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Outrider 
Studio album by Jimmy Page Released 19 June 1988 Recorded Early 1987, Sol Studios Genre Blues rock, hard rock Length 39:50 Label Geffen Producer Jimmy Page Jimmy Page chronology Whatever Happened to Jugula?
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linkRolling Stone linkOutrider is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Geffen Records on 19 June 1988. It is his first (and to date, only) genuine solo album, and the first time since 1969 he recorded with a record label other than Atlantic Records/Swan Song Records. It was recorded at The Sol, Page's personal studio. Robert Plant guests on one track, "The Only One", while John Bonham's son Jason drums with Page for the first time on record.
This was originally intended to be a two album release. However, during the early recording stages of this album, Page's house was broken into and amongst the items stolen were the demo tapes which had been recorded up to that point.[1] Reportedly some of these demos were released as bootleg recordings and according to various Led Zeppelin biographies, Page was rather demoralized in regards to the break-in and the album suffered as a result.[citation needed]
The album reached #26 on Billboard's Billboard 200 chart, also peaking at #27 on the UK Album Chart.
Years later, Page reflected on the album in rather positive terms:
Outrider's all right. It's demo-like compared with those overproduced albums that came out at the time. It didn't do very well - doesn't matter - but I did tour. I was playing music on that tour going right back to The Yardbirds. Jason [Bonham] was the drummer on that tour.[2]Contents
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Wasting My Time" Page, Miles 4:28 2. "Wanna Make Love" Page, Miles 5:20 3. "Writes of Winter" Page 3:27 4. "The Only One" Page, Plant 4:27 5. "Liquid Mercury" Page 3:04 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 6. "Hummingbird" Leon Russell 5:22 7. "Emerald Eyes" Page 3:20 8. "Prison Blues" Page, Farlowe 7:10 9. "Blues Anthem (If I Cannot Have Your Love...)" Page, Farlowe 3:24 Accolades
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Kerrang! UK Albums of 1988[3] 1988 16 Chart positions
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Chart (1988) Peak Position UK Albums Chart[4] 27 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 28 US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[6] 26 Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[7] 25 Australian ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart[8] 25 German Albums Chart[9] 50 - Singles
Year Single Chart Position 1988 "Wasting My Time" US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[10] 4 1988 "Wasting My Time" Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[11] 83 1988 "The Only One" US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[12] 13 1988 "Prison Blues" US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[13] 26 Sales certifications
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Country Sales Certification United States (RIAA) 500,000+ Gold[14] Personnel
- Jimmy Page: Guitars, Synthesizer, vocals.
- Robert Plant: Vocals. (Track 4)
- Chris Farlowe: Vocals. (Tracks 6, 8, 9)
- John Miles: Vocals.(Tracks 1 & 2)
- Tony Franklin: Bass guitar.(Track 1)
- Durban Laverde: Bass guitar. (Tracks 2, 3, 6)
- Felix Krish: Bass guitar. (Tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Jason Bonham: Drums, percussion.
- Barriemore Barlow: Drums, percussion. (Tracks 5 & 7)
Production
- Jimmy Page: Producer.
- Leif Mases: Engineer, mixing.
- Steve Hoyland: Assistant engineer.
- Dick Beetham: Assistant engineer.
- George Marino: Mastering.
- JL: Artwork and cover co-ordination.
- Peter Ashworth: Photography.
Additional notes
Recorded at The Sol, Cookham, Berkshire, England. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
Catalogue: Geffen 72064241882
References
- ^ Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press, p. 166.
- ^ “I first met Jimmy on Tolworth Broadway, holding a bag of exotic fish...”, Uncut, January 2009, p. 47.
- ^ "Kerrang! Albums of 1988". rocklistmusic.co.uk. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html#1988. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums - 2 July 1988". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=11059. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ "Top 60 Albums - 6 July 1988". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jimmy+Page&titel=Outrider&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "The Billboard 200 - 30 July 1988". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3007525&cdi=6371869&cid=07%2F30%2F1988. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "RPM Albums Chart - 6 August 1988". collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8565&volume=48&issue=16&issue_dt=August%2006%201988&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums - 7 August 1988". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jimmy+Page&titel=Outrider&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums - August 1988". charts-surfer.de. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 9 July 1988". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3007476&cdi=6369367&cid=07%2F09%2F1988. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "RPM Singles Chart - 27 August 1988". collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.8585&volume=48&issue=19&issue_dt=August%2027%201988&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 20 August 1988". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3007571&cdi=6374782&cid=08%2F20%2F1988. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 8 October 1988". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3007725&cdi=6383233&cid=10%2F08%2F1988. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "RIAA.org Outrider - 23 August 1988". RIAA. http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
Jimmy Page Studio albums and EPs - The Honeydrippers: Volume One
- Whatever Happened to Jugula?
- Outrider
- Coverdale-Page
- Walking into Clarksdale (with Robert Plant)
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Categories:- Jimmy Page albums
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