Fleetwood Mac (1975 album)
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| Studio album by Fleetwood Mac | |||||
| Released | July 11, 1975 | ||||
| Recorded | February 1975 at Sound City, Van Nuys, CA | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 42:12 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Producer | Fleetwood Mac and Keith Olsen | ||||
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Fleetwood Mac (sometimes referred to as The White Album, not to be confused with the Beatles' The White Album) was released by the band Fleetwood Mac in 1975 (see 1975 in music).
The album peaked at number one on the Billboard charts (where it remained for only one week, but set a record for most weeks on the chart before reaching the top position). It sold 4.5 million copies and launched three Top Twenty singles: "Over My Head," "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me," the last two falling just short of the Top Ten, both at #11. This is also the first album to feature both Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as vocalist, after Bob Welch departed the band, late in 1974.
Until the release of this album, Fleetwood Mac's albums generally sold around a quarter million copies. This eponymous album, then, helped launch them as musical superstars with an almost constant radio presence (which would be continued with their even more popular follow-up, Rumours). In 2003, the album was ranked number 183 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Monday Morning" (Buckingham) – 2:48
- "Warm Ways" (C. McVie) – 3:54
- "Blue Letter" (R. Curtis, M. Curtis) – 2:41
- "Rhiannon" (Nicks) – 4:11
- "Over My Head" (C. McVie) – 3:38
- "Crystal" (Nicks) – 5:14
- "Say You Love Me" (C. McVie) – 4:11
- "Landslide" (Nicks) – 3:19
- "World Turning" (Buckingham, C. McVie) – 4:25
- "Sugar Daddy" (C. McVie) – 4:10
- "I'm So Afraid" (Buckingham) – 4:22
2004 Re-issue
On March 24, 2004, Warner Bros. Records re-released the remastered album, with the following bonus tracks:
- "Jam #2" (Buckingham, C. McVie, J. McVie, Fleetwood) – 5:41
- "Say You Love Me" [single version] (C. McVie) – 4:03
- "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)" [single version] (Nicks) – 3:48
- "Over My Head" [single version] (C. McVie) – 3:09
- "Blue Letter" [single version] (Curtis, Curtis) – 2:42
[edit] Credits
Fleetwood Mac
- Stevie Nicks - vocals
- Lindsey Buckingham - guitar, vocals
- Christine McVie - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
- John McVie - bass
- Mick Fleetwood - percussion, drums
Additional personnel
- Waddy Wachtel - rhythm guitar on "Sugar Daddy"
[edit] Production
- Producers: Fleetwood Mac & Keith Olsen
- Engineer: Keith Olsen, 2nd Engineer: David Devore
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | "Over My Head" | Pop Singles | 20 |
| 1976 | "Over My Head" | Adult Contemporary | 32 |
| 1976 | "Rhiannon" | Pop Singles | 11 |
| 1976 | "Rhiannon" | Adult Contemporary | 33 |
| 1976 | "Say You Love Me" | Pop Singles | 11 |
| 1976 | "Say You Love Me" | Adult Contemporary | 12 |
[edit] References
| Preceded by Breezin' by George Benson |
Billboard 200 number-one album September 4 - September 10, 1976 |
Succeeded by Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder |
