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{{Infobox album
| name = Complete Clapton
| type = greatest
| artist = [[Eric Clapton]]
| cover = complete_clapton.jpg
| alt =
| released = 9 October 2007
| recorded = 1966–2006
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] · [[blues]] · [[Pop music|pop]]
| length = {{Duration|m=154|s=52}}
| label = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] · [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[The Road to Escondido]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Live from Madison Square Garden (Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood album)|Live from Madison Square Garden]]
| next_year = 2009
}}

'''''Complete Clapton''''' is a [[Greatest hits album|greatest hits collection]] by [[British people|British]] [[Rock music|rock]] musician [[Eric Clapton]], released on 9 October 2007 to accompany Clapton's official autobiography.

==Release==
The two-disc collection was released on 9 October 2007 to accompany Eric Clapton's official autobiography, ''Clapton: The Autobiography'', released that same year (see also [[2007 in music]]). An exclusive edition sold through [[Barnes & Noble]] bookstores in the United States included a bonus compact disc with four additional tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Complete Clapton Two CD Set available October 9 2007|url=http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-complete-clapton-two-cd-set-available-october-9-2007|website=whereseric.com|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> As with [[The Rolling Stones]]' ''[[Forty Licks]]'', each disc has been compiled by different record companies: disc one, virtually identical to ''[[The Cream of Clapton]]'' by [[Polydor]], and disc two by [[Warner Bros. Records]]. Clapton helped to promote the album by being interviewed by [[Matt Lauer]] on the ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today Show]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/21206419/ns/today-entertainment/t/clapton-opens-about-life-love-music-drugs/|title=Eric Clapton on life, love, music, drugs – Entertainment|publisher=Today.com|work=The Today Show|date=9 October 2007 |access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
|rev1=''[[AllMusic]]''
|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM1">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-clapton-mw0000749969|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 August 2015|title=Complete Clapton – Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic}}</ref>
}}
''AllMusic'' critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] quickly notes that this compilation "doesn't even attempt to cover as much ground as his landmark four-disc 1988 box set ''[[Crossroads (Eric Clapton album)|Crossroads]]''", but also recalls ''Complete Clapton'' "covers the nearly 20 years that have elapsed since the release of ''Crossroads'', a time frame which includes the blockbuster success of his [[Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)|1992 ''Unplugged'']], its all-blues 1994 follow-up ''[[From the Cradle]]'', and many soft adult contemporary hits from the late '90s". Erlewine rounds his review up by saying it: "turns ''Complete Clapton'' into a portrait of Clapton the classic rocker" and "does hit the obvious highlights well and serves as a good hits package for the casual and curious fan, and in that sense, it works as a good companion piece to Clapton's autobiography".<ref name="AM1"/>

==Commercial success==
The compilation debuted at number 14 on the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/28710|title=Eric Clapton – Complete Clapton worldwide chart positions and trajectories|publisher=aCharts.us|access-date=23 October 2007}}</ref> It also peaked at number two on the British albums chart, compiled by the Official Charts Company.<ref name="OCC"/>

==Track listing==
All songs are by Eric Clapton, except where noted.

{{Track listing
|headline=Disc 1
|extra_column=Original album
|total_length=78:54
|title1=[[I Feel Free]]
|note1=[[Cream (band)|Cream]]
|writer1=[[Pete Brown]], [[Jack Bruce]]
|extra1=''[[Fresh Cream]]'', 1966
|length1=2:52
|title2=[[Sunshine of Your Love]]
|note2=Cream
|writer2=Brown, Bruce, [[Eric Clapton]]
|extra2=''[[Disraeli Gears]]'', 1967
|length2=4:09
|title3=[[White Room]]
|note3=Cream
|writer3=Brown, Bruce
|extra3=''[[Wheels of Fire]]'', 1968
|length3=4:56
|title4=[[Cross Road Blues|Crossroads]]
|note4=Live) (Cream
|writer4=[[Robert Johnson]], [[Arrangement|arr.]] by Clapton
|extra4=''Wheels of Fire''
|length4=4:06
|title5=[[Badge (song)|Badge]]
|note5=Cream
|writer5=Clapton, [[George Harrison]]
|extra5=''[[Goodbye (Cream album)|Goodbye]]'', 1969
|length5=2:40
|title6=Presence of the Lord
|note6=[[Blind Faith]]
|writer6=Clapton
|extra6=''[[Blind Faith (Blind Faith album)|Blind Faith]]'', 1969
|length6=4:46
|title7=[[After Midnight (Eric Clapton song)|After Midnight]]
|writer7=[[J. J. Cale]]
|extra7=''[[Eric Clapton (album)|Eric Clapton]]'', 1970
|length7=3:06
|title8=[[Let It Rain (Eric Clapton song)|Let It Rain]]
|writer8=[[Bonnie Bramlett]], [[Delaney Bramlett]], Clapton
|extra8=''Eric Clapton''
|length8=5:03
|title9=[[Bell Bottom Blues (1970 song)|Bell Bottom Blues]]
|note9=[[Derek & the Dominos]]
|writer9=Clapton
|extra9=''[[Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs]]'', 1970
|length9=5:00
|title10=[[Layla]]
|note10=Derek & the Dominos
|writer10=Clapton, [[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]]
|extra10=''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs''
|length10=7:07
|title11=Let It Grow
|writer11=Clapton
|extra11=''[[461 Ocean Boulevard]]'', 1974
|length11=4:54
|title12=[[I Shot the Sheriff]]
|writer12=[[Bob Marley]]
|extra12=''461 Ocean Boulevard''
|length12=4:20
|title13=[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]
|writer13=[[Bob Dylan]]
|extra13=Non-album [[Single (music)|single]], 1975
|length13=4:22
|title14=[[Hello Old Friend (Eric Clapton song)|Hello Old Friend]]
|writer14=Clapton
|extra14=''[[No Reason to Cry]]'', 1976
|length14=3:32
|title15=[[Cocaine (song)|Cocaine]]
|writer15=Cale
|extra15=''[[Slowhand]]'', 1977
|length15=3:32
|title16=[[Lay Down Sally]]
|writer16=Clapton, [[Marcella Detroit|Marcy Levy]], [[George Terry (musician)|George Terry]]
|extra16=''Slowhand''
|length16=3:47
|title17=[[Wonderful Tonight]]
|writer17=Clapton
|extra17=''Slowhand''
|length17=3:38
|title18=[[Promises (Eric Clapton song)|Promises]]
|writer18=[[Richard Feldman (songwriter)|Richard Feldman]], [[Roger Linn]]
|extra18=''[[Backless]]'', 1978
|length18=2:57
|title19=[[I Can't Stand It (Eric Clapton song)|I Can't Stand It]]
|writer19=Clapton
|extra19=''[[Another Ticket]]'', 1981
|length19=4:07
}}

{{Track listing
|headline=Disc 2
|extra_column=Original album
|total_length=75:58
|title1=[[I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart]]
|writer1=Tony Seals, [[Troy Seals]], Steve Diamond, Eddie Setser
|extra1=''[[Money and Cigarettes]]'', 1983
|length1=3:12
|title2=She's Waiting
|writer2=Clapton, Peter Robinson
|extra2=''[[Behind the Sun (Eric Clapton album)|Behind the Sun]]'', 1985
|length2=4:54
|title3=[[Forever Man]]
|writer3=[[Jerry Lynn Williams]]
|extra3=''Behind the Sun''
|length3=3:11
|title4=[[It's in the Way That You Use It]]
|writer4=Clapton, [[Robbie Robertson]]
|extra4=''[[August (Eric Clapton album)|August]]'', 1986
|length4=4:10
|title5=Miss You
|writer5=Clapton, Bobby Columby, [[Greg Phillinganes]]
|extra5=''August''
|length5=5:05
|title6=[[Pretending (Eric Clapton song)|Pretending]]
|writer6=Williams
|extra6=''[[Journeyman (album)|Journeyman]]'', 1989
|length6=4:42
|title7=[[Bad Love (Eric Clapton song)|Bad Love]]
|writer7=Clapton, [[Mick Jones (Foreigner)|Mick Jones]]
|extra7=''Journeyman''
|length7=5:08
|title8=[[Tears in Heaven]]
|writer8=Clapton, [[Will Jennings]]
|extra8=''[[Rush (1991 soundtrack)|Rush: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', 1992
|length8=4:31
|title9=[[Layla#Beyond the original album|Layla]]
|note9=[[Acoustic music|Acoustic version]]
|writer9=Clapton, Gordon
|extra9=''[[Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)|Unplugged]]'', 1992
|length9=4:38
|title10=Running on Faith
|note10=Acoustic version
|writer10=Williams
|extra10=''Unplugged''
|length10=6:10
|title11=[[Motherless Child Blues|Motherless Child]]
|writer11=[[Barbecue Bob|Robert Hicks]]
|extra11=''[[From the Cradle]]'', 1994
|length11=2:56
|title12=[[Change the World]]
|writer12=[[Tommy Sims]], [[Gordon Kennedy (musician)|Gordon Kennedy]], [[Wayne Kirkpatrick]]
|extra12=''[[Phenomenon (soundtrack)|Phenomenon: Music from the Motion Picture]]'', 1996
|length12=3:54
|title13=[[My Father's Eyes (song)|My Father's Eyes]]
|writer13=Clapton
|extra13=''[[Pilgrim (Eric Clapton album)|Pilgrim]]'', 1998
|length13=5:22
|title14=Riding with the King
|note14=[[B.B. King]] and Eric Clapton
|writer14=[[John Hiatt]]
|extra14=''[[Riding with the King (B.B. King and Eric Clapton album)|Riding with the King]]'', 2000
|length14=4:23
|title15=[[Sweet Home Chicago]]
|writer15=Johnson
|extra15=''[[Me and Mr. Johnson#Sessions for Robert J|Sessions for Robert J]]'', 2004
|length15=5:15
|title16=[[If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day]]
|writer16=Johnson
|extra16=''[[Me and Mr. Johnson]]'', 2004
|length16=3:26
|title17=Ride the River
|note17=J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton
|writer17=Cale
|extra17=''[[The Road to Escondido]]'', 2006
|length17=4:35
}}

{{Track listing
|headline=''[[Barnes & Noble]]'' limited edition
|extra_column=Original album
|total_length=15:20
|title1=Old Love
|writer1=Clapton, [[Robert Cray]]
|extra1=''Journeyman''
|length1=6:21
|title2=Blues Before Sunrise
|writer2=[[Leroy Carr]]
|extra2=''From the Cradle''
|length2=2:58
|title3=Milkcow's Calf Blues
|writer3=Johnson
|extra3=''Me and Mr. Johnson''
|length3=3:19
|title4=[[Ramblin' on My Mind|Ramblin' On My Mind]]
|writer4=Johnson
|extra4=''Sessions for Robert J''
|length4=2:42
}}

==Chart positions==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Chart (2007–2022)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{Album chart|Australia|38|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Austria|20|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Flanders|51|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Wallonia|20|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Czech|41|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|date=200743|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Denmark|19|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Netherlands|15|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Germany4|id=71148|41|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2024}}
|-
{{Album chart|Hungary|25|year=2007|week=52|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|Irish Albums ([[Irish Albums Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/charts_archive/week41_07.asp |title=Irish Charts Archive: Irish Charts Week 41 – 2007 |work=Irish Recorded Music Association |publisher=Fireball Media |format=ASP |access-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324070908/http://www.irma.ie/charts_archive/week41_07.asp |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref>
|15
|-
{{Album chart|Italy|33|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|KoreaInt|14|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|date=2013-01-05|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|New Zealand|14|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Norway|5|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Poland|31|id=1424|rowheader=true|access-date=17 March 2022}}
|-
{{Album chart|Portugal|14|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Scotland|2|date=20071014|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2024}}
|-
{{Album chart|Spain|17|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Sweden|11|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Eric Clapton|album=Complete Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|UK2|2|date=20071014|refname=OCC|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2024}}
|-
!scope="row"|UK Digital Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20071014/7003/|title=Official Album Downloads Chart Top 50|publisher=officialcharts.com|work=The Official Charts Company|access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>
|17
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|14|artist=Eric Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardDigital|14|artist=Eric Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardCatalog|21|artist=Eric Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Top Internet Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-clapton-mw0000749969/awards|title=Complete Clapton – Eric Clapton | Awards |work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>
|14
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardRock|5|artist=Eric Clapton|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!Chart (2007)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20070107/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref>
|41
|-
!Chart (2019)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref>
|67
|-
!Chart (2020)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
|45
|-
!Chart (2021)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref>
|42
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Ireland|award=Platinum|relyear=2007|certyear=2007|artist=Eric Clapton|title=Complete Clapton|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|award=Gold|relyear=2007|certyear=2008|artist=Eric Clapton|title=Complete Clapton|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|artist=Eric Clapton|id=2007-12-28|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|title=Complete Clapton}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=South Korea|nocert=yes|artist=Eric Clapton|title=Complete Clapton|salesamount=20,345|salesref=<ref>Cumulative sales:<br/>
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2008&targetTime=&week=2&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 2|date=9 January 2008|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2008&targetTime=&week=5&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 5|date=30 January 2008|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2008&targetTime=&week=6&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 6|date=7 February 2008|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2008&targetTime=&week=37&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 37|date=13 September 2008|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2009&targetTime=&week=5&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 5|date=31 January 2009|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2010&targetTime=&week=27&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 27|date=11 June 2010|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2010&targetTime=&week=42&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 42|date=19 October 2010|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2012&targetTime=&week=32&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 32|date=8 August 2012|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2013&targetTime=&week=2&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 2|date=5 January 2013|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2013&targetTime=&week=5&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 5|date=29 January 2013|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2013&targetTime=&week=13&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 13|date=29 March 2013|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2014&targetTime=&week=3&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 3|date=16 January 2014|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon&hitYear=2014&targetTime=&week=6&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon International Album Chart – Week 6|date=6 February 2014|language=ko|work=Gaon Chart|publisher=gaonchart.co.kr|access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Eric Clapton|title=Complete Clapton|certyear=2018|accessdate=1 January 2022|id=10692-546-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|award=Gold|artist=Eric Clapton|title=Complete Clapton|accessdate=3 February 2016}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true|streaming=true}}

== References ==
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{{Eric Clapton}}
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[[Category:Eric Clapton compilation albums]]
[[Category:2007 greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:Reprise Records compilation albums]]

Complete Clapton - Revision history

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