Richard Clapton
Richard Clapton (1951?-) is an Australian singer/songwriter. His date of bi… Read Full Bio ↴Richard Clapton (1951?-) is an Australian singer/songwriter. His date of birth is somewhat elusive, but in an interview with the Melbourne Age in 2002, he described himself as 50 something. In an article in "Who" magazine his birthdate was given as 1951.

His albums include: "Prussian Blue" (1973)"Girls on the Avenue" (1975) "Main Street Jive" 1976 "Goodbye Tiger" 1977, "Past Hits and Previews" 1978 "Hearts on the Nightline" 1979 "Dark Spaces" 1980 "The Great Escape" 1982 "Solidarity" 1984 "Glory Road" 1987 "The Best Years of Our Lives" 1989 "Distant Thunder" 1993 "Angeltown" 1995, "Diamond Mine" 2004 and "Rewired" 2006.

Although not well-known outside Australia, a number of his songs such as "Girls On The Avenue", "Capricorn Dancer", "Deep Water", "Lucky Country", "The Best Years of Our Lives", and "I Am an Island" are staples of FM radio playlists in Australia.

The early 1970s are often regarded as a stagnant time for Australian rock music. In this context, the emergence of Richard Clapton as a talented and ambitious songwriter in the "troubadour" tradition of, for instance, Neil Young and Jackson Browne (both of whom later expressed their admiration for Clapton) was refreshing. Although no hit singles were on his first album, "Prussian Blue", by the time of his second album, "Girls on the Avenue," Clapton enjoyed a reasonable amount of mainstream success, with the title song from the album reaching #2 spot on the Australian top 40 charts. Clapton's first five albums were produced by Richard Batchens.

At the times of its release, "Goodbye Tiger" was one of the most critically acclaimed albums an Australian artist had produced. It was produced by Richard Batchens, who was one of the most prominent and successful producers of the era.(See articles collected on the fan site linked below for confirmation of this). Many Clapton fans continue to regard this notably melancholic record as Clapton's masterpiece.

Thereafter, Clapton played less of a central role in the music industry; although "The Great Escape" (featuring contributions from members of Cold Chisel and INXS) sold strongly and contained memorable singles in "I Am an Island" and "The Best Years of Our Life." During the early 1980s he was acknowledged as a mentor to several bands emerging from the then vigorous pub-rock scene, in particular INXS whose second LP, Underneath the Colours he produced.

On a 2006 album, Rewired, recorded at his home studio, Clapton produced "unplugged" acoustic versions of his early songs. This album contains many early Clapton Gems that have been reworked to fit in with the acoustic vibe of the album.



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Richard Clapton Lyrics


Ace Of Hearts Go ahead babe, you're the dealer, I only know what I…
All Fall Down Clapton-McKay The winter's gone, I'm glad we made it Someti…
All Night Long Clapton Do you remember how Neil used to shake it, Singi…
All Stand Together Clapton Madame Quixote, she came riding into town With h…
Angelou Clapton Don't need a tour guide Through these canyons of…
Blue Bay Blues Yes I'm lonely Want to die Yes I'm lonely Want to die If I…
Bomb The Bomb Clapton Bomb the bomb, bomb the bomb Your automobile is …
Capricorn Dancer Gypsies ride from wonderla-and I took my horse down to the…
Chameleons Clapton-Farriss-Barnes All my life, I've been had Seems …
Dark Spaces Clapton What are you up to Sylvia? You've been sneaking …
Deep Water We used to go down to the beach at night, Fireflies…
Diamond Mine Clapton The city haze in the summertime The traffic roll…
Distant Thunder Clapton You hear a lot of talk about Dignity and findin…



Don't Be a Stranger Thought I heard voices on the whispering wind Thought I hear…
Down In The Lucky Country Clapton Standing on the corner, with the sunlight in my e…
Down The Road Clapton I was turned out of Cafe Cologne As the sun came…
Down to the Ark Clapton The dreams in the doll's house Start to flicker …
Get Back To The Shelter Clapton What are you up to Sylvia? You've been sneaking …
Girls On The Avenue Girls on the Avenue Girls on the avenue, they're trying to…
Glory Road Clapton And when there's only one mountain to climb You …
Goodbye Tiger Clapton Geez, he said, the bands don't seem to play round…
Happy Valley Love lies down in Happy Valley That's what everybody tells m…
Hardly Know Myself Clapton The sailors and thieves are all laughin' out loud, …
Head Full Of Rain Clapton Down among the foggy streets First rays of morni…
Here Inside Of Me Clapton Crazy people laugh a lot, whether they are sad or…
High As The Heavens Clapton It's not like it seems, you're lost in a dream T…
High Society Clapton Oo - wee! ain't life grand? They give you a doll…
I Am an Island I Am An Island Young hearts on Paradise Street, tumble down…
I Can Talk To You It's such a strange world Nothing seems to make sense But …
I Fought The Law Curtis Breakin' rocks in the ... hot sun I Fought the La…
I Wanna Be A Survivor Clapton When I was a young boy, I knew peace of mind, I…
Little Pilgrims I've been searching, back over the mountains of time Back to…
Modern Life Clapton You got the prize But you paid the money, man Y…
Obsession Clapton I think about you all the time You're becoming a…
Oceans Of The Heart Clapton All my life I've been told The streets of Heaven…
Paradise Drive Clapton I remember when we were younger and You were mak…
Precious Clapton Your mama said you'd better wear clean pants if you…
Real Love Clapton Where did that feeling go, like I had wings? Lov…
Solidarity Clapton Hey kid! don't you lean on me, I wanna talk to…
Some Sunny Day Clapton For so long I've been trying to make sense Of wh…
Spellbound Clapton Spellbound Ah we're standing on the corner, And…
Stepping Across The Line Stepping across the line, I ain't seen you look so…
The Best Years Of Our Lives Clapton Oh! Michael, all the lines are down, it's Austral…
The Night Train Clapton Hold on to your dreams Your dreams are the place…
The Simple Things Clapton Something's going on 'round here But I'm not sur…
The Underground Clapton-Farriss It doesn't matter if it's night or day I…
Throw Me Down A Line Clapton Down river from my memories, of all those summer …
Tides Of Time Down along the shoreline She waits all alone ′cause her dadd…
Trust Somebody Clapton Life in the city is a cul-de-sac Everybody wears…
Up Where Angels Fly There′s a distance in your eyes Ten thousand miles of sky It…
Walk On Water Clapton Walk on the water You can reach the dry land, W…
Wild Child Lord above, Who is this child That's flown into my dreams?…
Wintertime In Amsterdam Flying across the North Sea Flying to Amsterdam Coming i…
Zweite Neon Clapton Zweite neon. Need a little more time Gotta fr…


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