I Still Do cover art

  Studio Album · No. 27

I Still Do Songwriting Credits by Eric Clapton

2016 Bushbranch / Surfdog 12 tracks 54 min

Produced by Glyn Johns  ·  Engineered by Glyn Johns

Bushbranch / Surfdog BluesBlues rockFolk
17%
Authorship
Singer / Performer

Holds writing credit on 2 of 12 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 2 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Eric Clapton carries a lyricist or composer credit.

17%
2 trackswritten by Eric Clapton 10 tracksoutside writers
Eric Clapton's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist17%
Composer17%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

12
Tracks
16
Lyricists
1
Producers
2016
Released
Data Insight

I Still Do, from 2016, reunited Eric Clapton with producer Glyn Johns and leans on covers. Clapton's own writing is limited to Catch the Blues, which he wrote alone, and Spiral, co-written with Andy Fairweather Low and Simon Climie. The covers include Bob Dylan's I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine, two J.J. Cale songs, Leroy Carr's Alabama Woman Blues, Skip James's Cypress Grove and Robert Johnson's Stones in My Passway. Ed Sheeran guests under the name Angelo Mysterioso.

I Still Do is Eric Clapton's most recent studio album, released in May 2016 and reuniting him with producer Glyn Johns, who had produced Slowhand and Backless nearly forty years earlier. The album's subject matter is largely valedictory: songs about aging, loss, mortality, and the durability of love that reflect Clapton's position as a rock elder statesman in his early seventies. 'I Will Be There' and 'Spiral' are originals that carry the album's most personal emotional content, while covers include Robert Johnson's 'I'll Be Seeing You' and a sensitive reading of J.J. Cale's 'Somebody's Knocking.' 'Can't Let You Do It' (co-written with Glyn Johns's son Ethan Johns) is one of the album's more energetic moments. Glyn Johns's production strips things back to close-miked acoustic performances, giving I Still Do an intimacy and directness that contrasts sharply with the 1980s stadium production of the Collins years.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Alabama Woman Blues
Leroy Carr Leroy Carr Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
2
Can't Let You Do It
J.J. Cale J.J. Cale Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
3
I Will Be There
Paul BradyJohn O'Kane Paul BradyJohn O'Kane Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
4
Spiral
Eric ClaptonAndy Fairweather LowSimon Climie Eric ClaptonAndy Fairweather LowSimon Climie Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
5
Catch the Blues
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
6
Cypress Grove
Skip James Skip James Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
7
Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day
Maurice SiglerMabel WayneAl Hoffman Maurice SiglerMabel WayneAl Hoffman Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
8
Stones in My Passway
Robert Johnson Robert Johnson Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
9
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
10
I'll Be Alright
Traditional Traditional Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
11
Somebody's Knockin'
J.J. Cale J.J. Cale Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
12
I'll Be Seeing You
Irving KahalSammy Fain Irving KahalSammy Fain Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 19 contributors

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Frequently Asked Questions I Still Do

Did Eric Clapton write the songs on I Still Do?
Mostly no. The album is largely covers. Clapton wrote Catch the Blues on his own and co-wrote Spiral with Andy Fairweather Low and Simon Climie; the rest interpret songs by other writers.
Is I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine on I Still Do a Bob Dylan song?
Yes. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine was written by Bob Dylan, and Clapton covers it on I Still Do. The album draws on several blues and folk songwriters.
Did Ed Sheeran play on Eric Clapton's I Still Do?
Yes. Ed Sheeran appears on I Will Be There, credited under the pseudonym Angelo Mysterioso. He is one of several guest musicians on the album.
Who produced Eric Clapton's I Still Do?
I Still Do was produced and engineered by Glyn Johns, who had produced Clapton's classic albums Slowhand and Backless in the late 1970s. It was released in May 2016.
Which blues songs does Eric Clapton cover on I Still Do?
The album covers Leroy Carr's Alabama Woman Blues, Skip James's Cypress Grove and Robert Johnson's Stones in My Passway, along with two J.J. Cale songs.
How did I Still Do perform on the charts?
I Still Do reached number 6 on both the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, and topped the chart in Switzerland, Croatia and the Czech Republic.

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