Out of the Cradle is the third solo album by American singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham. 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 Walt Whitman's poem "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking." The album reached #128 on the US Billboard 200 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 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." The Rolling Stone Album Guide thought that "one catchy song after song, the sonic details flesh out the deceptively simple melodies." 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." 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." Track listing All tracks written by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut except where noted. Personnel 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) Production 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