Can't Find My Way Home

"Can't Find My Way Home"
"Can't Find My Way Home"
Song by Blind Faith
from the album Blind Faith
Released	August 1969
Recorded	London, Spring 1969
Genre	Folk rock
Length	3:16
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Steve Winwood
Producer(s)	Jimmy Miller

"Can't Find My Way Home" is a song written by Steve Winwood which was first released by Blind Faith on their 1969 album Blind Faith. Rolling Stone, in a review of the album, noted that the song featured "Ginger Baker's highly innovative percussion" and judged the lyric "And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home" to be "delightful".^[1]

Cover versions[]

The song has been covered by many musicians. American blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt sang the song during her 1972 concert series. A bootleg recording with Raitt, Lowell George, John P. Hammond and Freebo has more than five million views on YouTube.^[2] Eric Clapton tapped Yvonne Elliman to sing the song during his 1976–77 concert tours, giving her the stage while he took a break.^[3]^[4] Two notable versions have been heard on screen: one by American singer Alana Davis in 1999's The Mod Squad film,^[5] and another by American bluegrass singer Alison Krauss for the 2003 soundtrack of Crossing Jordan, a television series.^[6] In 2018, Australian-American singer Rachael Price covered the song on Live from Here with Chris Thile on mandolin.^[7]

Personnel[]

Steve Winwood – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Eric Clapton – guitars
Ric Grech – bass guitar
Ginger Baker – drums, percussion

References[]

^ Morthland, John, Rolling Stone, 6 September 1969, page 28.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4tJiyU_gjY
^ Harrison, Ed (11 December 1976). "Talent in Action". Billboard. Vol. 88 no. 50. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NldjjmzDUfE
^ Olson, Karen Applefeld (13 March 1999). "Soundtracks". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 11. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Paoletta, Michael (19 April 2003). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Vol. 115 no. 16. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/watch-lake-street-dive-rachael-price-performs-live-here-chris-thile-2018-12-03

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Morthland, John, Rolling Stone, 6 September 1969, page 28.

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4tJiyU_gjY

[3] Harrison, Ed (11 December 1976). "Talent in Action". Billboard. Vol. 88 no. 50. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510.

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NldjjmzDUfE

[5] Olson, Karen Applefeld (13 March 1999). "Soundtracks". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 11. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510.

[6] Paoletta, Michael (19 April 2003). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Vol. 115 no. 16. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510.

[7] ttps://www.nonesuch.com/journal/watch-lake-street-dive-rachael-price-performs-live-here-chris-thile-2018-12-03

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"Can't Find My Way Home"
Song by Blind Faith
from the album Blind Faith
Released	August 1969 (1969-08)
Recorded	London, Spring 1969
Genre	Folk rock
Length	3:16
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Steve Winwood
Producer(s)	Jimmy Miller