1989 Eric Clapton – Bad Love (US:#88 UK:#25)
“Bad Love” is a rock song recorded by the British rock musician Eric Clapton, who co-wrote it with Foreigner’s lead guitarist Mick Jones. The track was released as the third single from Eric Clapton’s 1989 studio album Journeyman on March 10, 1990 for Reprise Records a sublabel of the Warner Music Group company.
The rock composition also features rock music singer Phil Collins, who plays drums and sings harmony background vocals on the recording, which was produced by, then, Clapton’s long-time partner Russ Titelman. At the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, Clapton won an award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male. The single release reached various international single music charts and sold a total of 250,000 copies worldwide. A music video was released in 1989 to accompany the single release.
Album

Journeyman is a 1989 album by Eric Clapton. Heralded as a return to form for Clapton, who had struggled with alcohol addiction and had recently found sobriety, the album has a 1980s electronic sound, but it also includes blues songs like “Before You Accuse Me”, “Running on Faith”, and “Hard Times.” “Bad Love” was released […]
Musicians
Bass | Pino Palladino |
Drums | Phil Collins |
Guitar | Eric Clapton |
Guitar | Phil Palmer |
Keyboards | Alan Clark |
Background Vocals | Katie Kissoon |
Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
Background Vocals | Phil Collins |
Vocals | Eric Clapton |
Produced By
Russ Titelman
Songwriters
Eric Clapton
Mick Jones
Charts
US:#88
UK:#25