Song · Eric Clapton
“Further On Up The Road” by Eric Clapton
Released 1975
“Further On Up The Road” by Eric Clapton appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2004 and 2010. It was first released in 1975. Its best result is #328 on the KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,575 classic rock song of all time.
Eric Clapton's "Further On Up the Road" came out in 1975, his reading of a blues standard that Bobby "Blue" Bland first recorded in 1957, written by Don Robey and Joe Veasey. Clapton has made the song part of his repertoire, and this recording hands it to a full band.
Tom Dowd produced and engineered it. Clapton sings and shares the guitar work with George Terry, Carl Radle plays bass, Jamie Oldaker is on drums, Dick Sims adds organ, and Marcy Levy keeps the tambourine going.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 328 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2010 | 516 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
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