No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
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Type
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Live album
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Artist
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Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
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Release Date
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14 October 1994
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Recorded
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1994 at Marrakesh, Morocco, Snowdonia, Wales, and London. (2004 issue) Mixed at Metropolis Studios, London.
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Genre
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World music, Hard rock, folk rock, rock
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Language
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English
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Length
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79 minutes 32 seconds (original), 78 minutes 1 second (remastered)
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Label
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Atlantic Records (US), Fontana Records (UK)
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Catalogue
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Atlantic 82706-1 (US), Fontana 526 362-1 (UK)
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Producer
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Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
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Engineer
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Mike Gregovich
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No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded (also simply known as No Quarter) is a live album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, both formerly of English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released by Atlantic Records on 14 October, 1994, in the United States of America, and on Fontana Records in the United Kingdom.
Overview
The long awaited reunion between Page and Plant occurred on a 90 minute Unledded MTV project, recorded in Marrakesh, Morocco; Snowdonia, Wales, and London, which rated highly on network television. This recording was released as a music video entitled No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded. In addition to acoustic numbers, the album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin classics, along with four Middle-Eastern and Moroccan-influenced songs: 'City Don't Cry', 'Yallah', 'Wonderful One', and 'Wah Wah'.
The album was number 4 on debut on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart. Upon its original 1994 release No Quarter contained 13 tracks. Several years later, it was reissued overseas, adding the previously unreleased original 'Wah Wah' as a bonus track. Upon the album's tenth anniversary, it was reissued in the US with 'Wah Wah,' plus the previously unreleased 'The Rain Song,' which took the place of 'Thank You,' which was cut from the album on this reissue. Finally, the 2004 reissue retitled the original 'Yallah' as 'The Truth Explodes.'
Reviews
Reviewer
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Country
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Review
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Year
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Score
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Scott Floman (Goldmine)
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United States
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Rock and Soul Album Reviews
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2002
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B+
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Accolades
Publication
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Country
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Accolade
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Year
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Rank
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Metal Hammer
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UK
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Metal Hammer Albums of '94[1]
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1994
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14
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Mojo
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UK
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The 25 Best Albums of 1994[2]
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1994
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11
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Raw
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UK
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Raw Albums of the Year[3]
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1994
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14
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Mojo
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UK
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Mojo 100 Modern Classics[4]
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2001
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42
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Track list
Album information
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Track listing:
- 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:06
- 'Thank You' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 5:47
- 'No Quarter' (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 3:45
- 'Friends' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:37
- 'Yallah' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:59
- 'City Don't Cry' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 6:08
- 'Since I've Been Loving You' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 7:29
- 'The Battle of Evermore' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 6:41
- 'Wonderful One' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:57
- 'That's the Way' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 5:35
- 'Gallows Pole' (trad. arr. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:09
- 'Four Sticks' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:52
- 'Kashmir' (John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 12:27
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Re-issue (2004)
Album information
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Track listing:
- 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:06
- 'No Quarter' (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 3:45
- 'Friends' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:37
- 'The Truth Explodes' (formerly known as 'Yallah') (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:59
- 'The Rain Song' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 7:29
- 'City Don't Cry' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 6:08
- 'Since I've Been Loving You' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 7:29
- 'The Battle of Evermore' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 6:41
- 'Wonderful One' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:57
- 'That's the Way' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 5:35
- 'Wah Wah' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 3:59
- 'Gallows Pole' (trad. arr. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:09
- 'Four Sticks' (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:52
- 'Kashmir' (John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 12:27
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Chart positions
Album
Chart (1994)
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Peak Position
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UK Albums Chart[5]
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7
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Swedish Albums Chart[6]
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10
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US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[7]
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4
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Australian ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart[8]
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2
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Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[9]
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3
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Swiss Albums Chart[10]
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16
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German Albums Chart[11]
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18
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Dutch Albums Chart[12]
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33
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Austrian Albums Chart[13]
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27
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New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Albums Chart[14]
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13
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French Albums Chart[15]
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8
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Singles
Year
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Single
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Chart
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Position
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1994
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'Gallows Pole'
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US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[16]
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2
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1994
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'Gallows Pole'
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Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[17]
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14
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1994
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'Gallows Pole'
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French Singles Chart[18]
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50
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1994
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'Gallows Pole'
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UK Singles Chart[19]
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35
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1995
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'Gallows Pole'
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Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart[20]
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46
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1995
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'Thank You'
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US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[21]
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8
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1995
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'Thank You'
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Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[22]
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40
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Sales certifications
Album
Country
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Sales
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Certification
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Canada (CRIA)
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200,000+
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2× Platinum[23]
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United States (RIAA)
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1,000,000+
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Platinum[24]
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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100,000+
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Gold[25]
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Certification history
Organization
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Level
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Date
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RIAA – USA
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Gold
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22 December 1994
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RIAA – USA
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Platinum
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22 December 1994
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Credits
Personnel
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- Musicians:
- Jimmy Page - guitars, mandolin, vocals, producer.
- Robert Plant - vocals, producer.
- Charlie Jones - bass guitar, percussion.
- Michael Lee - drums, percussion.
- Ed Shearmur - keyboards, organ, piano.
- Porl Thompson - guitars, banjo.
- Nigel Eaton - Hurdy gurdy.
- Jim Sutherland - mandolin, bodhrán.
- Abdel Salam Kheir - oud.
- Ibrahim Abdel Khaliq - percussion.
- Hossam Ramzy - percussion.
- Farouk El Safi - daf, bendir.
- Najma Akhtar - backing vocals.
- Bashir Abdel Al Nay - strings.
- Amin Abdelazeem - strings.
- Ian Humphries - violin.
- David Juritz - violin.
- Elizabeth Layton - violin.
- Pauline Lowbury - violin.
- Rita Manning - violin.
- Mark Berrow - violin.
- Ed Coxon - violin.
- Harriet Davies - violin.
- Rosemary Furness - violin.
- Perry Montague-Mason - violin.
- David Ogden - violin.
- Janet Atkins - viola.
- Andrew Brown - viola.
- Rusen Gunes - viola.
- Bill Hawkes - viola.
- Caroline Dale - cello.
- Ben Chappell - cello.
- Cathy Giles - cello.
- Stephen Milne - cello.
- Storme Watson - didjeridu.
- Production:
- Bill Curbishley - executive producer.
- Mike Gregovich - engineer, mixing.
- Martin Meissonnier - pre-production.
- Andy Earl - photography.
- Cally - design.
- Rex King - assistant.
- Kevin Shirley - remixed stereo and surround sound for 2004 edition.
- Tim Young - mastering.
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Notes