"Dreams (Fleetwood Mac song) ""Dreams"" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their eleventh studio album ""Rumours"" (1977). In the United States, ""Dreams"" was released as the second single from ""Rumours"" on March 24, 1977, while in the United Kingdom it was released as the third single in June 1977. A performance of ""Dreams"" on stage was used as the promotional music video. In the US, ""Dreams"" reached the top spot on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, the band's only number-one single there; it sold over a million copies. In Canada, ""Dreams"" also reached number one on"
"Kent to develop Nicks's unique onstage look, with costumes that featured flowing skirts, shawls, and platform boots. Following the success of ""Fleetwood Mac"", increasing tension between Nicks and Buckingham began to take its toll on their creativity, and Nicks ended the relationship. Fleetwood Mac began recording their follow-up album, ""Rumours"", in early 1976 and continued until late in the year. Also, Nicks and Buckingham sang back-up on Warren Zevon's self-titled second album. Among Nicks's contributions to ""Rumours"" was ""Dreams"", which became the band's only ""Billboard"" Hot 100 number-one hit single to date. Nicks had also written and recorded the song"
"Fleetwood Mac"" 2-CD Set in 2002. Additional personnel Skies the Limit ""Skies the Limit"" is a single released in 1990 by British-American band Fleetwood Mac, from their album ""Behind the Mask"". The single achieved modest success; while it did not chart on the US Hot 100, it did reach number 10 on the ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart and number 40 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The moderate success of ""Skies the Limit"" and ""Save Me"" helped to push their parent album into the US and Canadian Top 20, albeit only briefly. ""Skies the Limit"" was the only track from ""Behind"
"benefit concert for United States Senator Birch Bayh in Indiana was followed by a short European tour of the UK, the Netherlands, France, and Germany in April. Nigel Williamson of ""Uncut"" called Fleetwood Mac's performances ""rock's greatest soap opera"". ""Dreams"", released in March 1977, became the band's only number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in June. Fleetwood Mac's main writers—Buckingham, Christine McVie and Nicks—worked individually on specific songs, but sometimes shared lyrics with each other. ""The Chain"" is the only track that all members, including Fleetwood and John McVie, collaborated on. All songs on ""Rumours"" concern personal, often"
"Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac (1968 album) Fleetwood Mac, also known as Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, is the debut studio album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 24 February 1968. The album is a mixture of blues covers and originals penned by guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer, who also share the vocal duties. It is the only album by the band not to feature keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie in any capacity. The release of the album brought the band overnight success; in the UK, the album reached No. 4 and stayed on the charts 37 weeks, despite the"
"by the 1920s-style group The Temperance Seven. Such unusual musical interests prompted band leader Green to dub Kirwan ""Ragtime Cowboy Joe"". In 1969 Fleetwood Mac were voted the UK's number one Progressive Group in Melody Maker's end-of-year polls. The band had also outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in Europe in record sales and concert tickets. Fleetwood Mac's hit singles from 1969 to 1970 were all written by Green, but Kirwan's style showed through thanks to Green's increasing desire not to act as the band's main focus. Kirwan joined Green in the dual guitar harmonies on ""Albatross"", contributed to"
"Fleetwood Mac (1968 album) Fleetwood Mac, also known as Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, is the debut studio album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 24 February 1968. The album is a mixture of blues covers and originals penned by guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer, who also share the vocal duties. It is the only album by the band not to feature keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie in any capacity. The release of the album brought the band overnight success; in the UK, the album reached No. 4 and stayed on the charts 37 weeks, despite the lack of"
"Greatest Hits (1971 Fleetwood Mac album) Greatest Hits was the first hits compilation package from the British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, covering the period from the band's beginning in 1968 to 1971, mostly in its original incarnation led by guitarist Peter Green. Part of the second British blues boom of the late 1960s, Fleetwood Mac enjoyed several hit singles in the UK, collated here for this album issued on CBS Records only in the UK, but available in the US as an import. The single ""Black Magic Woman"" received exposure in the US via a cover by the San"
"Side two Greatest Hits (1971 Fleetwood Mac album) Greatest Hits was the first hits compilation package from the British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, covering the period from the band's beginning in 1968 to 1971, mostly in its original incarnation led by guitarist Peter Green. Part of the second British blues boom of the late 1960s, Fleetwood Mac enjoyed several hit singles in the UK, collated here for this album issued on CBS Records only in the UK, but available in the US as an import. The single ""Black Magic Woman"" received exposure in the US via a cover by"
"Seven Wonders (song) ""Seven Wonders"" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. It was released as the second single from the band's 1987 album ""Tango in the Night"". Stevie Nicks performed the lead vocals on the song, written by Sandy Stewart, with contributed lyrics by Nicks. In the song, Nicks remembers in her past, meeting someone very impressive and beautiful. Even if she should live to see the Seven Wonders of the World, she says it would not compare to having met that unnamed person. The song was also released as a 12-inch single, which included an extended"
"""Fleetwood Mac"" was re-released in 1978, along with the single ""Rhiannon"" which peaked just outside the Top 40 at No. 46. The album eventually peaked at No. 23 on the UK Albums Chart but was a prelude to a run of hugely successful albums for the band in Britain, including four number ones: ""Rumours"", ""Tusk"", ""Tango in the Night"" and ""Behind the Mask"". A live version of ""Landslide"" was eventually released as a single in the US in 1998 after it became one of the most popular tracks from the live reunion album ""The Dance"". It reached No. 51 on"
"by Fleetwood Mac, and was replaced by ""Gonna Fly Now"" by Bill Conti. On the R&B Singles Charts it held the number one spot for five weeks from April 30 until June 17, 1977 (being interrupted twice at the number one position for one week by ""Whodunit"" by Tavares for the week of May 21, 1977 and Stevie Wonder's ""Sir Duke"" for the week of May 28, 1977 respectively). On the disco charts the single was also a number one hit. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 20 song of 1977. It would also reach number-one on the dance chart"
"Bare Trees Bare Trees is the sixth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in March 1972. This is their last album to feature Danny Kirwan, who was fired during the album's supporting tour. In the wake of the band's success in the mid-1970s, ""Bare Trees"" peaked at No. 70 and achieved Gold status in 1976 and certified platinum in 1988 for selling over a million copies. ""Child of Mine"" alludes to Kirwan's biological father not having been part of his life (Kirwan was his stepfather's surname). ""The Ghost"" was later re-recorded by Bob Welch for His Fleetwood"
"his on-stage persona. Spencer became the first member of Fleetwood Mac to release a solo album, simply titled ""Jeremy Spencer"", in 1970. This album featured many 1950s parodies and amusing songs but was not a success. In December 2015, the album was released on CD. When Green left Fleetwood Mac in mid-1970, the band were in a state of flux and there was a possibility of not continuing. However, the band held together, and both Spencer and Kirwan worked on new songs, which appeared on the ""Kiln House"" album released in the late summer of 1970. For the first time,"
"Skies the Limit ""Skies the Limit"" is a single released in 1990 by British-American band Fleetwood Mac, from their album ""Behind the Mask"". The single achieved modest success; while it did not chart on the US Hot 100, it did reach number 10 on the ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart and number 40 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The moderate success of ""Skies the Limit"" and ""Save Me"" helped to push their parent album into the US and Canadian Top 20, albeit only briefly. ""Skies the Limit"" was the only track from ""Behind the Mask"" included on ""The Very Best of"
"Fleetwood Mac as a third guitarist. Green had been frustrated that Jeremy Spencer had little desire to contribute to his songs. Kirwan, a self-taught guitarist, had a signature vibrato and a unique style that added a new dimension to an already complete band. With Kirwan in the band they released their first number one single in Europe, ""Albatross"", on which Kirwan duetted with Green. Green said later that the success of 'Albatross' was thanks to Kirwan. ""If it wasn't for Danny, I would never had had a number one hit record."" Around this time they released the compilation album ""English"
"Sara (Fleetwood Mac song) ""Sara"" is a song written by singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks of the British-American pop/rock band Fleetwood Mac as a single from the 1979 ""Tusk"" double LP. The album version is 6:22 minutes and the edited version is 4:41 minutes. The song peaked at No. 7 in the US for three weeks, No. 37 in the UK for two weeks, No. 11 in Australia and No. 12 in Canada. Its success has led to it being included in various later best-of albums such as 2002's ""The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac"". Canoe.com states that the song is about"
"Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling bands. In 1998, select members of Fleetwood Mac were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2018, the band was declared MusiCares Person of the Year. Fleetwood Mac was founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer. Bassist John McVie completed the lineup for their self-titled debut album. Danny Kirwan joined as a"
"Fleetwood Mac (1975 album) Fleetwood Mac is the tenth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in July 1975 by Reprise Records. It was the band's second eponymous album, the first being their 1968 debut album. Among Fleetwood Mac fans, the album is often referred to as The White Album. This is the first Fleetwood Mac album to feature Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as vocalist, after Bob Welch departed the band in late 1974. The album was also the band's last to be released on the Reprise label until 1997's ""The Dance"" (the band's subsequent"
"like the reformed Fleetwood Mac, whose ""Rumours"" (1977) was the best selling album of the decade. Major British soft rock artists of the 1970s included 10cc, Mungo Jerry and Rod Stewart. A large number of soft rock songs fit into the singer-songwriter classification – that is, songs written and recorded by the same person. Some of the most successful singer-songwriter artists were Cat Stevens, Steve Winwood and Elton John. Kate Bush became the first solo woman to have a self-written song become a number 1 UK single and became a sensation, drawing on art rock, literature, dance and mime. The"
"starting in 2009. ""Then Play On"", the band's first rock album, featured only the songs of Kirwan and Green. Jeremy Spencer, meanwhile, had recorded a solo album of 1950s-style rock and roll songs, backed by the rest of the band. In July 1969 Fleetwood Mac opened for Ten Years After at the Schaefer Music Festival at New York City's Wollman Rink. They appeared at the festival again in 1970. By 1970 Peter Green, the frontman of the band, was not in good shape. He had taken LSD at a hippie commune in Munich, which may have contributed to the onset"
"Christine McVie described the song as having ""just three chords and one note in the left hand"" and ""boring"" when Nicks played a rough version on the piano. McVie changed her mind after Buckingham ""fashioned three sections out of identical chords, making each section sound completely different. He created the impression that there's a thread running through the whole thing."" In the United States, ""Dreams"" reached the number-one spot on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart on June 18, 1977, and held it for one week. On the Adult Contemporary chart, ""Dreams"" was Fleetwood Mac's highest charting single during the 1970s"
"Albatross (instrumental) ""Albatross"" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in November 1968, later featuring on the compilation albums ""The Pious Bird of Good Omen"" (UK) and ""English Rose"" (US). It was a major hit in several countries and became Fleetwood Mac's only Number 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart, spending one week at the top. It was re-released in the UK as a single in 1973, and peaked at Number 2 in the charts. The piece was composed by Peter Green. The single has sold over 900,000 copies in the UK. Santo & Johnny's"
"Fleetwood Mac discography The discography of Fleetwood Mac consists of 17 studio albums, 8 live albums, 23 compilation albums, one extended play single, and 62 singles. The 1967–1969 era Blue Horizon albums (""Fleetwood Mac"", ""Mr. Wonderful"", ""The Pious Bird of Good Omen"" and ""Fleetwood Mac in Chicago"") and 1971 outtakes album ""The Original Fleetwood Mac"" have been remastered and reissued on CD, as have the 1975–1987 era Warner Bros. studio albums ""Fleetwood Mac"", ""Rumours"", ""Tusk"", ""Mirage"", and ""Tango in the Night"". In 2013, a deluxe edition of ""Rumours"" was released. The same year, ""Then Play On"" was remastered and reissued"
"at the age of 15, eventually combining with Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer and Bob Brunning, at Green's behest, to become the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood would remain the only member to stay with the band through its ever-changing line-up. After several album releases and line-up changes, the group moved to the United States in 1974 in an attempt to boost the band's success. Here Fleetwood invited Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to join. Buckingham and Nicks contributed to much of Fleetwood Mac's later commercial success, including the celebrated album ""Rumours"", while Fleetwood's own determination to keep the band"
"single, ""Rhiannon"", gave the band extensive radio exposure. At the time, Fleetwood Mac's line-up consisted of guitarist and vocalist Lindsey Buckingham, drummer Mick Fleetwood, keyboard player and vocalist Christine McVie, bass guitarist John McVie, and vocalist Stevie Nicks. After six months of non-stop touring, the McVies divorced, ending eight years of marriage. The couple stopped talking to each other socially and discussed only musical matters. Buckingham and Nicks—who had joined the band before 1975's ""Fleetwood Mac"", after guitarist Bob Welch had left—were having an on/off relationship that led them to fight often. The duo's arguments stopped only when they worked"
"version of the Stevie Nicks track ""Gold Dust Woman"", as featured on the 1977 album ""Rumours"". The cover sleeve is identical to its parent album, Greatest Hits. As Long as You Follow ""As Long as You Follow"" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Written and sung by band member Christine McVie, and her then-husband Eddy Quintela, the song was one of two new tracks on the band's 1988 greatest hits album. Released as a single on 28 November 1988, the song reached number 66 on the UK Singles Chart late in the year. It narrowly missed"
"Go Your Own Way ""Go Your Own Way"" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their eleventh studio album ""Rumours"" (1977). It released as the album's first single in December 1976 on both sides of the Atlantic. Written and sung by Lindsey Buckingham, it became the band's first top ten hit in the United States. The album spawned three additional top ten hits, including the band's sole number one hit, ""Dreams"". ""Rumours"" would go on to sell over 40 million units worldwide, 20 million of which were from the US alone. Recorded in three separate studios,"
"of the band's biggest and most timeless hits, ever."" It is ranked No. 120 on ""Rolling Stone""s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. ""Rolling Stone"" also ranked it #1 on its list of Fleetwood Mac's 50 Greatest Songs. Like their last two singles from the album ""Fleetwood Mac"", ""Go Your Own Way"" became a hit in the US. The track made its first appearance on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart dated January 8, 1977, where it entered at No."
"Greatest Hits (1988 Fleetwood Mac album) Greatest Hits is a 1988 compilation album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. It covers the period of the band's greatest commercial success, from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s. It is different from the similarly titled 1971 release by the Peter Green incarnation of the band, and contains an entirely different track listing. The 1988 album in fact omits anything before 1975 including ""Albatross"", one of the band's biggest hits. The album has proven to be a major success since the time of its release. It peaked at No. 14 in the US"
"Don't Stop (Fleetwood Mac song) ""Don't Stop"" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, written by vocalist and keyboard player Christine McVie. Sung by guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and McVie, it was a single taken from the band's 1977 hit album, ""Rumours"". It is one of the band's most enduring hits, peaking at No. 3 on the ""Billboard"" singles chart. In the UK market, ""Don't Stop"" followed ""Go Your Own Way"" as the second single from ""Rumours"" and peaked at No. 32. In the US, it was the third single released, and peaked at No. 3 in October"
"on lead guitar. All songs written by Jeremy Spencer, except where noted. Jeremy Spencer (album) Jeremy Spencer is an album by British blues rock musician Jeremy Spencer, who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1967–71. Released on 23 January 1970, this was his first solo album and the first solo album by a current member of Fleetwood Mac. The album consisted of a collection of blues and 1950s songs, many of them parodies of other artists or styles. Spencer had already proved his powers of mimicry on the first two Fleetwood Mac albums, and he used this solo project"
"exceptional guitar player who inspired Peter into writing the most moving and powerful songs of his life."" Danny Kirwan Daniel David Kirwan (13 May 1950 – 8 June 2018) was a British musician whose greatest success came with his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972. He released three albums as a solo artist from 1975 to 1979, recorded albums with Otis Spann, Chris Youlden, and Tramp, and worked with his former Fleetwood Mac colleagues Jeremy Spencer and Christine McVie on some of their solo projects. Danny Kirwan was born"