Editing Layla (section)

==Beyond the original album==
''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' opened to lacklustre sales as the Derek and the Dominos album never actually reached the music charts in the United Kingdom, possibly in part because Clapton's name was found only on the back cover. In addition, the song's length proved prohibitive for radio airplay.{{sfn|Gambaccini|1987|p={{page needed|date=June 2020}}}} As a result, a shortened version of the song, consisting of the first 2:43 of Part I, was released as a single in March 1971 by [[Atco Records]] in the United States. The version peaked at number 51 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart. When "Layla" was re-released on the 1972 compilations ''[[The History of Eric Clapton]]'' and Duane Allman's ''[[An Anthology (Duane Allman album)|An Anthology]]'' and then released the full 7:10 version (including the "Piano Exit" that formed Part II) as a single, it charted at number seven in the United Kingdom and reached number 10 in the United States. With good sales figures, the ''Billboard'' magazine was able to rank the Rock single as the 60th best-selling song in 1972.

In 1982, "Layla" was re-released as a single in the United Kingdom, and peaked at number four. This time the whole seven-minute single charted, containing the trailing two-thirds which is instrumental only. Critical opinion since has been overwhelmingly positive. [[Dave Marsh]], in ''The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll'', wrote that "there are few moments in the repertoire of recorded rock where a singer or writer has reached so deeply into himself that the effect of hearing them is akin to witnessing a murder or a suicide... to me 'Layla' is the greatest of them."{{sfn|Gambaccini|1987|p={{page needed|date=June 2020}}}} Marsh listed "Layla" at number 156 in his ''The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made''.{{sfn|Marsh|1999|pp=109–110}}

In May 1980, "Layla" was covered by the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], but without the lyrics, being recorded at [[EMI]] Studio One, [[Abbey Road Studios|Abbey Road]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urWqOOox-Qg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/urWqOOox-Qg| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=London symphony orchestra – Layla (1981) |publisher=YouTube |date=9 April 2008 |access-date=18 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A similar version has been performed by the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYihP5qQ04A | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/KYihP5qQ04A| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Layla | date=13 October 2008|publisher=YouTube |access-date=18 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 20 September 1983, a benefit show called the [[ARMS Charity Concert]] for Multiple Sclerosis at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London featured a jam with Eric Clapton, [[Jeff Beck]], and [[Jimmy Page]] performing "Layla".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O6R-ZOuMjY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/2O6R-ZOuMjY| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=Layla – Eric Clapton, The Stones, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page|date=7 March 2008|publisher=Bram Schouten|access-date=29 June 2020|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Clapton, Beck, and Page were [[the Yardbirds]]' successive lead guitarists from 1963 to 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theyardbirds.com/bio.html|title=The Yardbirds: Happenings 35 Years Time Later|access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref>

In 2003, the Allman Brothers Band began playing the song in concert. [[Warren Haynes]] sang the vocal, Gregg Allman played the piano part, and [[Derek Trucks]] played Duane Allman's guitar parts during the coda. The performances were seen as a tribute not only to Allman, but also to producer Tom Dowd, who had died the previous year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-allman-brothers-band-in-concert-beacon-theatre-2003-allman-brothers-band-by-doug-collette.php?page=1|title= The Allman Brothers Band in Concert: Beacon Theatre 2003|author=Collette, Doug|magazine=All About Jazz|date=17 February 2014|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> Eric Clapton recorded yet a third version. "Layla" appears as track seven on ''[[Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center]]''.<ref>"Wynton Marsalis &  Eric Clapton play the blues" [sic] (LIVE FROM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER). (2011, Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company).</ref> Personnel on this version include Wynton Marsalis (vocals, trumpet), Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar), Victor Goines (clarinet), Marcus Printup (trumpet), Chris Crenshaw (trombone, vocals), Don Vappie (banjo), [[Chris Stainton]] (keyboards), [[Dan Nimmer]] (piano), Carlos Henriquez (bass), and Ali Jackson (drums).