Behind the Sun Songwriting Credits by Eric Clapton

Behind the Sun is Eric Clapton's 1985 studio album, co-produced by Phil Collins and Ted Templeman and marking a noticeable shift toward the polished, drum-machine-heavy production style that dominated mid-1980s pop and rock. The album generated two significant hits: 'Forever Man,' a Clapton original and one of the stronger rock songs of his 1980s output, and 'She's Waiting,' a blues-influenced track that received considerable MTV airplay. 'Same Old Blues' and 'See What Love Can Do' are among the album's other originals, while the Collins-driven production gave the entire record a sheen that some fans found at odds with Clapton's blues roots. Behind the Sun is a product of its era, commercially successful but divisive among purists, and represents the most overtly contemporary phase of Clapton's career. The album's commercial success notwithstanding, Behind the Sun remains one of the most debated records in Clapton's back catalog, a product of its era that demonstrates both the commercial wisdom of embracing contemporary production and the creative cost of allowing production fashion to override the blues instincts that were Clapton's deepest artistic strength.