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Here's one I've wanted to cover for ages All music and vocals by Leeroy Please like and subscribe for more @ericclapton 461 Ocean Boulevard is the second solo studio album by English musician Eric Clapton. It was released in late July 1974 by RSO Records, after the record company released the hit single “I Shot the Sheriff“ earlier in the month. The album topped various international charts and sold more than two million copies. In his 2007 autobiography My Life, Clapton recalls that he was very pleased with the song's lyrics and instrumental parts of “Let It Grow“, which he had written himself, although music critics and also Clapton noted, that the melody and chord progression is nearly the same as Led Zeppelin's “Stairway to Heaven“. Except for “Let It Grow“ and “Get Ready“, a song Clapton wrote with guest vocalist Yvonne Elliman about her, the album consists of various cover versions of titles that had been in Clapton's head for a long time: “Willie and the Hand Jive“, “Steady Rollin' Man“ and “I Can't Hold Out“. Clapton had first heard the song “Give Me Strength“ in London in the 1960s, when he had been living with Charlie and Diana Radcliffe on Fulham Road. He wanted to record the song, as he thought it would be a good fit for the album. While the band was recording, George Terry brought the album Burnin' from Bob Marley and the Wailers to Clapton's attention, stating he really liked the song “I Shot the Sheriff“. He persuaded Clapton to record a version of this tune, which Clapton disliked, because of its “hardcore reggae“ melody. Finally, the band convinced Clapton to put the song on the album, noting it would definitely become a hit single. When Clapton met Bob Marley years after his take on the tune was released, Marley told Clapton he really liked the cover. The album finishes with George Terry's “Mainline Florida“, which “breaks away from the established tone of the record“ and features Clapton using a talk box.[5] The album was Clapton's return to the recording studio after a three-year hiatus due to his heroin addiction. The title refers to the address on Ocean Boulevard in Golden Beach, Florida, where Clapton lived while recording the album. Upon completing the album, Clapton and RSO head Robert Stigwood recommended the house and Miami's Criteria Studios to fellow RSO artists the Bee Gees, who then moved in to write and record Main Course. The street address of the house was changed after the album's release. A remastered two-disc deluxe edition of the album was released in 2004, which included selections from two live shows at the Hammersmith Odeon, and additional studio jam sessions. [Verse 1] Bm F#7 Standing at the crossroads D E G Trying to read the signs A To tell me which way I should Bm F#7 Go to find the answer D E G And all the time I know A B Plant your love and let it grow [Chorus] B B/A# B/G# B/F# Let it grow, let it grow E B A Let it blossom, let it flow B B/A# B/G# B/F# In the sun, the rain, the snow E B A F# Love is lovely, let it grow [Verse 2] Bm F#7 Looking for a reason D E G To check out on my mind A Bm Trying hard to get a friend F#7 That I can count on D E G There's nothing left to show A B Plant your love and let it grow [Chorus] B B/A# B/G# B/F# Let it grow, let it grow E B A Let it blossom, let it flow B B/A# B/G# B/F# In the sun, the rain, the snow E B A F# Love is lovely, let it grow [Instrumental] | G D | Em Bm | A | | G D | Em Bm | F# | F# | [Interlude] | Bm F#7 | D E | G A | x2 [Verse 3] Bm F#7 Time is getting shorter D E G There's much for you to do A Only ask, and you will Bm F#7 Get what you are needing D E G The rest is up to you A B Plant your love and let it grow [Chorus] B B/A# B/G# B/F# Let it grow, let it grow E B A Let it blossom, let it flow B B/A# B/G# B/F# In the sun, the rain, the snow E B A Love is lovely, let it B B/A# B/G# B/F# Let it grow, let it grow E B A Let it blossom, let it flow B B/A# B/G# B/F# In the sun, the rain, the snow E B A F# Love is lovely, let it grow [Outro] | Bm F#7 | D E | G A | x9 (fade out)
