Money and Cigarettes
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Money and Cigarettes is an Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...

 album, released in 1983. The memorable cover depicts Clapton, cigarette
Cigarette
A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...

 in hand, standing next to a melting Fender Stratocaster
Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top...

 guitar. Eric Clapton named the album like this "because, that's all I saw myself having left." The single "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart
I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart
The song I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart is the hit song by Eric Clapton from the album Money and Cigarettes. The song was very successful in the USA, peaking at 18. However, the song had less success in the UK. In 2010, it was used as part of an ad campaign for a Fender edition of the T-Mobile HTC...

" became a big hit in the U.S. for Clapton, peaking at #18, but was relatively unsuccessful in the UK, where it did not reach the Top 50.

Track listing

  1. "Everybody Oughta Make a Change" (Sleepy John Estes
    Sleepy John Estes
    John Adam Estes , best known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.-Career:...

    ) - 3.16
  2. "The Shape You're In" (Clapton) - 4.08
  3. "Ain't Going Down" (Clapton) - 4.01
  4. "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart
    I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart
    The song I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart is the hit song by Eric Clapton from the album Money and Cigarettes. The song was very successful in the USA, peaking at 18. However, the song had less success in the UK. In 2010, it was used as part of an ad campaign for a Fender edition of the T-Mobile HTC...

    " (Steve Diamond, Troy Seals
    Troy Seals
    Troy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...

    , Tony Seals, Eddie Setser) - 3.13
  5. "Man Overboard" (Clapton) - 3.45
  6. "Pretty Girl" (Clapton) - 5.29
  7. "Man In Love" (Clapton) - 2.46
  8. "Crosscut Saw
    Crosscut Saw (song)
    "Crosscut Saw", or "Cross Cut Saw Blues" as it was first called, is a bawdy blues song "that must have belonged to the general repertoire of the Delta blues". The song was first released in 1941 by Mississippi bluesman Tommy McClennan and has since been interpreted by many blues artists...

    " (R.G. Ford) - 3.30
  9. "Slow Down Linda" (Clapton) - 4.14
  10. "Crazy Country Hop" (Johnny Otis
    Johnny Otis
    Johnny Otis is an American singer, musician, talent scout, disc jockey, composer, arranger, recording artist, record producer, vibraphonist, drummer, percussionist, bandleader, and impresario.He is commonly referred to as The Godfather Of Rhythm And Blues.-Personal life:Otis, the son of Alexander...

    ) - 2.46

Personnel

Eric Clapton - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Ry Cooder
    Ry Cooder
    Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...

     - guitar
  • Albert Lee
    Albert Lee
    Albert William Lee, born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with some of the most famous musicians which stretch through a very wide of genres...

     - guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
  • Roger Hawkins
    Roger Hawkins
    Roger G Hawkins , is an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama...

     - drums
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick - background vocals
  • John Sambataro - background vocals

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1983 The Billboard 200 16


Singles – Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Ain't Going Down" Mainstream Rock Tracks 32
"I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart
I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart
The song I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart is the hit song by Eric Clapton from the album Money and Cigarettes. The song was very successful in the USA, peaking at 18. However, the song had less success in the UK. In 2010, it was used as part of an ad campaign for a Fender edition of the T-Mobile HTC...

"
Adult Contemporary 6
Mainstream Rock Tracks 24
Billboard Hot 100 18
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