''Out of the Cradle'' is the third solo album by American singer/songwriter

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. Released in 1992, it was Buckingham's first album after his departure from Fleetwood Mac, in 1987 (though Buckingham rejoined the band in 1997). He named the album after

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's poem "

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." The album reached #128 on the US ''

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'' album chart, #51 on the UK Albums Chart, and #70 on the Canada Albums Chart. In Canada, four singles charted within the Top 60. 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''. The album was recorded at Buckingham's home studio. ''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 ''

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'' wrote that "it’s impossible to miss the meaning of ''Out of the Cradle'': the primacy of the guitar as an expressive instrument." ''

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'' thought that "one catchy song after song, the sonic details flesh out the deceptively simple melodies." ''

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'' 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." Of "Say We'll Meet Again", ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

All tracks written by

and Richard Dashut except where noted.

Personnel

Main Performer *

– vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums, percussion, drum and percussion programming Additional personnel *

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– organ (14) *

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– bass (3, 4, 8, 12) *

Buell Neidlinger Buell Neidlinger (March 2, 1936 – March 16, 2018) was an American cellist and double bassist. He has worked with a variety of pop and jazz performers, prominently with iconoclastic pianist Cecil Taylor in the 1950s and '60s. Biography Neidli ...

– bass (5, 10) *

Alex Acuña Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian-American drummer and percussionist. Background Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands such as La Orquesta de los Hermanos Nec ...

– 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 *

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– mixing * Lori Fumar – mix assistant * Talley Sherwood – mix assistant * Bob Ludwig – mastering * Masterdisk (New York City, New York) – mastering location * Andy Engel – package design *

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– photography * Ron Slenzak – photography * Guzman – photography *

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– woodcuts * Michael Brokaw Management – management

Format

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

Singles

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.

References

{{Authority control Lindsey Buckingham albums 1992 albums Albums produced by Richard Dashut Albums produced by Lindsey Buckingham Reprise Records albums Song recordings produced by Richard Dashut Albums recorded in a home studio