Eric Clapton, AUGUST--Meanspeeds and meanemotions for all 12 tracks

August is an 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. 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.
Clapton, drummer/vocalist Collins, bassist East and keyboard player Phillinganes would recreate their studio roles in for Clapton's acclaimed live appearances over the next two years.

Speed elements to 10 tracks as offered by http://iTunes.com were measured by Meanspeed Music as:

1. "It's In The Way That You Use It"
Meanspeed=100.9 beats per minute
Meanemotion=natural

2. "Run"
Meanspeed=111.7 beats per minute
Meanemotion=lust

3. "Tearing Us Apart"
Meanspeed=121.7 beats per minute
Meanemotion=victory

4. "Bad Influence"
Meanspeed=114.7 beats per minute
Meanemotion=foreboding

5. "Walk Away"
Meanspeed=109.0 beats per minute
Meanemotion=lust

6. "Hung Up on Your Love"
Meanspeed=109.8 beats per minute
Meanemotion=lust

7. "Take a Chance"
Meanspeed=122.7 beats per minute
Meanemotion=victory

8. "Hold On"
Meanspeed=109.7 beats per minute
Meanemotion=lust

9. "Miss You"
Meanspeed=90.0 beats per minute
Meanemotion=enthusiasm

10. "Holy Mother"
Meanspeed=77.8 beats per minute
Meanemotion=bittersweetness

11. "Behind the Mask"
Meanspeed=118.3 beats per minute
Meanemotion=foreboding

12. "Grand Illusion"
Meanspeed=84.1 beats per minute
Meanemotion=loneliness


Ian Schneider
Meanspeed Music
March 13, 2007

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