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Layla

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1992 singles 1971 singles Live singles Rock ballads 1982 singles Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients RPM Top Singles number-one singles Song recordings produced by Russ Titelman 1972 singles 1970 songs Grammy Award for Best Rock Song 1970 singles Songs written by Eric Clapton Eric Clapton songs Song recordings produced by Tom Dowd

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%22Layla%22 is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally released by their blues rock band Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (November 1970). Its famously contrasting movements were composed separately by Clapton and Gordon.The song was inspired by the classical poet of Persian literature, Nizami Ganjavi's The Story of Layla and Majnun, a copy of which Ian Dallas had given to Clapton. The book moved Clapton profoundly, as it was the tale of a young man who fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful, unavailable woman and who went crazy because he could not marry her. In his autobiography, Clapton states, %22Ian Dallas told me the tale of Layla and Manjun [sic], a romantic Persian love story in which a young man, Manjun [sic], falls passionately in love with the beautiful Layla, but is forbidden by her father to marry her and goes crazy with desire.%22 The song was further inspired by Clapton's then unrequited love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison of The Beatles.%22Layla%22 was unsuccessful on its initial release. The song has since experienced great critical and popular acclaim, and is often hailed as being among the greatest rock songs of all time. Two versions have achieved chart success, the first in 1972 and the second (without the piano coda) 20 years later as an acoustic Unplugged performance by Clapton. In 2004, %22Layla%22 was ranked number 27 on Rolling Stone‍ '​s list of %22The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time%22, and the acoustic version won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

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Eric Clapton Jim Gordon (musician)

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2007-12-10

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118.0

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178000.0

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Tom Dowd Russ Titelman

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9

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Gold Platinum Silver

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Atco Records Reprise Records Polydor Records RSO Records

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Criteria Studios, Miami, August–September 1970 --01-16

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