Walking into Clarksdale

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Walking Into Clarksdale
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Studio album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Released April 21, 1998
Recorded  ?
Genre Classic Rock
Length 60:43
Label Atlantic Records
Producer(s) Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Professional reviews
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant chronology
No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
(1994)		 Walking Into Clarksdale
(1998)


Walking into Clarksdale is a studio album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, released by Atlantic Records on April 21, 1998. The follow-up album to No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded, Walking into Clarksdale took 35 days to record, with co-production by producer Steve Albini. The single "Most High" was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999.

Clarksdale is a town in the North Mississippi Delta, a historical home of Delta blues music.

The album debuted on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart at #8.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Shining in the Light" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 4:01
  2. "When the World Was Young" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 6:13
  3. "Upon a Golden Horse" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 3:52
  4. "Blue Train" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 6:45
  5. "Please Read the Letter" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 4:21
  6. "Most High" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 5:36
  7. "Heart in Your Hand" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 3:50
  8. "Walking into Clarksdale" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 5:18
  9. "Burning Up" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 5:21
  10. "When I Was a Child" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 5:45
  11. "House of Love" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 5:35
  12. "Sons of Freedom" (Page/Plant/Jones/Lee) – 4:08

"Most High" and "Shining in the Light" were released as singles, with a music video for the former.

[edit] Personnel

  • Jimmy Page - Acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, producer
  • Robert Plant - Vocals, producer
  • Charlie Jones - Bass guitar, percussion
  • Michael Lee - Drums and percussion
  • Timothy Whelan - Keyboards
  • Ed Shearmur - Programming, string pads
  • Lynton Naiff - String arrangements
  • Steve Albini - Engineer, recording technician
  • Paul Hicks - Assistant engineer
  • Anton Corbijn - Photography
  • Cally - Design

[edit] Additional notes

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.

  • Catalogue: Atlantic 83092 2
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