THREE LITTLE GIRLS
JJ CALE & ERIC CLAPTON
SONGWRITERS: ERIC CLAPTON
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: THE ROAD TO ESCONDIDO
LABEL: REPRISE
RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
CLÁSSICO
YEAR: 2006
The Road
to Escondido is an album by J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton.
It was released on 7
November 2006. Contained on this album are the final
recordings of Billy Preston,
to whom the album is dedicated.
In 2004,
Eric Clapton held the Crossroads Guitar Festival, a
three-day festival in Dallas, Texas.
Among the performers
was J.J. Cale, giving Clapton the opportunity to ask Cale to produce an album
for him. The two started working together and eventually decided to record an
album. A number of high-profile musicians also agreed to work
on the album, including Billy Preston,
Derek Trucks,
Taj
Mahal, Pino
Palladino, John Mayer,
Steve
Jordan and Doyle Bramhall II.
In a coup, whether intended or not, the entire John Mayer Trio participated on this album in one capacity or another.
Escondido is a city near Cale's hometown of Valley Center, California, in San
Diego County. Eric
Clapton owned a mansion in Escondido in the 1980s and early '90s. Cale and
Clapton thought it would be a good name for the album because of their dual
acquaintanceship with the city.
The album
won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2008.
When this world got me feeling low
I don't need nowhere else to go
Cause I get all the love I need, from
Three little girls
We're in the garden collecting snails
On the bed reading fairy tales
I get all I'll ever need from
Three little girls
Cause all my world was sad and weary
All my days were winding down
Then you showed me a better way
My three little girls
Lord, you've put me to the test
And lead me through the wilderness
Then you showed me a brighter day
With Three little girls
Julie Rose, and Ellie Mae,
Sophie Belle, You came to stay
You take my breath away
My three little girls
Cause all my world was sad and weary
All my days were winding down
You showed me a better way
My three little girls
Three little girls