Old Sock includes two new compositions ("
Gotta Get Over" and "
Every Little Thing"), and covers of some of his favourite songs from childhood to the current day. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including
Steve Winwood,
JJ Cale and
Paul McCartney.[14] This is Cale's final major recorded contribution before his death in July 2013. It reached No. 11 in the
UK Album Chart and No. 7 in the
U.S.
Clapton previously considered naming the album 50 Years of Drift in an Open Tuning, a homage to the
Derek Taylor book 50 Years Adrift (In An Open Necked Shirt). He was inspired to name the album Old Sock from a conversation with
David Bowie. After hearing Bowie's then-new song "
Where Are We Now?", Clapton sent a note thanking him "for writing such a beautiful song". Bowie responded, "Thanks for the shoutout, old sock. Really appreciate it." Bowie allowed Clapton to use the phrase for his album title and share the story of their conversation.[15] Following
Bowie's death in 2016, Clapton wrote "Sweet dreams old sock" on his
Facebook account.[16]
Producers – Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Simon Climie and Justin Stanley.
Recorded by Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Steve Price and Justin Stanley.
Assistant Engineers – Nick Cervonaro, Martin Cooke, Fiona Cruickshank, Joel Evenden, Alex Graupera, Joe Kearns, Paul LaMalfa, Kevin Mills, Harry Rutherford and Kyle Stevens.
^"Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^"Czech Albums – Top 100".
ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 25.Týden 2013 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
Old Sock includes two new compositions ("
Gotta Get Over" and "
Every Little Thing"), and covers of some of his favourite songs from childhood to the current day. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including
Steve Winwood,
JJ Cale and
Paul McCartney.[14] This is Cale's final major recorded contribution before his death in July 2013. It reached No. 11 in the
UK Album Chart and No. 7 in the
U.S.
Clapton previously considered naming the album 50 Years of Drift in an Open Tuning, a homage to the
Derek Taylor book 50 Years Adrift (In An Open Necked Shirt). He was inspired to name the album Old Sock from a conversation with
David Bowie. After hearing Bowie's then-new song "
Where Are We Now?", Clapton sent a note thanking him "for writing such a beautiful song". Bowie responded, "Thanks for the shoutout, old sock. Really appreciate it." Bowie allowed Clapton to use the phrase for his album title and share the story of their conversation.[15] Following
Bowie's death in 2016, Clapton wrote "Sweet dreams old sock" on his
Facebook account.[16]
Producers – Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Simon Climie and Justin Stanley.
Recorded by Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Steve Price and Justin Stanley.
Assistant Engineers – Nick Cervonaro, Martin Cooke, Fiona Cruickshank, Joel Evenden, Alex Graupera, Joe Kearns, Paul LaMalfa, Kevin Mills, Harry Rutherford and Kyle Stevens.
^"Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^"Czech Albums – Top 100".
ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 25.Týden 2013 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 6 February 2016.