Reptile

2001 Duck / Reprise 14 tracks

Produced by Simon Climie

Duck / Reprise Blues RockRockBluesR&BPop
50%
Authorship
Collaborator

Eric Clapton wrote 7 of 14 documented tracks

Authorship Breakdown 7 / 14 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether Eric Clapton carries a lyricist or composer credit.

50%
7 trackswritten by Eric Clapton 7 tracksoutside writers
Eric Clapton's roles on this album

Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist50%
Composer50%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

14
Tracks
13
Lyricists
1
Producers
2001
Released

Reptile is Eric Clapton's 2001 studio album, produced by Simon Climie and featuring a mix of originals and covers spanning blues, soul, and classic R&B. The album pays explicit tribute to Ray Charles with a reading of 'Come Back Baby' and references the J.J. Cale influence that has run through Clapton's career since 'After Midnight.' 'Superman Inside' and 'Got You on My Mind' are among the album's originals, while 'Reptile' (the title track, a Clapton original) and 'Find Myself' extend the introspective mood of Pilgrim. A cover of Stevie Wonder's 'I Ain't Gonna Stand for It' and James Brown's 'I Got a Woman' demonstrate Clapton's ongoing engagement with the soul tradition. Reptile is a solid, unpretentious record, more relaxed and less conceptually burdened than Pilgrim, that finds Clapton comfortably inhabiting his influences.

Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Reptile
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
2
Got You on My Mind
Joe ThomasHoward Biggs Joe ThomasHoward Biggs Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
3
Travelin' Light
J.J. Cale J.J. Cale Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
4
Believe in Life
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
5
Come Back Baby
Ray Charles Ray Charles Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
6
Broken Down
Simon ClimieDennis Morgan Simon ClimieDennis Morgan Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
7
Find Myself
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
8
I Ain't Gonna Stand for It
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
9
I Want a Little Girl
Murray MencherBilly Moll Murray MencherBilly Moll Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
10
Second Nature
Eric ClaptonSimon ClimieDennis Morgan Eric ClaptonSimon ClimieDennis Morgan Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
11
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
James Taylor James Taylor Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
12
Modern Girl
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
13
Superman Inside
Eric ClaptonDoyle Bramhall IISusannah Melvoin Eric ClaptonDoyle Bramhall IISusannah Melvoin Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
14
Son & Sylvia
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Simon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)

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