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Walking into Clarksdale is a studio album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, both formerly of English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was 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 engineer Steve Albini. The single "Most High" was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999.
Clarksdale is a town in the Mississippi Delta, a historical home of Delta blues music.
The album debuted on the Billboard's Billboard 200 album chart at #8, while reaching #3 on the UK Album Chart.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Page/Plant/Jones/Lee
- "Shining in the Light" – 4:01
- "When the World Was Young" – 6:13
- "Upon a Golden Horse" – 3:52
- "Blue Train" – 6:45
- "Please Read the Letter" – 4:21
- "Most High" – 5:36
- "Heart in Your Hand" – 3:50
- "Walking into Clarksdale" – 5:18
- "Burning Up" – 5:21
- "When I Was a Child" – 5:45
- "House of Love" – 5:35
- "Sons of Freedom" – 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
[edit] Additional Personnel
- Tim Whelan – Keyboards
- Ed Shearmur – Programming and string pads on "Most High"
- Lynton Naiff – String arrangements on "Upon a Golden Horse"
- Steve Albini – Engineer, recording technician
- Paul Hicks – Assistant engineer
- Anton Corbijn – Photography
- Cally – Design
[edit] Additional notes
- Catalogue: Atlantic 83092 2 (US)
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