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Out of the Cradle is the third solo album by American singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham.[7] Released in 1992, it was Buckingham's first album after his departure from Fleetwood Mac, in 1987 (though Buckingham rejoined the band in 1997).[7] He named the album after Walt Whitman's poem "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking."[8] The album reached #128 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, #51 on the UK Albums Chart, and #70 on the Canada Albums Chart. In Canada, four singles charted within the Top 60.

Out of the Cradle
Studio album by Lindsey Buckingham
Released	June 16, 1992
Recorded	1988–1992
Genre	Rock, new wave
Length	48:42
Label	Reprise[1]
Producer	Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
Lindsey Buckingham chronology
Go Insane (1984) Out of the Cradle (1992) Under the Skin (2006)
Singles from Out of the Cradle
"Countdown" Released: June 1992 "Wrong" Released: August 1992 "Soul Drifter" Released: November 1992 "Don't Look Down" Released: April 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

Allmusic writes that along with Michael Nesmith's Tropical Campfires, this album may be one of the finest and most underrated albums of the 1990s.

Ten of the songs on the album (counting "Instrumental Introduction To") were included on Solo Anthology: The Best of Lindsey Buckingham.

Production

Richard Dashut, who worked with Buckingham on many Fleetwood Mac albums, helped co-produce and co-write much of the material on Out of the Cradle.[9] The album was recorded at Buckingham's home studio.[10]

Out of the Cradle contains multiple instrumental introductions to songs. The album includes two covers: "All My Sorrows" and "This Nearly Was Mine".

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "it’s impossible to miss the meaning of Out of the Cradle: the primacy of the guitar as an expressive instrument."[4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide thought that "one catchy song after song, the sonic details flesh out the deceptively simple melodies."[6] The Washington Post declared: "The album's stories are told with music, and only Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney and a handful of others have made rock-and-roll as rich and powerful as this."[10] Of "Say We'll Meet Again", Magnet wrote that "Buckingham’s Beach Boys/Les Paul & Mary Ford fascination manifests itself on this spare and breezy ballad, which closes Out Of The Cradle in most gentle fashion."[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut except where noted.

Personnel

Main Performer

• Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums, percussion, drum and percussion programming

Additional personnel

• Mitchell Froom – organ (14)
• Larry Klein – bass (3, 4, 8, 12)
• Buell Neidlinger – bass (5, 10)
• Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 4, 5, 9, 12)

Production

• Lindsey Buckingham – producer, recording, Polaroid art
• Richard Dashut – producer, recording, Polaroid art
• Greg Droman – recording
• Kevin Killen – recording
• Eric Rudd – recording assistant
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Lori Fumar – mix assistant
• Talley Sherwood – mix assistant
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Masterdisk (New York City, New York) – mastering location
• Andy Engel – package design
• Greg Gorman – photography
• Ron Slenzak – photography
• Guzman – photography
• Walter Egan – woodcuts
• Michael Brokaw Management – management

Format

The album was released on Cassette, CD and in some countries on Vinyl LP.

Singles

Song	US Hot 100	US Mainstream Rock	Adult Contemporary	Canada Top 100
"Wrong"	–	#23	–	#50[12]
"Countdown"	–	#38	#32	#29[13]
"Soul Drifter"	–	–	#38	#31[14]
"Don't Look Down"	–	–	–	#59[15]

Music promo videos

Four promotional music videos were shot for Out of the Cradle: "Wrong," "Countdown," "Soul Drifter," and "Don't Look Down." As of 2019, Lindsey Buckingham has released all four of these videos to his official YouTube Channel. [16][17][18][19]

References

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