Outrider (album)
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| 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 | |||
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| Chicago Tribune | Unfavorable link |
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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. Page didn't record any demos prior to recording the album itself.
The album reached #26 on Billboard's Billboard 200 chart, also peaking at #27 on the UK Album Chart.
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.
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