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<h2 id="critical-reception">Critical reception</h2> Professional ratings<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Christgau%2527s_Record_Guide%3a_Rock_Albums_of_the_Seventies/lbz769kj">Christgau's Record Guide</a></i></td><td>B−<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide/RRNrAt8J">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><a href="/facts/The_Globe_and_Mail/kMbbpJ8z">The Globe and Mail</a></i> noted that "there is none of the old spectacular playing—the emphasis is definitely on mellow funkiness—but the duet he plays on 'Roll It' with singer Marci Levy has some eloquent licks all the same."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <ol><li>"Walk Out in the Rain" (<a href="/facts/Bob_Dylan/WcaUqWBj">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="/facts/Helena_Springs/nNaTbzSL">Helena Springs</a>) – 4:16</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/Watch_Out_for_Lucy/uBVlpsS2">Watch Out for Lucy</a>" (Eric Clapton) – 3:26</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/I%2527ll_Make_Love_to_You_Anytime/f7Kp2hD8">I'll Make Love to You Anytime</a>" (<a href="/facts/J._J._Cale/q0rUESxR">J. J. Cale</a>) – 3:23</li> <li>"Roll It" (Clapton, <a href="/facts/Marcy_Levy/fePymRlF">Marcy Levy</a>) – 3:42</li> <li>"Tell Me That You Love Me" (Clapton) – 3:31</li> <li>"If I Don't Be There by Morning" (Dylan, Springs) – 4:38</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/Early_in_the_Morning_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I_song)/0PXswrFt">Early in the Morning</a>" (Traditional, arranged by Clapton) – 5:25 (LP)/7:58 (CD)</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/Promises_(Eric_Clapton_song)/mXnWKBmq">Promises</a>" (<a href="/facts/Richard_Feldman_(songwriter)/hVFL2PLK">Richard Feldman</a>, <a href="/facts/Roger_Linn/gpQcyT85">Roger Linn</a>) – 3:04</li> <li>"Golden Ring" (Clapton) – 3:32</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/Tulsa_Time/lGDLvELQ">Tulsa Time</a>" (<a href="/facts/Danny_Flowers/xycpum2v">Danny Flowers</a>) – 3:28</li></ol> <h2 id="singles">Singles</h2> <ul><li>1978 – "<a href="/facts/Promises_(Eric_Clapton_song)/mXnWKBmq">Promises</a>" (#37 <a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a>; #9 US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>) b/w "<a href="/facts/Watch_Out_for_Lucy/uBVlpsS2">Watch Out for Lucy</a>" (#40 US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100)</li> <li>1979 – "If I Don't Be There by Morning"</li></ul> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Eric_Clapton/BxvERMda">Eric Clapton</a> – guitars, lead vocals</li> <li>Dick Sims – organ, piano</li> <li><a href="/facts/George_Terry_(musician)/CgWNwKEe">George Terry</a> – guitars</li> <li><a href="/facts/Carl_Radle/gX9ALelh">Carl Radle</a> – bass, backing vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jamie_Oldaker/KMtQGLVH">Jamie Oldaker</a> – drums, percussion, backing vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Marcy_Levy/fePymRlF">Marcy Levy</a> – backing vocals, lead vocals on "Roll It"</li> <li><a href="/facts/Benny_Gallagher/LL3dWTms">Benny Gallagher</a> and <a href="/facts/Graham_Lyle/LDjfG5Ep">Graham Lyle</a> – backing vocals on "Golden Ring"</li></ul> <h2 id="production">Production</h2> <ul><li>Producer and engineer – Glyn Johns</li> <li>Assistant engineer – <a href="/facts/Jon_Astley/0h2XeeLj">Jon Astley</a></li> <li>Art direction and design – David Stewart and Nello</li> <li>Photography – Nello</li> <li>Additional photography – <a href="/facts/Rob_Fraboni/3H3Xom1W">Rob Fraboni</a>, Andy Seymour and Laura K. Sims.</li></ul> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1978-1979)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/facts/Kent_Music_Report/HdgVXfSz">Kent Music Report</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></th><td>16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Austrian Albums (<a href="/facts/%25C3%25963_Austria_Top_40/3B0L8Tj0">Ö3 Austria</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></th><td>24</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada Top Albums/CDs (<i><a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">RPM</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></th><td>6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Album_Top_100/dG4dLtW3">Album Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></th><td>22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Finnish Albums (<a href="/facts/Official_Finnish_Charts/c0yxEQtC">Suomen virallinen lista</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></th><td>28</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Japanese Albums (<a href="/facts/Oricon/MG3yvbdP">Oricon</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></th><td>53</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/facts/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart/Ukp3oqXG">RMNZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></th><td>22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Norwegian Albums (<a href="/facts/VG-lista/gHbBmrR7">VG-lista</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></th><td>2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/facts/Sverigetopplistan/Br6GrFEd">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></th><td>28</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Albums_Chart/h1hyzP13">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></th><td>18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Billboard_200/XtbnoFSM"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></th><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="certifications">Certifications</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Certification</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Certified units</a>/sales</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/facts/Music_Canada/aLB7HHJo">Music Canada</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>100,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/facts/British_Phonographic_Industry/G1QjcwBq">BPI</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></th><td>Silver</td><td>60,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United States (<a href="/facts/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America/8a7K0Ubf">RIAA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>1,000,000^</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Ruhlmann, William. "Eric Clapton - Backless". AllMusic. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/backless-mw0000189372" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/backless-mw0000189372</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com. <a href="089919026X" target="_blank">089919026X</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 135, 136. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Backless Eric Clapton". The Globe and Mail. 15 November 1978. p. F9. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. <a href="0-646-11917-6" target="_blank">0-646-11917-6</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Austriancharts.at – Eric Clapton – Backless" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024. <a href="https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a" target="_blank">https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0102a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024. <a href="https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0102a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0102a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0102a" target="_blank">https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0102a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0102a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0102a</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Dutchcharts.nl – Eric Clapton – Backless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024. <a href="https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a" target="_blank">https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Eric Clapton". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 48. <a href="https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=48" target="_blank">https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=48</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. <a href="4-87131-077-9" target="_blank">4-87131-077-9</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Charts.nz – Eric Clapton – Backless". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024. <a href="https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a" target="_blank">https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Norwegiancharts.com – Eric Clapton – Backless". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024. <a href="https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a" target="_blank">https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Swedishcharts.com – Eric Clapton – Backless". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024. <a href="https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a" target="_blank">https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Backless&cat=a</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024. <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19781203/7502/" target="_blank">https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19781203/7502/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Eric Clapton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Eric-Clapton/chart-history/TLP" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Eric-Clapton/chart-history/TLP</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Canadian album certifications – Eric Clapton – Backless". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2016. <a href="https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Backless%20Eric+Clapton" target="_blank">https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Backless%20Eric+Clapton</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"British album certifications – Eric Clapton – Backless". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 January 2016. <a href="https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/676-3230-2" target="_blank">https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/676-3230-2</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"American album certifications – Eric Clapton – Backless". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 January 2016. <a href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Eric+Clapton&ti=Backless&format=Album&type=#search_section" target="_blank">https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Eric+Clapton&ti=Backless&format=Album&type=#search_section</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>