Walking into Clarksdale

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Walking into Clarksdale
Page & Plant - Walking Into Clarksdale.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 April 1998 (1998-04-20)
RecordedAugust–September 1997
Studio Abbey Road, London, England
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length60:43
Label Atlantic (US/Canada)
Mercury (international)
Producer Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Page and Plant chronology
No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
(1994)
Walking into Clarksdale
(1998)
Jimmy Page chronology
No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
(1994)
Walking into Clarksdale
(1998)
Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas
(2000)

Certifications

Certifications for Walking into Clarksdale
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [46] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [47] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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