Eric Clapton has returned to his multi-platinum 1989 landmark, Journeyman, with a newly remastered Deluxe Edition that recently arrived on November 21, 2025. This expanded release was born from a serendipitous moment when Clapton, browsing YouTube, discovered fan-uploaded outtakes that spurred him to dig back into his own archives. The result is a 16-track collection that adds four significant bonus cuts—including the recently unearthed single “Forever” and the rare “Higher Power”—mixed and mastered anew for this definitive edition. Recorded during a period of creative and personal resurgence, the original album saw Clapton collaborating with an elite circle of guests like George Harrison, Phil Collins, and Chaka Khan, and this reissue verifies the enduring power of his craftsmanship as he moved beyond a decade of personal struggle.
The Deluxe Edition serves as a sonic bridge between Clapton’s 1980s commercial peaks and the raw blues integrity that defined his late-career mastery. Featuring high-fidelity remasters of staples like “Pretending” and the Grammy-winning “Bad Love,” the project captures Clapton at a pivotal moment of transition, using his guitar to reflect a life reclaimed. By integrating these four “lost” sessions gems—three of which were previously unreleased—the record provides a complete picture of the Journeyman era that was once only available in fragmented bootlegs. Now available across all digital platforms and on 180g vinyl and CD via Bushbranch/Surfdog Records, this reissue highlights the endless capacity of a legendary artist to chase his music wherever the journey leads, even decades after the first note was struck.
Eric Clapton – Journeyman: Deluxe Edition Tracklist:
- Pretending
- Anything For Your Love
- Bad Love
- Running on Faith
- Hard Times
- Hound Dog
- No Alibis
- Run So Far
- Old Love
- Breaking Point
- Lead Me On
- Before You Accuse Me
- Higher Power (Bonus Track)
- Border Song (Bonus Track)
- Forever (Bonus Track)
- That Kind of Woman (Bonus Track)