461 Ocean Boulevard was the address of the house where Clapton lived during the recording of the album of the same name. After his long fight against heroin addiction, Eric Clapton returned in 1974 with a new record. After Layla this was his second studio album, and many fans and critics consider it his best ever. With Let It Grow, Willie and the Hand Jive, Motherless Child and his version of I Shot The Sheriff, it contains essential songs from his musical career.