1992 Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven (US:#2 UK:#5)
“Tears in Heaven” is a song by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, written about the death of Clapton’s four-year-old son, Conor. It appeared on the 1992 Rush film soundtrack. In January 1992, Clapton performed the song in front of an audience at Bray Studios, Berkshire, England for MTV Unplugged, with the recording appearing on his Unplugged album.
The song was Clapton’s best-selling single in the United States and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In his home country the United Kingdom it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, and also charted in the top 10 in more than twenty nations around the world. It won three Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. In 2004,
Album
Rush is the soundtrack album for the 1991 film of the same name. Written and performed by Eric Clapton, the soundtrack album includes the song “Tears in Heaven,” which won three Grammy awards in 1993 Tracks 1 New Recruit (Eric Clapton) 01:32 2 Tracks And Lines (Eric Clapton) 03:01 3 Realization (Eric Clapton) 02:41 4 […]
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Jimmy Bralower |
| Guitar | Eric Clapton |
| Dobro | Eric Clapton |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Jaydee Mannes |
| Synthesizer | Randy Kerber |
| Harp | Gayle Levant |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Eric Clapton |
Produced By
Russ Titelman
Songwriters
Eric Clapton
Will Jennings
Charts
US:#2
UK:#5