In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua

In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua
Directed by	Joel Gallen
Produced by	Joel Gallen
Starring	Eric Clapton
Cinematography	Kevin Mazur
Edited by	Bill DeRonde
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Records
Release dates	26 October 1999
Running time	108:00 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua is a live concert film featuring performances by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and invited friends, such as David Sanborn, Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige and Bob Dylan.^[1] The DVD and VHS releases hit the market on 26 October 1999 under license of Warner Bros. Records. The concert tickets revenue was donated to the Crossroads Centre Foundation. It was the first Crossroads Guitar Festival, although titled differently at the time.^[2] The release reached various national charts and sold more than 225,000 copies worldwide.

Chart performance

In Australia, the video album release was awarded a Platinum disc for shipments over 15,000 DVDs in 2005 by the Australian Recording Industry Association. In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua reached position two on the official music DVD chart compiled by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos in Brazil and was certified with a Gold disc commemorating the sale of more than 25,000 copies in the country. In Denmark, the concert film reached number five on the Hitlisten Top 10 music video albums chart and was awarded a Gold status for DVD and VHS shipments of 25,000. The 1999 release peaked at number one on the Portuguese music video chart, selling more than 16,000 copies while on charting. It was certified double Platinum by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa in January 2000. In Sweden, In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua reached number nine on the Sverigetopplistan-chart. It was certified with a Gold disc on 28 October 1999 – two days after its release and quickly achieved a Platinum award on 29 October the same year. In the United Kingdom and the United States, the release was awarded a Gold and Platinum presentation by the British Phonographic Industry and the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of respectively 25,000 and 100,000 units. In Portugal and Brazil, the video reached the year-end music DVD charts of 2000, where they placed themselves on rankings thirty-one and forty-five.

Personnel

Musicians and special guests Eric Clapton – Guitar · Lead vocals David Sanborn – Saxophone Mary J. Blige – Lead vocals Sheryl Crow – Lead vocals · Bass guitar Bob Dylan – Guitar · Lead vocals Andy Fairweather Low – Rhythm guitar · vocals Nathan East – Bass guitar · vocals Steve Gadd – Drums Tim Carmon – Keyboards · Hammond Organ Dave Delhomme – Keyboards · Hammond Organ Tessa Niles – Background vocals Katie Kissoon – Background vocals

Concert production team J. Shannon Curran – Director of production Rick Austin – Producer of show opening John Beug – Executive producer Eric Clapton – Executive producer Joel Gallen – Out-producer Rose-Ellen Iannucci – Line-producer Wayne Isaak – Executive producer for VH1 Robert F. Katz – Executive producer for VH1 Jay Karas – Coordinating producer John Sykes – Executive producer Lili Fini Zanuck – Executive producer Stephen 'Scooter' Weintraub – Executive producer

Other selected involvements John Harris – Sound mix Ted Hall – Post-production sound mix Bryan Leskowicz – Sound assistant Allen Branton – Lighting designer Victor Fable – Lighting director Nevis Cameron – Official photography Virginia Lohle – Official photography Gary Lanvy – Stage set Albert Strittmatter – Show power Dan Denitto – Dolly grip Matty Randazzo – Video controller John Meiklejohn – Camera operator

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
João Santos	[3]
AllMusic	[4]
CD Universe	[5]
Rotten Tomatoes	75% | 100%[6]

The Portuguese music journalist João Santos calls the video album "a great picture with great sound" for his review in the daily newspaper Público. He also notes "Eric Clapton having a fantastic performing ability", which is presented "in full circle" in the music movie. Santos also likes the "various special guests either singing or playing" on In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua. He rated the release with five out of five stars.^[3] AllMusic critic Heather Phares calls the track listing "a somewhat routine selection of Clapton's hits" and adds that "his collaborations with the aforementioned guests add some interesting twists". For his review, Phares notes "the unusual combination of Blige and Clapton […] works surprisingly well". Coming to the conclusion, the AllMusic critic thinks the release "is not Clapton's most inspired concert video and the disc offers little in the way of extra features, [but] still may please his hardcore fans". Phares awards the concert film three out of five possible stars.^[4] Critics from the music website Guitar Nine liked the Dolby Digital surround sound.^[7] Music journalists from Examiner.com called the release "great".^[8]

Chart positions

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2002) Peak position Brazilian Music DVD (ABPD)[9] 2 Danish Music DVD (Hitlisten)[10] 5 Portuguese Music DVD (AFP)[3] 1 Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Brazilian Music DVD (ABPD)[9] 45 Portuguese Music DVD (AFP)[3] 31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[12]	Platinum	15,000^^
Brazil (ABPD)[13]	Gold	25,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[14]	Gold	25,000^^
Portugal (AFP)[3]	2× Platinum	16,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[15]	Platinum	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Gold	25,000^^
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS IN CONCERT". Where's Eric! Fan Club Magazine. whereseric.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. Phares, Heather. "In Concert: Benefit for Crossroads Centre at Antigua [Video] – Eric Clapton | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. Santos, João (7 January 2000). "Eric Clapton volta à estaca 1" [Eric Clapton hitting number one again]. Público (in Portuguese). Lisboa: Bárbara Reis – Público Comunicação Social SA.
4. Phares, Heather. "In Concert: Benefit for Crossroads Centre at Antigua [Video] – Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
5. "Eric Clapton & Friends: In Concert: A Benefit For The Crossroads Centre At Antigua DVD Movie". cduniverse.com. CD Universe. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Note: Log in to see the editors choice review.
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7. "Eric Clapton & Friends "In Concert: A Benefit For The Crossroads Centre" – In Review – Guitar Nine". Guitar Nine. guitar9.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
8. Dylan's back pages – Clapton's 1999 'Crossroads' benefit, with Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige – National Bob Dylan – AXS Digital Group LLC · 6 September 2015
9. De Lima, Giovanna (8 January 2001). "Novos lançamentos do ano" [New releases for this year]. Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Empresa Folha da Manhã S.A.
10. "Hitlisten.NU – Danmarks officielle hitlister". Om Hitlisten (in Danish). IFPI Danmark og M&I Service. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
11. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). IFPI Sverige. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Note: Search for "Eric Clapton", then press "Sök" to see the search results. Scroll down and select "N CONCERT: ANTIGUA - DVD", then press "VISA" to see selected chart positions.
12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
13. "Brazilian video certifications – Eric Clapton – In Concert - Benefit for Crossroads Centre Antigua" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
14. "Hitlisten.BETA". Om Hitlisten (in Danish). IFPI Danmark og M&I Service. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
15. "Sverigetopplistan.BETA – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). IFPI Sverige. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
16. "British video certifications – ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS – In Concert". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Enter In Concert in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select DVD in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
17. "American video certifications – Clapton, Eric And Friends – IN CONCERT: A BENEFIT FOR THE CROSSROADS CENTRE AT". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 6 September 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH

External links

• Content summary by the New York Times
• In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua at Discogs (list of releases)
• In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua at the Internet Movie Database