World Turning

"World Turning"
Song by Fleetwood Mac from the album Fleetwood Mac
Released 1975
Recorded 1975
Genre blues rock, country rock
Length 4:25
Label Reprise
Writer Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie
Producer Fleetwood Mac
Keith Olsen
Fleetwood Mac track listing

"Landslide"
(8)
"World Turning"
(9)
"Sugar Daddy"
(10)

"World Turning" is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie for the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac's tenth album, Fleetwood Mac.[1]

Background

While the song was written in 1975, its roots date back to 1968. Fleetwood Mac's first album, which was also titled Fleetwood Mac, contained a track titled "The World Keeps on Turning", written by founding member Peter Green. The band reworked the song, and the song was later truncated to "World Turning".[2]

Unlike other songs on the album, "World Turning" was a collaboration with two Fleetwood Mac members; keyboardist Christine McVie, and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham.[3] Since its first appearance on Fleetwood Mac, "World Turning" has appeared on every concert tour. While never released as a single, it still receives airplay on many classic rock stations.

Buckingham used two guitars on the track; an electric guitar, and a Dobro; a resonator guitar that produces sound through one or more metal cones.[4] He also had his low E string tuned down to a D.[5]

Both the studio and live recordings make use of a talking drum. Speedy, a Nigerian drummer, made the instrument for Mick Fleetwood, the band's drummer. Since 1969, Fleetwood has brought the instrument to every show, using it on many live tours.[6]

Starting in 1988, Mick Fleetwood started using a drum vest using MIDI. The vest has five sensors which can produces various noises such as bells, screams, and shattering glass.[7]

Personnel

References

  1. Evans, Mike (2011). Fleetwood Mac: The Definitive History. 387 Park Avenue South, New York NY: Sterling. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4027-8630-3.
  2. Fleetwood, Mick; Bozza, Anthony (October 2014). Play On: Now Then & Fleetwood Mac (First ed.). 1290 Avenue if the Americas, New York NY 101014: Little Brown and Company. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-316-40342-9.
  3. "Mac:'Everybody was pretty weirded out' - the story of Rumours". Uncut. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  4. Levitin, Dan. "Recording-Engineering-Production (08/1992), Interview with Lindsey Buckingham". The Blue Letter Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  5. Forte, Dan. "Guitar Player (01/1977), Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham". The Blue Letter Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  6. "Mick Fleetwood Goes His Own Way: Talking Drums: Part Two". SureTone. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  7. Naman, Mard. "Making Tracks with MIDI: Mick Fleetwood". atarimagazines. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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