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About Layla : Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon composed "Layla" The piano part has also been controversially credited to Rita Coolidge, Gordon's girlfriend at the time . Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (November 1970) The Story of Layla and Majnun by 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi . Ian Dallas gave Clapton a copy of the 12th century Persian poet's book . The book was the tale of a young man who fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful young girl, went crazy . Two versions have achieved chart success, the first in 1972 and the second (without the piano coda) 20 years later as an acoustic Unplugged performance by Clapton . "Layla" was ranked number 27 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" Layla's most popular songs include Layla. It had a contribution from notable artists like Eric Clapton,Jim Gordon,Clapton. It had an affiliation to bands - Derek and the Dominos. Its music is influenced by genres - blues rock hard rock.