New single drops Dec 24th
Eric Clapton will release a new single entitled “Heart of a Child” on Friday, December 24th from Bushbranch/Surfdog Records. Clapton co-wrote the track with Robin Monotti. It was produced by Clapton and his longtime producing partner Simon Climie.
In the first two verses of the song, Clapton sings, “Put down that gun boy, don’t blow your life away, we’re going to need you, make it through the day / They put it to you, they put it in your head, made you believe that, you’d be better off dead.”
The chorus reads, “But don’t break the heart of your child, don’t let the fear drive you wild.”
It was recorded at EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, RAK Recording Studio in London and Da Pa Virada in Sao Paulo.
The guitar legend has enlisted Sonny Emory on drums, Nathan East on bass, Dirk Powell on mandolin, Daniel Santiago and Pedro Martins on guitar, Simon Climie on keyboards and percussion, Sharon White and Katie Kissoon on background vocals, along with Nick Ingman as the string arranger and conductor and Everton Nelson as the string leader.
The song follows last month’s release of The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions. The 17 song acoustic collection is available on Blu-ray/CD, CD/DVD, 4K UHD/Blu-ray and 2 LP yellow vinyl. A deluxe edition containing the CD, Blu-ray and DVD packaged in a 40 page 12” x 12” hardback photo book, digital video & digital audio will also be available as well as a CD-only edition via Target.
