Album · Eric Clapton
Journeyman by Eric Clapton
Journeyman is an album by Eric Clapton, released in 1989. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 15 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Pretending”, on 13 lists with a best position of #184.
Journeyman, Eric Clapton's eleventh solo studio album, came out on Duck and Reprise on November 7, 1989, and it was hailed as a comeback from a man who had fought alcohol addiction and only recently got sober. Russ Titelman produced it, and it's very much a record of its moment, all glossy late-'80s electronic sheen, but the blues keep breaking through: "Before You Accuse Me", "Hard Times" and the soulful "Running on Faith" let him dig in and stretch out.
"Pretending" and "Bad Love" both went to number one on America's Album Rock chart, "Pretending" holding the top spot for five weeks, and "Bad Love" won Clapton the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1990. The album made number 2 in Britain and went double platinum in the US, and Clapton has named it as one of his own favorites. A deluxe edition with four bonus tracks followed on November 21, 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Journeyman on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretending | 13 | #184 | – | 1997–2022 | |
| 2 | Running on Faith | 2 | #491 | – | 1997–2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.