"After Midnight" is a rock song written by J. J. Cale. The laid back boogie feel of "After Midnight" is a prime example of Cale's signature style. Cale had written the song and released a demo version in 1966. Several years later, when Eric Clapton was preparing for his first solo album, Tulsa bassist Carl Radle, who was working with Clapton at the time, introduced him to the song. It then appeared on his 1970 album. Clapton's recording remains the best known version of the song. It peaked at #18 in late 1970. "After Midnight" was also in many ways the catalyst for Cale's own solo recording career. Cale was unaware of Clapton's recording of the song until it became a radio hit in 1970. He recalled to Mojo magazine that when he heard Claptons version playing on his radio, I was dirt poor, not making enough to eat and I wasnt a young man. I was in my thirties, so I was very happy. It was nice to make some money. [1] Cale's friend and producer Audie Ashworth then encouraged him to capitalize on the song's success by recording a full album, Naturally, released in 1971. The single by Cale reached the Billboard pop top 50 and Easy Listening top 40 (1972). In addition to Clapton, the song has been recorded by Chet Atkins, The Shirelles, The Jerry Garcia Band, Phish, Sergio Mendes (who performed the song with an unusual 7/8 meter), Maggie Bell and composer Danny Elfman. In 1987, Clapton re-recorded the song for use in Michelob beer commercial. Cale released a live version on the album Live in 2001. There was also a DVD footage accompanied by 2 audio CDs (released in 2006) from a concert (featuring former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler) filmed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, in 21 September 1988, which contains 14 tracks that span Clapton's entire career including classic hits from his stint with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos and his successful work as a solo artist.

"After Midnight" is a rock song written by J. J. Cale. The laid back boogie feel of "After Midnight" is a prime example of Cale's signature style. Cale had written the song and released a demo version in 1966. Several years later, when Eric Clapton was preparing for his first solo album, Tulsa bassist Carl Radle, who was working with Clapton at the time, introduced him to the song. It then appeared on his 1970 album. Clapton's recording remains the best known version of the song. It peaked at #18 in late 1970. "After Midnight" was also in many ways the catalyst for Cale's own solo recording career. Cale was unaware of Clapton's recording of the song until it became a radio hit in 1970. He recalled to Mojo magazine that when he heard Claptons version playing on his radio, I was dirt poor, not making enough to eat and I wasnt a young man. I was in my thirties, so I was very happy. It was nice to make some money. [1] Cale's friend and producer Audie Ashworth then encouraged him to capitalize on the song's success by recording a full album, Naturally, released in 1971. The single by Cale reached the Billboard pop top 50 and Easy Listening top 40 (1972). In addition to Clapton, the song has been recorded by Chet Atkins, The Shirelles, The Jerry Garcia Band, Phish, Sergio Mendes (who performed the song with an unusual 7/8 meter), Maggie Bell and composer Danny Elfman. In 1987, Clapton re-recorded the song for use in Michelob beer commercial. Cale released a live version on the album Live in 2001. There was also a DVD footage accompanied by 2 audio CDs (released in 2006) from a concert (featuring former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler) filmed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, in 21 September 1988, which contains 14 tracks that span Clapton's entire career including classic hits from his stint with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos and his successful work as a solo artist.

"After Midnight" is a rock song written by J. J. Cale. The laid back boogie feel of "After Midnight" is a prime example of Cale's signature style. Cale had written the song and released a demo version in 1966. Several years later, when Eric Clapton was preparing for his first solo album, Tulsa bassist Carl Radle, who was working with Clapton at the time, introduced him to the song. It then appeared on his 1970 album. Clapton's recording remains the best known version of the song. It peaked at #18 in late 1970. "After Midnight" was also in many ways the catalyst for Cale's own solo recording career. Cale was unaware of Clapton's recording of the song until it became a radio hit in 1970. He recalled to Mojo magazine that when he heard Claptons version playing on his radio, I was dirt poor, not making enough to eat and I wasnt a young man. I was in my thirties, so I was very happy. It was nice to make some money. [1] Cale's friend and producer Audie Ashworth then encouraged him to capitalize on the song's success by recording a full album, Naturally, released in 1971. The single by Cale reached the Billboard pop top 50 and Easy Listening top 40 (1972). In addition to Clapton, the song has been recorded by Chet Atkins, The Shirelles, The Jerry Garcia Band, Phish, Sergio Mendes (who performed the song with an unusual 7/8 meter), Maggie Bell and composer Danny Elfman. In 1987, Clapton re-recorded the song for use in Michelob beer commercial. Cale released a live version on the album Live in 2001. There was also a DVD footage accompanied by 2 audio CDs (released in 2006) from a concert (featuring former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler) filmed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, in 21 September 1988, which contains 14 tracks that span Clapton's entire career including classic hits from his stint with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos and his successful work as a solo artist.

"After Midnight" is a rock song written by J. J. Cale. The laid back boogie feel of "After Midnight" is a prime example of Cale's signature style. Cale had written the song and released a demo version in 1966. Several years later, when Eric Clapton was preparing for his first solo album, Tulsa bassist Carl Radle, who was working with Clapton at the time, introduced him to the song. It then appeared on his 1970 album. Clapton's recording remains the best known version of the song. It peaked at #18 in late 1970. "After Midnight" was also in many ways the catalyst for Cale's own solo recording career. Cale was unaware of Clapton's recording of the song until it became a radio hit in 1970. He recalled to Mojo magazine that when he heard Claptons version playing on his radio, I was dirt poor, not making enough to eat and I wasnt a young man. I was in my thirties, so I was very happy. It was nice to make some money. [1] Cale's friend and producer Audie Ashworth then encouraged him to capitalize on the song's success by recording a full album, Naturally, released in 1971. The single by Cale reached the Billboard pop top 50 and Easy Listening top 40 (1972). In addition to Clapton, the song has been recorded by Chet Atkins, The Shirelles, The Jerry Garcia Band, Phish, Sergio Mendes (who performed the song with an unusual 7/8 meter), Maggie Bell and composer Danny Elfman. In 1987, Clapton re-recorded the song for use in Michelob beer commercial. Cale released a live version on the album Live in 2001. There was also a DVD footage accompanied by 2 audio CDs (released in 2006) from a concert (featuring former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler) filmed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, in 21 September 1988, which contains 14 tracks that span Clapton's entire career including classic hits from his stint with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos and his successful work as a solo artist.