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''August'' is the tenth studio album by blues rocker Eric Clapton, released in 1986. Primarily produced by Phil Collins, in association with longtime Clapton associate Tom Dowd, it became Clapton's biggest-selling LP to date. Among the songs are the Dowd/Clapton-produced signature tune "It's in the Way That You Use It" (co-written with Robbie Robertson, and featured in the Paul Newman-Tom Cruise film ''The Color of Money'' in October 1986, a month before the album's release, subsequently reaching No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week) and three Collins-produced numbers—the up-tempo, horn-laden "Run" and the guitar-laden rockers "Tearing Us Apart" (with Tina Turner), "Holy Mother", a tribute to Richard Manuel of The Band, and "Miss You." "It's in the Way That You Use It" would later win the prestigious MAGIS award for Clapton from the SGFC Ministry of Multimedia (SGFCMoM).〔http://blog.sgfc.co/?p=116〕 The album's only UK top 20 hit, "Behind the Mask", was recorded at the suggestion of Greg Phillinganes. Legend has it that upon hearing Yellow Magic Orchestra's original track, around 1980–82, producer Quincy Jones fell in love with the track, and he and Michael Jackson recorded their own version with new lyrics by Jackson during his ''Thriller'' sessions. The track never made the ''Thriller'' album but Phillinganes, at the time keyboard player for Jackson, later released his own version of the song on his 1984 ''Pulse'' album, which resembles the Clapton version that became ''Augusts lead single in the UK. Jackson's version was finally released in 2010 on the posthumous album ''Michael''. Clapton's studio band for the album included drummer/vocalist Collins; bassist Nathan East and keyboard player Greg Phillinganes; saxophonist Michael Brecker, trumpeters Randy Brecker and Jon Faddis, and trombone player Dave Bargeron. Veering between Collins soul/pop and Clapton blues/rock, ''August'' cemented Clapton's comeback. Clapton, drummer/vocalist Collins, bassist East and keyboard player Phillinganes would recreate their studio roles for Clapton's acclaimed live appearances over the next two years. ==Track listing== #"It's in the Way That You Use It" (Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson) – 4:11 #"Run" (Lamont Dozier) – 3:39 #"Tearing Us Apart" (with Tina Turner) (Clapton, Greg Phillinganes) – 4:15 #"Bad Influence" (Robert Cray, Michael Vannice) – 5:09 #"Walk Away" (Richard Feldman, Marcella Detroit) – 3:52 #"Hung Up on Your Love" (Dozier) – 3:53 #"Take a Chance" (Clapton, Nathan East, Phillinganes) – 4:54 #"Hold On" (Clapton, Phil Collins) – 4:56 #"Miss You" (Clapton, Bobby Columby, Phillinganes) – 5:06 #"Holy Mother" (Stephen Bishop, Clapton) – 4:55 #"Behind the Mask" (Chris Mosdell, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Michael Jackson (albeit uncredited)) – 4:47 #"Grand Illusion" (Bob Farrell, Dave Robbins, Wesly Stephenson) – 6:23 (CD Only) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「August (Eric Clapton album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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