Future Games

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Future Games
Future Games cover
Studio album by Fleetwood Mac
Released September 1971
Recorded June–August 1971 at Advision Studios, London, England
Genre Rock
Length 42:22
Label Reprise
Producer Fleetwood Mac
Professional reviews
Fleetwood Mac chronology
Kiln House
(1970)		 Future Games
(1971)		 Bare Trees
(1972)
Alternate cover
Cover used for later US pressings
Cover used for later US pressings

Future Games is an album by British/American blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). This is their first album with guitarist Bob Welch and the first to feature Christine McVie as a full member. With this album, the Mac take advantage of the arrival of Welch and McVie. Without the 1950s leanings of departed guitarist Jeremy Spencer, they move further away from blues and closer to the melodic pop sound that would finally break them in America four years later.

A heavily edited version of "Sands of Time" was an unsuccessful single in the United States. However, the album did get airplay on FM radio.


Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

  1. "Woman of 1000 Years" (Danny Kirwan) – 5:28
  2. "Morning Rain" (Christine McVie) – 5:38
  3. "What a Shame" (Bob Welch, Kirwan, C. McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood) – 2:19
  4. "Future Games" (Welch) – 8:18

[edit] Side two

  1. "Sands of Time" (Kirwan) – 7:23
  2. "Sometimes" (Kirwan) – 5:26
  3. "Lay It All Down" (Welch) – 4:30
  4. "Show Me a Smile" (C. McVie) – 3:20

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional Personnel

  • John Perfect – Saxophones

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Fleetwood Mac
  • Engineer: Martin Rushent
  • Sleeve Design: John Pasche
  • Cover photo by Sally Jesse
  • Group photos by Edmund Shea

[edit] Miscellanea

  • It should be noted that the song timings listed here are not as indicated on the CD since those timings are inaccurate, in some cases very inaccurate. On some versions / copies of the album (depending on country it was printed), the notes state that the track 'Woman of a 1000 Years' runs for 8:20 when in fact it runs for 5:28. Similar is the track, 'Morning Rain', listed as 6:22 and runs for 5:38, while the track 'Sometimes' is listed to run for 6:25 and only runs for 5:26.
  • Early pressings of this album, and some foreign issues, have a yellow border around the picture of the two children. Subsequent pressings have a green border.
  • The song "Future Games" was later re-recorded by Bob Welch during his solo career.
  • There is at least one known early version of "Morning Rain" with the title "Start Again".
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