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RECORD OF THE YEAR / ERIC CLAPTON

A match seemingly made in heaven, the musical union of Eric Clapton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds was actually accomplished right here on earth. "We had always thought it would be great to have Eric Clapton somewhere on this score because he, perhaps better than anyone, captured that 'mystical heartland' essence," says Kathy Nelson, who as Walt Disney Motion Picture Group's President of Music, worked with former Band frontman Robbie Robertson on the soundtrack for the motion picture, Phenomenon. "Robbie put in a call to Eric and I put in a call to Babyface, without even knowing the two of them had been wanting to work together for a couple of years. It was the perfect alignment of timing, talent and material."

The lilting ballad "Change The World" is indeed a phenomenon, perfectly blending Clapton's talents as a song interpreter with Edmonds' production and arranging skills. Following successful recording sessions in London (where Clapton also laid down guitar tracks for Edmonds' own "Talk To Me"), Babyface returned home filled with enthusiasm. "It was a real pleasure working in the studio with Eric Clapton," he recalls. "His music is legendary and he is truly one of the entertainment industry's musical geniuses."

Clapton's musical genius first began to express itself in 1959, when he sat down with the acoustic guitar his grandparents had given him for his fourteenth birthday and began figuring out note-by-note renditions of his favorite blues records. From his early days with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, to his chart-topping success witht he blues-rock power trio Cream, Clapton established himself as an extraordinarily gifted guitarist. Following stints with two "supergroups" (Blindfaith and Derek & The Dominoes), he has gone on to establish a legendary career of his own, culminating in the recent return to his roots via the "Unplugged" and all-blues "From The Cradle" albums.

Clapton is no stranger to this or the five other Grammy categories he swept four years back when "Tears In Heaven" (which was also featured in a motion picture soundtrack) won the 1992 Grammy for Record of the Year.