Clapton played the dobro on this. A dobro is a type of acoustic guitar with a raised bridge and resonator cone which produces a moaning sound.
Yvonne Elliman sang backup. Before joining Clapton's band in 1974, she played Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ, Superstar. She had a disco hit in 1978 with \"If I Can't Have You.\"
461 Ocean Boulevard is the address of the house in Miami where Clapton and his band lived while they were making the album.
Album: 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974).
Let It Grow lyrics:
Standing at the crossroads
trying to read the signs
To tell me which way I should
go to find the answer
And all the time I know