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| | Description | In mid-1969, Delaney & Bonnie whose rock/soul/blues group had '& Friends' added to its name because of its ever-evolving personnel were invited by Eric Clapton to open for Blind Faith's U.K. tour. Legend has it that Clapton's pal George Harrison
suggested the pairing (Delaney is credited with having taught Harrison to play slide guitar), and it was a match made in rock 'n' roll heaven. Clapton continued to play and record with Delaney & Bonnie following Blind Faith's dissolution, and ON TOUR WITH ERIC CLAPTON recorded in December '69 and released in mid-1970 captures a peak moment in their star-crossed musical paths.
They never played better, and on Rhino's new 180-gram vinyl edition, this historic concert recording has never sounded more alive. | |
| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | May 18, 1989 | | Studio: | Atco | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Format: | Live | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 53 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | Things Get Better | | 2. | Por Elijah-Tribute To Johnson Medley: Poor Elijah/Tribute | | 3. | Only You Know And I Know | | 4. | I Don't Want To Discuss It | | 5. | That's What My Man Is For | | 6. | Where There's A Will, There's A Way | | 7. | Coming Home | | 8. | Little Richard Medley:Tutti-Frutti/The Girl Can't Help It/Long Tall Sall/Jenny Jenny | |
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80 of 82 found the following review helpful:
 One of the Best Live Recording Ever. Period. Oct 13, 2000
By alan j. sandler
What a tour this must have been! Imagine a pick-up band with Eric Clapton, Dave Mason and Jessie Ed Davis on guitars, the rest of Derek and the Dominoes behind them, Jim Price and Bobby Keys on horns and Rita Coolidge to sing back up vocals. That's the team that Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett fielded for this 1970 gem. Thank God it was recorded! You won't be able to sit still during the opening Things Get Better, which manages to showcase every musician in one killer tune. Delaney and Bonnie's voices are wonderfully soulful in their Tribute Medley to Robert Johnson, and Dave Mason's Only You Know and I know rises to a new level. Bonnie really belts it out during That's What My Man is For, and a fun Little Richard Medley is icing on the cake. E.C. always loved being part of a band, and it really shows here. Everyone playing on this CD was young, healthy, energetic and still learning how good their music could be. I bought the vinyl 30 years ago, and now with the CD, I'm still loving it.Buy it and BOOGIE!
32 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 The White Man's Ike and Tina Oct 07, 2005
By Don Schmittdiel
"running_man"
The stardom of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett rode on the waves of the husband-and-wife musical teams popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's, such as Ike and Tina Turner. Ironically, before marrying Delaney, Bonnie Lynn had performed as an Ikette for Ike and Tina. Possessing loads more combined talent than duos such as The Captain and Tenille, or even Paul McCartney and wife Linda, Delaney and Bonnie were able to attract a stage full of big name performers to tour and record with them. Among the luminaries featured on the 'On Tour' disc are co-headliner Eric Clapton, former Traffic founder Dave Mason, Clapton's future Domino's (Carl Radle on bass, Bobby Whitlock on keyboards, and Jim Gordon on drums), Rita Coolidge on backing vocals, and session horn men extraordinaire Bobby Keys and Jim Price. Percussionist Tex Johnson is also along for the ride, but his conga and bongo drums are completely humbled in the ensuing din. Like Ike and Tina, Delaney and Bonnie possessed a penchant for uping the tempo of their frequent cover songs by several notches, and blowing the competition away in a hail of decibels. The analogy with black artists is also not lost in their song selection, ranging from a medley of Little Richard hits, to a cover of black Gospel singer Bessie Griffin's composition, 'That's What My Man Is For' (as a slow-tempo traditional blues number, it serves as a mid-set respite from the high-energy tracks D & B are best known for), to Delaney Bramlett's tribute to Robert Johnson.
The best tracks on 'On Tour' are neatly distributed amongst the eight total tracks, all of which range between four and six minutes. The opening track, 'Things Get Better', track four, 'I Don't Want To Discuss It', and the Clapton-Bonnie Bramlett composition, 'Coming Home' (the next-to-last track) are all worthy of repeat listens. 'Coming Home', in particular, possesses a distinct Clapton signiture guitar foundation, making it the stand-out track. Despite having Dave Mason in tow, D & B's cover of Mason's 'Only You Know and I Know' can't compete with Mason's own rendition(s), despite reaching #20 on the pop charts in 1970 (D & B's only other charting song, 'Never Ending Song of Love', charted out at number 13). The remaining tracks are rather generic, although the impressive instrumentation is admirable track after track.
This March, 1970 release was recorded in Croydon, England, and the crowd, given the combined on-stage presence of guitar hero's Clapton and Mason (fresh from his epic release 'Alone Together'), are noticably enthused at witnessing what even then had to be considered an historic performance. The packaging of the disc doesn't do justice to its importance, however. The recordings themselves have never been remastered, nor has the disc been expanded with unreleased tracks, which certainly must exist. Nevertheless the sound is exceptional, given the era in which it was recorded. For fans of white-soul music, as well as followers of Eric Clapton, the disc would have to be considered essential. For everyone else, it all depends on how the Delaney and Bonnie 'sound' sounds to you.
22 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Awesome live album Mar 03, 2004
By R. C. Schmults
"rob0"
The energy of this recording is amazing. Clapton is on fire and the whole band kicks out a strong set of gospel influenced rock and roll. Great stuff. If you like Clapton at his peak (first solo album, Derek and the Dominos) you'll want this. Other sets that this is related too include Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour (many of the same people on both) and early 70's Leon Russell.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on Tour with Eric Clapton (Live) Jan 10, 2002
By Mitchell Lopate
Good Lord--this is the closest thing to spontaneous human combustion that may ever be captured on disc! Delaney's high-wire vocal acrobatics and hell-for-leather "follow me!" charges are absolutely inspiring, and Bonnie sings with enough vitality to rip down a brick wall with her bare hands. This also includes the raging fires that Eric tosses out, as well as the tornado whirlwinds fueled by Jim Gordon and Jim Keltner on drums, Carl Radle on bass, and Bobby Whitlock's keyboards. The horn section could blast down the walls of Jericho. This is an absolute must-have: throw away the vitamins and get this if you need an energy rush!!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Essential Apr 20, 2005
By P. S. Costich
"PSCostich"
35 years ago I had fewer than 50 albums. This was one of them. I now have over 500 and it's still one of them. The only way it could get any better is if Rhino got a hold of the masters and put out an expanded version.
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