| Crossroads | ||||
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| Released | 18 April 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1963–1987 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 293:03 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Compiler | Bill Levenson | |||
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Crossroads is a 1988 music collection box set of the work of Eric Clapton released by Polydor Records.[1] The set includes his work with the Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek and the Dominos, as well as his solo career.
Several live or alternative studio recordings were previously unreleased. Anthony DeCurtis contributed the liner notes to the album, and The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood painted the album's cover. Mitchell Kanner designed the package and, along with Michael Bays, art directed the package.[2] Crossroads was mastered by Greg Calbi and compiled by Bill Levenson.[3] The four-disc box set sold more than four million copies worldwide and was presented with six awards, including two Grammy Awards awarded in 1989. With high commercial success and positive critical response, this is Clapton's most-purchased box set to date.
- ^ Rosenbluth, Jean (2 April 1988). "Super Acts Take April Breather – Clapton, Clash Sets Among Highlights" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 100 (14). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 3, 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (30 April 1988). "Clapton's Cream: 73 Tracks – Poly Gram Issues 5-Hour Compilation / Album Reviews – New & Noteworthy" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 100 (18). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 19, 62. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Schumacher, Michael (1995). "Chapter 12: Journeyman (1986–90)". Crossroads: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton (1st ed.). New York City: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6074-X.