# Outrider (album)

Outrider is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Geffen Records on 20 June 1988. It is his only solo studio album and the first time since 1969 he 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 did not record any demos prior to recording the album itself.

## Reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | Unfavorable |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10 |
| Kerrang! | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | Favorable |
The album reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200 chart, also peaking at No. 27 on the UK Album Chart. The Globe and Mail determined that "Outrider is a mixed bag, ripe with snakelike blues riffs and Page's impeccable use of textures, but hampered by mediocre songwriting."
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.

## Personnel

Musicians
* Jimmy Page – guitars, synthesizer, backing vocals, production
* Tony Franklin – bass guitar on track 1
* Felix Krish – bass guitar on tracks 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9"
* Durban Laverde – bass guitar on "tracks 2, 3 and 6
* Chris Farlowe – lead vocals on tracks 6, 8 and 9
* John Miles – lead vocals on tracks 1 and 2
* Robert Plant – lead vocals on track 4
* Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion on tracks 5 and 7
* Jason Bonham – drums, percussion
Technical
* 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

## Charts

| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 25 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | 25 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) | 12 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 50 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) | 22 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 22 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 28 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 27 |
| US Billboard 200 | 26 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Accolades

| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
| Kerrang! | UK | Albums of 1988 | 1988 | 16 |

## Tour

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 2 September 1988 | Miami | United States | Miami Arena |
| 6 September 1988 | Atlanta | United States | The Omni |
| 8 September 1988 | Miami | United States | James L. Knight Center |
| 9 September 1988 | Tampa | United States | USF Sun Dome |
| 11 September 1988 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| 14 September 1988 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| 16 September 1988 | El Paso | United States | UTEP Special Events Center |
| 17 September 1988 | Mesa | United States | Mesa Amphitheatre |
| 23 September 1988 | Dallas | United States | Coca-Cola Starplex |
| 24 September 1988 | New Orleans | United States | Municipal Auditorium |
| 7 October 1988 | Los Angeles | United States | LA Forum |
| 8 October 1988 | San Diego | United States | SDSU State Theatre |
| 11 October 1988 | Oakland | United States | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 14 October 1988 | Kansas City | United States | Memorial Hall |
| 16 October 1988 | Bloomington | United States | Met Center |
| 17 October 1988 | Chicago | United States | UIC Pavilion |
| 19 October 1988 | Cleveland | United States | Public Auditorium |
| 21 October 1988 | Dayton | United States | Hara Arena |
| 22 October 1988 | Detroit | United States | Joe-Louis Arena |
| 25 October 1988 | Rochester | United States | Rochester Arena War Memorial |
| 26 October 1988 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| 28 October 1988 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Colisuem |
| 29 October 1988 | Worcester | United States | Worcester Centrum |
| 30 October 1988 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| 3 November 1988 | New Haven | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 4 November 1988 | Syracuse | United States | Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium |
| 5 November 1988 | Troy | United States | RPI Fieldhouse |
| 8 November 1988 | Landover | United States | Capital Center |
| 9 November 1988 | Pittsburgh | United States | Syria Mosque |
| 11 November 1988 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| 12 November 1988 | New York | United States | The Ritz |
| 13 November 1988 | New York | United States | The Ritz |
| UK ||||
| 21 November 1988 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | The Hummingbird |
| 23 November 1988 | Newcastle | United Kingdom | Newcastle City Hall |
| 24 November 1988 | London | United Kingdom | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 25 November 1988 | London | United Kingdom | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 26 November 1988 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Manchester Apollo |