Track Listing

1. It's In The Way That You Use It
2. Run
3. Tearing Us Apart - Clapton, Eric & Tina Turner
4. Bad Influence
5. Hung Up On Your Love
6. I Take A Chance
7. Hold On
8. Miss You
9. Holy Mother
10. Behind The Mask

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9866 in Music
• Released on: 2001-01-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

CD Description
Having made his presence known in the MTV universe with hisvideo for "Forever Man", Eric Clapton returned to the studio to record AUGUST, an album that found him working with a broad spectrum of writers. Unlike BEHIND THE SUN's class reunion of Clapton side musicians, AUGUST found E.C. backed by keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, bassist Nathan East (later of jazz supergroup Fourplay) and drummer Phil Collins (who shared production duties with long-time Clapton knob-twirler TomDowd).
Clapton collaborated with some renowned writers here, including Robbie Robertson ("It's In The Way That You Use It") and Stephen Bishop ("Holy Mother", dedicated to the recently deceased Richard Manuel). AUGUST also found Claptoneschewing old blues covers for newer material written by Robert Cray ("Bad Influence") and Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier ("Run", "Hung Up On Your Love"). The most exciting moment on the record comes during the mechanised funk of "TearingUs Apart", a Clapton duet with the red-hot Tina Turner.

Customer Reviews

A worthwhile album from Eric Clapton
This is a worthwhile album from Eric Clapton with some excellent tracks including the duet with Tina Turner 'Tearing Us Apart' and a fairly decent version of Robert Cray's 'Bad Influence'. One of my favourite tracks on this album is 'Miss You' which is superb and once more confirms EC's great vocals as well as some excellent guitar work. 'Holy Mother', 'Behind The Mask', and 'Grand Illusion' certainly help to make this an album worth buying. Personally I have come to enjoy this album the more I listen to it, and I'm glad to have it in my collection. If I could I would give this album a three and a half star rating.

This album gets better the more you listen to it.
i was not bothered either way by clapton before i brought a second hand copy of "August" to play in my walkman on the way to work.i had only brought it as it contained the song "Behind the mask" however having listened to it for nearly a week every day! i must say i am now hooked and plan to try some of his other albums.

August, Eric Clapton
This album was purchased because of the mans' reputation. I think it has been over produced by Phil Collins, I prefer Clapton in a more simplistic style.