Layla is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded by Derek and the Dominos on their only studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970). Its contrasting movements were reportedly composed separately by Clapton and Gordon. 

The song was inspired by a love story that originated in 7th-century Arabia and later formed the basis of The Story of Layla and Majnun by the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. The book moved Clapton profoundly, because it was the tale of a young man who fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful young girl, went crazy and so could not marry her. The song was further inspired by Clapton's unrequited love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison of the Beatles.

This cover was recorded by Quartus in his Stanford studio during July 2021.

Layla

Listen to Her Heart

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