+ scroll down for clips of Presence of the Lord by Blind Faith & Eric Clapton
They weren’t around for long but their one album shouldn’t be forgotten.
Blind Faith was a supergroup that consisted of Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They followed the success of each of the member’s former bands, including Clapton and Baker’s Cream and Winwood’s Traffic.
Album:
The songs are on Blind Faith which entered the Australian albums chart* on 18 October 1969 and peaked at #2.
Songwriters:
Can’t Find My Way Home – Steve Winwood
Well All Right – Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty
Producer:
Jimmy Miller
Record label of Australian release:
Polydor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Can’t Find My Way Home – acoustic version:
Can’t Find My Way Home – electric version:
Can’t Find My Way Home – live in Hyde Park:
Can’t Find My Way Home – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood:
Well All Right:
Well All Right – live in Hyde Park:
BONUS CLIP BELOW – Presence of the Lord (also from Blind Faith’s eponymous album), written by Eric Clapton
Wikipedia:
The group originated with informal jamming by Clapton and Winwood in early 1969 following the break-ups of Cream and Traffic. Baker joined them in rehearsals and they decided to form a group. Grech joined as the fourth member from the band Family in May, and they began recording their eponymous debut album.
The first Blind Faith concert was on 7 June in front of an estimated 100,000 fans in Hyde Park, London, but they felt that they had not rehearsed enough and were unprepared. They subsequently played concerts in Scandinavia and the United States, but the lack of material in the live set led them to play old Cream and Traffic songs which pleased the audience but disillusioned the band. Clapton became increasingly isolated during the tour, preferring to spend time with support act Delaney & Bonnie, and Blind Faith disbanded immediately after their last performance. Clapton and Winwood both enjoyed the music that they played together in the group’s limited time, and they have since collaborated on several tours playing Blind Faith material.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith
Lyrics:
Can’t Find My Way Home
Well All Right
Presence of the Lord
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BONUS CLIPS
Presence of the Lord – live in Hyde Park
Songwriter: Eric Clapton
Blind Faith:
Presence of the Lord – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood:
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