The panoramic anguish of Eric Clapton's singing and guitar-playing here -- in songs such as "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" and the searing title track -- was the product of very private hurt: his romantic yearning for the then-wife of his best friend, George Harrison. Layla is also a two-LP feast of dueling guitars, as Clapton soared in tandem with session guest and slide virtuoso Duane Allman. They had not met prior to the sessions, but their interplay in "Key to The Highway" and "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" is both harmonious and fiercely competitive -- electric, brotherly love. (Rolling Stone)

Total album sales: Under 500,000
Peak chart position: 16