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
Eric Clapton at His Best Eric Clapton at His Best Eric Clapton at His Best is a two-LP compilation of Eric Clapton's early solo work, released in September 1972. It was concurrently released with a two-LP compilation of Clapton's earlier band Cream, "Heavy Cream", along with "at His Best" solo retrospectives by Cream's other members Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Although available in other territories as well, "Eric Clapton at His Best" was largely released to address the North American market, in order for Polydor Records to leverage Clapton's back catalog as, prior to 1972, Polydor had licensed Clapton's recordings to Atco/Atlantic Records for North