Editing Eric Clapton (section)

===Continued success===
[[File:RIAAEric ClaptonTimepiecesTheBestOfEricClapton7xPlatinum.jpg|thumb|A seven-times Platinum [[RIAA]] certification for the album ''[[Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton]]'' (1982)]]
In 1981, Clapton was invited by producer [[Martin Lewis (humorist)|Martin Lewis]] to appear at the [[Amnesty International]] benefit [[The Secret Policeman's Other Ball]] in London. Clapton accepted the invitation and teamed up with Jeff Beck to perform a series of duets – reportedly their first ever billed stage collaboration. Three of the performances were released on the album of the show, and one of the songs appeared in the film. The performances at London's [[Drury Lane theatre]] heralded a return to form and prominence for Clapton in the new decade. Many factors had influenced Clapton's comeback, including his "deepening commitment to Christianity", to which he had converted prior to his heroin addiction.<ref>Conversations with Eric Clapton, Steve Turner</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-last= Moritz |editor-first= Charles |year= 1987 |title= Current Biography Yearbook 1987 |publisher= H. W. Wilson |location= New York |isbn= 978-9-9973-7702-9 |page= 100 }}</ref><ref name="amg">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p64692 | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=17 February 2007 | title=Eric Clapton | first=William | last=Ruhlmann | archive-date=13 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013094312/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p64692 | url-status=live }}</ref>

After calling his manager and admitting he was an alcoholic, Clapton flew to [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] in January 1982 and checked in at [[Hazelden Foundation|Hazelden Treatment Center]], located in [[Center City, Minnesota]]. On the flight over, Clapton indulged in a large number of drinks, for fear he would never be able to drink again. Clapton wrote in his autobiography:<ref>{{cite book|author = Clapton, Eric|title = Clapton, The Autobiography|url = https://archive.org/details/claptonautobiogr00clap|url-access = registration|date = 2007|publisher = Broadway Books|page = [https://archive.org/details/claptonautobiogr00clap/page/198 198]|isbn = 9780385518512}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|In the lowest moments of my life, the only reason I didn't commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn't be able to drink any more if I was dead. It was the only thing I thought was worth living for, and the idea that people were about to try and remove me from alcohol was so terrible that I drank and drank and drank, and they had to practically carry me into the clinic.}}

After being discharged, it was recommended by doctors of Hazelden that Clapton not partake in any activities that would act as triggers for his alcoholism or stress. Nonetheless, Clapton would go back to the Hazelden Treatment Center in November 1987. He has stayed sober ever since. A few months after his discharge from his first rehab, Clapton began working on his next album, against doctors' orders. Working with Tom Dowd, he produced what he thought as his "most forced" album to date, ''[[Money and Cigarettes]]''. Clapton chose the name of the album "because that's all I saw myself having left" after his first rehabilitation from alcoholism.<ref>{{cite book|title=Clapton: The Autobiography|url=https://archive.org/details/claptonautobiogr00clap|url-access=registration|first=Eric|last=Clapton|year=2007|publisher=Broadway Books |isbn=978-0-385-51851-2}}</ref>

In 1984, he performed on former [[Pink Floyd]] member [[Roger Waters]]' solo album ''[[The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking]]'', and participated in the supporting tour. Since then Waters and Clapton have had a close relationship. In 2005, they performed together for the Tsunami Relief Fund. In 2006, they performed at the Highclere Castle in aid of the Countryside Alliance and played two set pieces of "[[Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)|Wish You Were Here]]" and "[[Comfortably Numb]]". Clapton, now a regular charity performer, played at the [[Live Aid]] concert at [[John F. Kennedy Stadium]] in Philadelphia on 13 July 1985, playing with [[Phil Collins]], [[Tim Renwick]], [[Chris Stainton]], [[Jamie Oldaker]], [[Marcy Levy]], [[Shaun Murphy (singer)|Shaun Murphy]] and [[Donald 'Duck' Dunn]].<ref>{{cite book|first1=Pete|last1=Prown|first2=Harvey P.|last2=Newquist|title=Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=60Jde3l7WNwC&pg=PA69|year=1997|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-7935-4042-6|page=69|access-date=12 March 2016|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810044612/https://books.google.com/books?id=60Jde3l7WNwC&pg=PA69|url-status=live}}</ref> When offered a slot close to peak viewing hours, he was apparently flattered. His album output continued in the 1980s, including two produced with Phil Collins, 1985's ''[[Behind the Sun (Eric Clapton album)|Behind the Sun]]'', which produced the hits "Forever Man" and "She's Waiting", and 1986's ''[[August (Eric Clapton album)|August]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/august-19870212 | title = Eric Clapton August | access-date = 15 August 2017 | last = DeCurtis | first = Anthony | date = 12 February 1987 | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170829190802/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/august-19870212 | archive-date = 29 August 2017 | url-status = live }}</ref>

''August'' was suffused with Collins's trademark drum and horn sound, and became Clapton's biggest seller in the UK to date, matching his highest chart position, number 3. The album's first track, the hit "[[It's in the Way That You Use It]]", appeared in the [[Tom Cruise]]–[[Paul Newman]] film ''[[The Color of Money]]''. The songs "Tearing Us Apart" (with [[Tina Turner]]) and "Miss You" continued Clapton's more angry sound. This rebound kicked off Clapton's two-year period of touring with Collins and their ''August'' collaborators, bassist [[Nathan East]] and keyboard player/songwriter [[Greg Phillinganes]]. While on tour for ''August'', two concert videos were recorded of the four-man band: ''Eric Clapton Live from Montreux'' and ''Eric Clapton and Friends''. Clapton later remade "After Midnight" as a single and a promotional track for the [[Michelob]] beer brand, which had also used earlier songs by Collins and [[Steve Winwood]]. Clapton won a [[British Academy Television Award]] for his collaboration with [[Michael Kamen]] on the score for the 1985 [[BBC]] television thriller series ''[[Edge of Darkness]]''. At the [[1987 Brit Awards]] in London, Clapton was awarded the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music.<ref name=Brits>{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1987|title=Brit Awards 1987|publisher=Brit Awards|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140317150236/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1987|archive-date=17 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1987, he played on [[George Harrison]]'s album ''[[Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine]]'', contributing guitar to "Cloud 9", "That's What It Takes", "Devil's Radio" and "Wreck of the Hesperus".<ref>Huntley, Elliot J. (2006). Mystical One: George Harrison – After the Break-up of the Beatles. Toronto, ON: Guernica Editions. p. 205. {{ISBN|1-55071-197-0}}.</ref>

Clapton also got together with the [[Bee Gees]] for charity. The supergroup called itself [[the Bunburys]], and recorded a charity album with the proceeds going to the [[Bunbury, Cheshire|Bunbury Cricket Club]] in Cheshire, which plays exhibition cricket matches to raise money for nonprofit organisations in England. The Bunburys recorded three songs for ''[[The Bunbury Tails]]'': "We're the Bunburys", "Bunbury Afternoon" and "Fight (No Matter How Long)". The last song also appeared on ''[[The 1988 Summer Olympics Album]]'' and went to No. 8 on the rock music chart.<ref name="Bunburys">{{cite web | url=https://www.bathroomreader.com/2014/06/bee-gees-meet-eric-clapton-bunbury-tails/ | title=The Bee Gees Meet Eric Clapton | work=Uncle John's Bathroom Reader | date=27 June 2014 | access-date=29 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729221353/https://www.bathroomreader.com/2014/06/bee-gees-meet-eric-clapton-bunbury-tails/ | archive-date=29 July 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Clapton played at the cricket club's 25th anniversary celebrations in 2011, which were held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ericclapton.com/news/eric-clapton-helps-celebrate-bunbury-cricket-clubs-25th-birthday-24056|title=Clapton Helps Celebrate Bunbury Cricket Club's 25th Birthday|agency=EricClapton.com.|date=4 December 2017|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042351/http://www.ericclapton.com/news/eric-clapton-helps-celebrate-bunbury-cricket-clubs-25th-birthday-24056|archive-date=5 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1988, he played with [[Dire Straits]] and [[Elton John]] at the [[Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] and the [[Prince's Trust]] rock gala at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Eric Clapton on stage at Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute ..|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/eric-clapton-on-stage-at-nelson-mandela-70th-birthday-news-photo/639741272?#eric-clapton-on-stage-at-nelson-mandela-70th-birthday-tribute-concert-picture-id639741272|agency=Getty Images|date=17 December 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221224336/http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/eric-clapton-on-stage-at-nelson-mandela-70th-birthday-news-photo/639741272#eric-clapton-on-stage-at-nelson-mandela-70th-birthday-tribute-concert-picture-id639741272|archive-date=21 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1989, Clapton released ''[[Journeyman (album)|Journeyman]]'', an album that covered a wide range of styles, including blues, jazz, soul and pop. Collaborators included George Harrison, Phil Collins, [[Daryl Hall]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[Mick Jones (Foreigner)|Mick Jones]], [[David Sanborn]] and [[Robert Cray]]. The song "[[Bad Love (Eric Clapton song)|Bad Love]]" was released as a single and later won the [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1990&genre=All|title=Past Winners Search &#124; GRAMMY.com|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730052705/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1990&genre=All|archive-date=30 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>