2015 compilation album by Eric Clapton
Forever Man is a compilation album by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released through Reprise Records.
Release
The pre-order for the compilation album started on March 17, 2015,[2] through the official Eric Clapton website. When ordering the 3-CD and LP-version of the release, a T-shirt with the album's cover, a cup and an 18″ × 24″ lithograph was also available for purchase.[3] On the first day of the album announcement more than 37,000 copies were pre-ordered. With the total pre-order sales being added up, Forever Man reached position ten on the American pre-order chart. Until the actual release in the United States of the album on 28 April 2015, the compilation was pre-ordered more than 151,000 times. In Venezuela the album has been available since April 28, and has sold more than 5,000 copies, becoming a gold record in the first two days.[4] The same release day was set for the United States, Canada and Mexico.[5] In Germany the album was released on May 8.[6] In Italy and Malaysia Forever Man was released one day after the German release date. In the southeastern state,[clarification needed] the album quickly sold 7,500 copies in week one becoming a gold record. For the rest of the world the album was made available on May 11.[7]
Track listings
Double and triple CD/Digital download versions
Double LP version
Critical reception
German music expert Günter Schneidewind recalls the compilation as "abundant piece of work" and thinks that the album shows "Clapton's life-long work pretty well".[9] AllMusic called this Clapton compilation the "by far the most extensive". They critique the track listings of the album saying they "make sense on paper but they're a little odd in practice, with the Studio selections hopscotching between eras and the live heavy on new millennial selections". Going on by recalling it "hardly a botched collection", they round their review up positively recalling that the album "delivers a lot of bang for the buck".[8]
Charts and certifications
Certifications
References
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- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Eric Clapton – Forever Man" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – Forever Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – Forever Man" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eric Clapton – Forever Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Eric Clapton – Forever Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eric Clapton – Forever Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Official IFPI Charts Top 75 Albums Sales Chart Week: 28/2015". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 20. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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- ^ "Irish Charts". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Eric Clapton – Forever Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eric Clapton – Forever Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Eric Clapton – Forever Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Eric Clapton – Forever Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eric Clapton – Forever Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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- ^ "Spanish album certification for "Forever Man" by Eric Clapton". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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