Artist
Derek and the Dominos
Derek and the Dominos is a rock artist from New York formed in 1970. 14 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · New York · Best rock albums
- 14
- Releases
- 1970–2022
- Active years
- 1970
- Formed
Artist
Derek and the Dominos is a rock artist from New York formed in 1970. 14 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · New York · Best rock albums
Most popular
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
1970
The Last Sessions
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Live In New York 1970
2022
Matchbox (Live)
2021
It's Never Too Late (Live)
2021
Under My Watchful Eye (Live)
2021
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Volume 2
2021
Key To The Other Side (Live)
2020
Here Comes The Rain Again
2020
In Your Presence (Live)
2020
Live at the Fillmore
1994
The Layla Sessions
1990
In Concert
1973
Complete Studio Sessions
1970
Derek and the Dominos were a blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all played with Clapton in Delaney, Bonnie & Friends. Duane Allman was also invited by Clapton to join the sessions to add slide guitar to a number of tracks. Allman was then asked to join permanently, but declined. The band released only one studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. The album featured slide guitar from guitarist Duane Allman, who contributed powerful slide guitar work on most of the cuts on the album. His most memorable contribution was to the album's title track, "Layla". The album went on to receive critical acclaim, but initially faltered in sales and in radio airplay. Although released in 1970 it was not until March 1972 that the album's single "Layla" (a tale of unrequited love inspired by Clapton's relationship with his friend George Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd Harrison) would make the top ten in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album, which has received praise from both critics and fans alike, is often considered to be the defining achie…