# Setting Me Up guitar solo

> Albert Lee's guitar solo on Setting Me Up by Eric Clapton (1980) starts at about 1:00. From the album Just One Night. A country classic from the 1980s.

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Eric Clapton, 1980, from *Just One Night*. Solo by *Albert Lee*.

In Clapton's band, Lee sings the Mark Knopfler tune and takes a sparkling country-rock solo, a telling contrast with his boss's blues style.

Setting Me Up by Eric Clapton is #6 in our ranking of the best Albert Lee guitar solos. The solo is played by Albert Lee and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best Albert Lee Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/albert-lee-guitar-solos/) — #6

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Setting Me Up?

Albert Lee played the solo on Eric Clapton's Setting Me Up (1980).

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