Somebody's Knockin' on My Door
"Somebody's Knockin' on My Door", or sometimes just "Somebody's Knockin'", not to be confused with Somebody's Knockin' by Terri Gibbs, is a song written by the American recording artist J. J. Cale he never released.[1]
| "Somebody's Knockin' on My Door" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Eric Clapton | |
| from the album Slowhand at 70 | |
| Released | November 13, 2015 |
| Recorded | May 21, 2015 |
| Length | 7:08 |
| Label | Eagle Rock |
| Songwriter(s) | JJ Cale |
| Producer(s) | Audrey Davenport |
In 2014, when English musician Eric Clapton did the album called The Breeze, a tribute to J. J. Cale who had died the previous year, he met up with his wife, Christine, and asked her, "Is there anything lying about that I could maybe finish or work with?". She gave him two CDs of unreleased material which Clapton found "all fantastic" and covered "Somebody’s Knockin"[1] as the set opener for his 2015 Slowhand at 70 concert film and live album.[2] Billboard called the Clapton take "rollicking"[3] and The Telegraph thinks the song allows Clapton to play "handsome solos" between the lead vocal parts.[4]
In 2016, Clapton released a studio version of the song on his album I Still Do.
References
- Eric Clapton Covers Unheard J.J. Cale on ‘Somebody’s Knockin”, Colin Stutz, Billboard Magazine, 17 May 2016.
- "Somebody's Knockin' on My Door – Eric Clapton". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- "Eric Clapton Celebrates 70th Birthday By Rocking Madison Square Garden". Billboard Magazine. Prometheus Global Media. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- Hall, James (15 May 2015). "Eric Clapton, Royal Albert Hall, review: 'like a pair of musical slippers'". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 24 February 2016.