performances like this.
Track Listing:
1. Got To Get Better In A Little While
2. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad
3. Key To The Highway
4. Blues Power
5. Have You Ever Loved A Woman
6. Bottle Of Red Wine
DIsc 2
1. Tell The Truth
2. Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out
3. Roll It Over
4. Little Wing
5. Presence of the Lord
6. Let It Rain
7. Crossroads
