Eric Clapton in his personal life, which was troubled by romantic longings and drug and alcohol addiction. He became infatuated with Pattie Boyd, who at the time was married to close friend George Harrison, and withdrew from recording and touring to isolation in his Surrey residence as the band broke up. There he nursed a heroin addiction, which resulted in a lengthy career hiatus interrupted only by the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971 (where he passed out on stage, was revived, and managed to finish his performance). In January 1973, the Who's Pete Townshend organised a comeback concert for Clapton at
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