Outrider (album)

Outrider
Studio album by Jimmy Page
Released	19 June 1988
Recorded	Early 1987, The Sol, Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Genre	Blues rock, hard rock
Length	39:50
Label	Geffen
Producer	Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page chronology
Whatever Happened to Jugula? (1985) Outrider (1988) Coverdale • Page (1993)

Outrider is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Geffen Records on 19 June 1988. It is his first 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.

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] Page didn't record any demos prior to recording the album itself.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Chicago Tribune	Unfavorable link
Rolling Stone	link
Spin	Favorable link

The album reached #26 on Billboard's Billboard 200 chart,^[3] also peaking at #27 on the UK Album Chart.^[4]

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.^[5]

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Kerrang!	UK	Albums of 1988[6]	1988	16

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1988)	Peak Position
UK Albums Chart[4]	27
Swedish Albums Chart[7]	28
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[3]	26
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[8]	25
Australian ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart[9]	25
German Albums Chart[10]	50

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Wasting My Time"	US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[11]	4
1988	"Wasting My Time"	Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[12]	83
1988	"The Only One"	US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[13]	13
1988	"Prison Blues"	US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[14]	26

Sales certifications

Country	Sales	Certification
United States (RIAA)	500,000+	Gold[15]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wasting My Time"	Page, John Miles	4:28
2.	"Wanna Make Love"	Page, Miles	5:20
3.	"Writes of Winter" (Instrumental)	Page	3:27
4.	"The Only One"	Page, Robert Plant	4:27
5.	"Liquid Mercury" (Instrumental)	Page	3:04

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Hummingbird"	Leon Russell	5:22
7.	"Emerald Eyes" (Instrumental)	Page	3:20
8.	"Prison Blues"	Page, Chris Farlowe	7:10
9.	"Blues Anthem (If I Cannot Have Your Love...)"	Page, Farlowe	3:24

Personnel

Musicians

• Jimmy Page – guitars, synthesizer, vocals, production
• Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion on "Liquid Mercury" and "Emerald Eyes"
• Jason Bonham – drums, percussion
• Chris Farlowe – vocals on "Hummingbird", "Prison Blues", and "Blues Anthem (If I Cannot Have Your Love...)"
• Tony Franklin – bass guitar on "Wasting My Time"
• Felix Krish – bass guitar on "The Only One", "Liquid Mercury", "Emerald Eyes", "Prison Blues", and "Blues Anthem (If I Cannot Have Your Love...)"
• Durban Laverde – bass guitar on "Wanna Make Love", "Writes of Winter", and "Hummingbird"
• John Miles – vocals "Wasting My Time" and "Wanna Make Love"
• Robert Plant – vocals on "The Only One"

Technical personnel

• Peter Ashworth – photography
• Dick Beetham – assistant engineering
• Steve Hoyland – assistant engineering
• JL – artwork and cover co-ordination
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Leif Mases – engineering, mixing

See also

• Celebration Day
• The Honeydrippers
• Page and Plant

References

1. Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press, p. 166.
2. Kay, Max; Scoppa, Bud (2011-09-19). "Jimmy Page Discusses His New Solo Album, 'Outrider,' and More in 1988 Guitar World Interview, Part 1 (Page 3)". Guitar World. Harris Publications. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
3. "The Billboard 200 – 30 July 1988". billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
4. "Top 100 Albums – 2 July 1988". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
5. "I first met Jimmy on Tolworth Broadway, holding a bag of exotic fish...", Uncut, January 2009, p. 47.
6. "Kerrang! Albums of 1988". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
7. "Top 60 Albums – 6 July 1988". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
8. "RPM Albums Chart – 6 August 1988". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
9. "Top 50 Albums – 7 August 1988". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
10. "Top 100 Albums – August 1988". charts-surfer.de. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
11. "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks – 9 July 1988". billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
12. "RPM Singles Chart – 27 August 1988". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
13. "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks – 20 August 1988". billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
14. "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks – 8 October 1988". billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
15. "RIAA.org Outrider – 23 August 1988". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-01-19.