Out of the Cradle

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Out of the Cradle
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Studio album by
Lindsey Buckingham
ReleasedJune 16, 1992
Recorded1988–1992
GenreRock, new wave
Length48:42
LabelReprise[1]
ProducerLindsey Buckingham,
Richard Dashut
Lindsey Buckingham chronology
Go Insane
(1984) 		Out of the Cradle
(1992) 		Under the Skin
(2006)
Singles from Out of the Cradle
  1. "Countdown"
    Released: June 1992
  2. "Wrong"
    Released: August 1992
  3. "Soul Drifter"
    Released: November 1992
  4. "Don't Look Down"
    Released: April 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Robert Christgau(dud)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[1]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide5/5 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[6]

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 the mid to late 1990s).[7] He named the album after the Walt Whitman 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, three singles charted within the Top 60.

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[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Instrumental Introduction To:"Buckingham0:25
2."Don't Look Down"Buckingham2:47
3."Wrong"Buckingham, Richard Dashut4:19
4."Countdown"Buckingham3:21
5."All My Sorrows"The Kingston Trio4:01
6."Soul Drifter"Buckingham3:27
7."Instrumental Introduction To"Buckingham, Dashut0:41
8."This Is the Time"Buckingham, Dashut4:49
9."You Do or You Don't"Buckingham, Dashut3:37
10."Street of Dreams"Buckingham, Dashut4:28
11."Spoken Introduction To"Buckingham, Dashut0:46
12."Surrender the Rain"Buckingham, Dashut3:36
13."Doing What I Can"Buckingham4:05
14."Turn It On"Buckingham, Dashut3:50
15."This Nearly Was Mine"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein1:36
16."Say We'll Meet Again"Buckingham, Robert Aguirre2:28

Personnel[]

Main Performer

Additional personnel

Production[]

  • Producers: Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  • Engineers: Richard Dashut, Greg Droman, Kevin Killen
  • Assistant Engineer: Lori Fumar, Eric Rudd, Talley Sherwood
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge
  • Photography: Greg Gorman, Ron Slenzak.
  • Polaroid Art: Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  • Woodcuts: Walter Egan

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 – #49[12]
"Countdown" – #38 #32 #29[13]
"Soul Drifter" – – #38 –
"Don't Look Down" – – – #59[14]

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. [15][16][17][18]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 41.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "Out of the Cradle - Lindsey Buckingham | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Lindsay Buckingham". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "ALBUM REVIEW : *** LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM "Out of the Cradle" Reprise". Los Angeles Times. June 14, 1992.
  5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 168.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 93.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lindsey Buckingham | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Wild, David (1992-06-25). "Lindsey Buckingham: Post-Mac Attack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  9. ^ "Deep Dive: Lindsey Buckingham, OUT OF THE CRADLE | Rhino". www.rhino.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Himes, Geoffrey (June 21, 1992). "FLEETWOOD MAC ALUMNI, ON THEIR OWN" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  11. ^ "MAGNET Makes A Lindsey Buckingham Mix Tape". September 15, 2011.
  12. ^ Canada, Library and Archives. "Item 1338". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  13. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item 1307". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  14. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item 1404". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  15. ^ "Lindsey Buckingham - Soul Drifter (Official Music Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
  16. ^ "Lindsey Buckingham - Countdown (Official Music Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
  17. ^ "Lindsey Buckingham - Don't Look Down (Official Music Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
  18. ^ "Lindsey Buckingham - Wrong (Official Music Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
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