Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton is a greatest hits album by British musician Eric Clapton. The album was originally released by RSO/Polydor Records in April 1982 (see 1982 in music). The following year a second volume, Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies, was released by the label. The album has been reissued several times and has been awarded certifications in several regions. Billboard reported the album sold more than 13,400,000 copies worldwide.
Background and compilation
In 1982, Eric Clapton left RSO and Polydor to form his own label, Duck Records, with distribution through Warner Bros. With the loss of the artist, the two Time Pieces albums were compiled and released.
The songs on the album were all released as singles, with only one song—"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"—having never been released on an RSO album. A large number of songs on the release were either from 461 Ocean Boulevard or Slowhand,
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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Midprice Albums Top 50)
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Certifications
Release history
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| Europe
| April 1982
| RSO Records
| LP
| RSD 5010
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| North America
| April 1982
| RSO Records
| LP
| RS-1-3099
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| Worldwide
| November 1982
| Polydor Records
| CD
| 810,014-2
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