Song #377: "The Shape You're In"--Eric Clapton (1983)

Making his second appearance in the Rob Witham 500, this song, from his "Money and Cigarettes" LP, only made charts in the United Kingdom and Japan. In other words, America missed a fun jam. I don't understand how this one didn't catch on.

This is another reason why I'm so thankful for the non-Top 40 radio stations of my teenage years. The AOR community exposed me to so, so many great songs that the Q94's or Q107's wouldn't touch, and lots of them are on this list.

We'll have one more song from Mr. Clapton, one that did click with Americans, down the road a piece, as the countdown continues.