“I Shot the Sheriff” was written by Bob Marley and featured on Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1973 album Burnin'.

Clapton didn’t want to use this on the album because he thought it might seem disrespectful to Marley. Eric spoke with Bob Marley about the song, he said “I tried to ask him what the song was all about, but couldn’t understand much of his reply. I was just relieved that he liked what we had done.” from Clapton: The Autobiography.

Eric Clapton’s version of “I Shot the Sheriff” topped the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box and Record World charts. It also topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003.