Outrider (album)

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Outrider
Jimmy Page - Outrider.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 June 1988 (1988-06-21) [1]
RecordedEarly 1987
Studio The Sol, Cookham, Berkshire, England
Genre Blues rock, instrumental rock, hard rock
Length39:50
Label Geffen
Producer Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page chronology
Mean Business
(1986)
Outrider
(1988)
Coverdale–Page
(1993)

Outrider is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Geffen Records on 21 June 1988. It is his only solo studio album and the first time since 1969 he has recorded with a record label other than Atlantic Records/Swan Song Records. Page recorded the music at his personal studio The Sol. Robert Plant guests on one track, "The Only One", while John Bonham's son Jason plays drums.

Contents

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. [2] Page did not record any demos prior to recording the album itself. [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chicago Tribune Unfavorable [5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 4/10 [6]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin Favorable [9]

The album reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200 chart, [10] also peaking at No. 27 on the UK Album Chart. [11]

Years later, Jimmy 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. [12]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Wasting My Time" Page, John Miles John Miles 4:28
2."Wanna Make Love"Page, MilesJohn Miles5:20
3."Writes of Winter"PageInstrumental3:27
4."The Only One"Page, Robert Plant Robert Plant 4:27
5."Liquid Mercury"PageInstrumental3:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Hummingbird" Leon Russell Chris Farlowe 5:22
7."Emerald Eyes"PageInstrumental3:20
8."Prison Blues"Page, Chris Farlowe Chris Farlowe7:10
9."Blues Anthem (If I Cannot Have Your Love...)"Page, FarloweChris Farlowe3:24

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 25
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [14] 25
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [15] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 50
Italian Albums ( Musica e Dischi ) [17] 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [18] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 28
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 27
US Billboard 200 [21] 26

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [22] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Kerrang! UKAlbums of 1988 [23] 198816

Tour

DateCityCountryVenue
2 September 1988MiamiUnited States Miami Arena
6 September 1988Atlanta The Omni
8 September 1988Miami James L. Knight Center
9 September 1988Tampa USF Sun Dome
11 September 1988Houston The Summit
14 September 1988Austin Frank Erwin Center
16 September 1988El Paso UTEP Special Events Center
17 September 1988Mesa Mesa Amphitheatre
23 September 1988Dallas Coca-Cola Starplex
24 September 1988New Orleans Municipal Auditorium
7 October 1988Los Angeles LA Forum
8 October 1988San Diego SDSU State Theatre
11 October 1988Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
14 October 1988Kansas City Memorial Hall
16 October 1988Bloomington Met Center
17 October 1988Chicago UIC Pavilion
19 October 1988Cleveland Public Auditorium
21 October 1988Dayton Hara Arena
22 October 1988Detroit Joe-Louis Arena
25 October 1988Rochester Rochester Arena War Memorial
26 October 1988East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
28 October 1988Uniondale Nassau Colisuem
29 October 1988Worcester Worcester Centrum
30 October 1988Philadelphia The Spectrum
3 November 1988New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4 November 1988Syracuse Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium
5 November 1988Troy RPI Fieldhouse
8 November 1988Landover Capital Center
9 November 1988Pittsburgh Syria Mosque
11 November 1988Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
12 November 1988New York The Ritz
13 November 1988
UK
21 November 1988BirminghamUnited Kingdom The Hummingbird
23 November 1988Newcastle Newcastle City Hall
24 November 1988London Hammersmith Odeon
25 November 1988
26 November 1988Manchester Manchester Apollo

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