No Reason To Cry (studio album)
by Eric Clapton

No Reason To Cry by Eric Clapton
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 30,314th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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65/100 (from 54 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1976 (298th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,344th)
Award Best albums of all time (30,314th)

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No Reason To Cry is ranked 24th best out of 60 albums by Eric Clapton on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Eric Clapton is Unplugged which is ranked number 1557 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,092.

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65/100 (from 54 votes)
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From 07/03/2022 00:50
I got into this album when it was released in 1976 - something about the album got into my dna at the time (I loved it) ~ but listening back, it's not as great as I remember. I did like that Eric had acquired Dylan's 'Sign Language' and on the recording he had Bob duetting with him & Robbie Robertson joining in on guitar. Dylan never recorded his own version of the song ~ and with that historical fact, I have included Eric's version of 'Sign L:anguage' on my 'top 100 Dylan covers' chart.
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From 11/22/2021 12:24
I think that since Cream Eric made albums that are very poppy and lame, and this is one of the many.
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From 03/21/2021 23:55
Another underrated release like the preceding album There’s One in Every Crowd but I would argue there are stronger songs such as Beautiful Thing, Hello Old Friend & Double Trouble. Worth a 1st or repeated listen definitely some gems.
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From 05/20/2018 08:39
Comes from what I'd refer to as Clapton's lazy period or maybe he'd just lost his mojo. Pretty much dialing it in. Some nice stuff but...........
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From 10/26/2016 01:13
Forgettable.
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From 02/16/2016 12:06
Mediocre material from a once great rock star.
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From 02/28/2015 04:02
fairly average considering all involved
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From 08/21/2014 13:02
There is a lot of talent on this album (Bob Dylan, The Band, Ron Wood) but it doesn't really add up to much. Great playing as always, but most of the songs are flat and forgettable. Best song is probably Double Trouble. Last Night and County Jail Blues are also decent, but most of the rest is pretty disposable.
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Best Albums of 1976
1. Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
2. Station To Station by David Bowie
3. Ramones by Ramones
4. Hotel California by Eagles
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