Eric Clapton the final name became "Derek and the Dominos". Clapton's close friendship with George Harrison brought him into contact with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, with whom he became deeply infatuated. When she spurned his advances, Clapton's unrequited affections prompted most of the material for the Dominos' album, "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" (1970). Heavily blues-influenced, the album features the twin lead guitars of Clapton and Duane Allman, with Allman's slide guitar as a key ingredient of the sound. Working at Criteria Studios in Miami with Atlantic Records producer Tom Dowd, who had worked with Clapton on Cream's "Disraeli Gears", the
Carnival (Eric Clapton song) single. Both the music composing and lyric writing credits belong to Eric Clapton, who published the song and single under Warner/Chappell Music. Carnival (Eric Clapton song) "Carnival" is a song written and recorded by the British rock musician Eric Clapton for his 1976 studio album "No Reason to Cry". It was also released as the second and last single of the studio album in January 1977. Rob Fraboni produced the recording. The song consists of a verse and identical choruses. It is written in a monotone structure. The song is in the key of A major and features an up-tempo