Live 1986

1987 British film

Live 1986
DVD cover
Directed by	Gavin Taylor^[1]
Produced by	Roger Forrester
Starring	Eric Clapton
Release date	1987 · 2003
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Live 1986, also known as Eric Clapton & Friends Live 1986 or The Eric Clapton concert is a concert film released by the British rock musician Eric Clapton.^[2] It was originally released on VHS in 1987 and later re-released on DVD in 2003.^[3] In addition to the video release, a compact disc was released in 2007. The concert was recorded at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 15 July 1986.^[4]

Reception

Music critic Anneke Brüning notes that the release features a shorter DVD track listing than its rival Live at Montreux 1986, but thinks the Live 1986 release is not less interesting.^[5] The release reached number two on the British music video charts, compiled by the Official Charts Company.^[6] Both the album and video release were certified with a gold certification award in the United Kingdom. Other golden discs were presented to Clapton for outstanding sales figures in Australia, Brazil and Canada.

Track listing

"Crossroads" (Robert Johnson)
"White Room" (Jack Bruce · Pete Brown)
"Run" (Eric Clapton)
"Miss You" (Eric Clapton · Greg Phillinganes · Bobby Colomby)
"Tearing Us Apart" (Eric Clapton · Greg Phillinganes)
"Holy Mother" (Eric Clapton · Stephen Bishop)
"In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins)
"Layla" (Eric Clapton · Jim Gordon)
"Sunshine of Your Love" (Eric Clapton · Jack Bruce · Pete Brown)

Personnel

Eric Clapton – Electric guitar · Lead vocals
Greg Phillinganes – Keyboard · Background vocals
Phil Collins – Drums · Vocals
Nathan East – Bass guitar · Background vocals

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1988–2013)	Peak position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)^[7]	36
Portuguese Music DVD (AFP)^[8]	22
UK Music DVD (OCC)^[9]	2
US Music DVD (Billboard)^[10]	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[12]	Gold	5,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	Gold	25,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Eric Clapton and Friends (TV Movie 1986) - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
^ "THE ERIC CLAPTON CONCERT / ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS". Where's Eric Staff. Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
^ "Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton & Friends – Live 1986 (DVD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
^ "Amazon.com: Eric Clapton & Friends: Live 1986: Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Nathan East: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. 23 September 2003. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
^ Brüning, Anneke. "Genesis News Com: Eric Clapton – Live At Montreux feat Phil Collins – DVD review". Genesis News. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2015. Note: See position 30 to see the highest charting position, which is the indicated number two.
^ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (1981). Australia: Australian Web Archives: 23. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-20. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^ Top 30 DVD's Musicais – Semana 40 de 2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 November 2010)
^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^ "Top Music Videocassettes" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 100 (24). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 55 June 11, 1988. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^ "Canadian video certifications – Eric Clapton". Music Canada. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^ "British video certifications – Eric Clapton". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 25, 2015. Select videos in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Eric Clapton in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.