Out of the Cradle

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".

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]

All tracks written by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut except where noted.

Main Performer

• Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums, percussion, drum and percussion programming

Additional personnel

• Mitchell Froom – organ (14)
• Larry Klein – bass (3, 4, 8, 12)
• Buell Neidlinger – bass (5, 10)
• Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 4, 5, 9, 12)

• Lindsey Buckingham – producer, recording, Polaroid art
• Richard Dashut – producer, recording, Polaroid art
• Greg Droman – recording
• Kevin Killen – recording
• Eric Rudd – recording assistant
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Lori Fumar – mix assistant
• Talley Sherwood – mix assistant
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Masterdisk (New York City, New York) – mastering location
• Andy Engel – package design
• Greg Gorman – photography
• Ron Slenzak – photography
• Guzman – photography
• Walter Egan – woodcuts
• Michael Brokaw Management – management

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

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. [16][17][18][19]