August was suffused with Collinss trademark drum and horn sound, and became Claptons biggest seller in the UK to date, matching his highest chart position, number 3. The albums first track, the hit Its In The Way That You Use It, was featured in the Tom Cruise – Paul Newman movie The Color of Money. The horn-peppered Run echoed Collins Sussudio and rest of the producers Genesis/solo output, while Tearing Us Apart (with Tina Turner) and the unimpressed Miss You echoed Claptons angry sound. This rebound kicked off Claptons two-year period of touring with Collins and their August collaborates, bassist Nathan East and keyboard player/songwriter Greg Phillinganes. While on tour for August, two concert videos were recorded of the four-man band, Eric Clapton Live from Montreux and Eric Clapton and Friends. Clapton later remade After Midnight as a single and a promotional track for the Michelob beer brand, which had also marketed earlier songs by Collins and Steve Winwood. Clapton won a British Academy Television Award for his collaboration with Michael Kamen on the score for the 1985 BBC Television thriller serial Edge of Darkness. In 1989, Clapton released Journeyman, an album which covered a wide range of styles including blues, jazz, soul and pop. Collaborators included George Harrison, Phil Collins, Daryl Hall, Chaka Khan, Mick Jones, David Sanborn and Robert Cray. At the 1987 Brit Awards in London, Clapton was awarded the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music.[|+]
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