Albatross was Fleetwood Mac's only No. 1 single hit. True or false?
"True or False-Face ""True or False-Face"" is the 17th episode of the ""Batman"" television series, first airing on ABC March 9, 1966 in its first season. It guest starred Malachi Throne as False-Face. The master of disguise, False-Face, manages to steal the jeweled Mergenberg Crown and replace it with a false one right under the watchful eyes of the police. Included with the false crown is planning to rob an armored car. Batman catches False-Face, who is disguised as one of the armored car drivers but manages to escape in his Trick-Truck. Batman and Robin follow False-Face into an alley,"
"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"
"motif is a recurring theme on The KLF's 1990 album ""Chill Out"". The tune was covered by a German ambient musical project B-Tribe on their album ""Suave Suave"" in 1995. 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"
"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"
"Bruce and Baker, they have also been seen as the first groups to exploit the power trio. Although only together for a little over two years, from 1966–69, they were highly influential and it was in this period that Clapton became an international superstar. Fleetwood Mac are often considered to have produced some of the finest work in the subgenre, with inventive interpretations of Chicago Blues. They were also the most commercially successful group, with their eponymous début album reaching the UK top five in early 1968 and as the instrumental ""Albatross"" reached number one in the single charts in"
"earned Santo & Johnny a gold record. In the UK it peaked at number 22 on the charts. The Brian Setzer Orchestra recording of ""Sleep Walk"" received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance of 1998. ""Sleep Walk"" was a principal inspiration to Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green for his 1968 instrumental ""Albatross"", which became a worldwide hit. ""Albatross"" in turn inspired the Beatles song ""Sun King"" from ""Abbey Road"". The song ""Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)"" by the band Modest Mouse, from their 1996 EP ""Interstate 8"", drew inspiration from ""Sleep Walk"" in its melody, with the"
"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"
"""Albatross"" was released in November 1968 and reached Number 1 in the UK singles charts in December 1968. The Beatles were said to have admired ""Albatross"" and to have been inspired by it to create the slow, melodic, harmonised track ""Sun King"" on their 1969 album ""Abbey Road"". In the spring of 1969, after Fleetwood Mac's manager had removed the band from Vernon's Blue Horizon label, John Lennon was reported to be interested in signing Fleetwood Mac to The Beatles' new Apple Records label. Fleetwood Mac eventually signed with Warner Bros. Records. The B-side of ""Albatross"" was Kirwan's first published"
"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"
"""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"
"classic recordings in the hands of other performers – ""Black Magic Woman"" as recorded by Santana for example. Another example, ""Oh Well"" has gone on to become a rock standard. ""Albatross"" is the only Fleetwood Mac composition with the distinction of having inspired a Beatles song, ""Sun King"" from 1969's ""Abbey Road"". One of the earliest uses of the tune was on the soundtrack for the Rainer Werner Fassbinder sci-fi virtual reality film ""Welt am Draht"" (usually translated as ""World on a Wire""). It was featured (along with ""Jigsaw Puzzle Blues"") in 1979's ""Rock 'n' Roll High School"". It was"
"not a part of the recording sessions, Spencer was shown in video material miming to Green's slide guitar parts. Kirwan's instrumental ""Jigsaw Puzzle Blues"" was chosen for the B-side in most territories. ""Albatross"" has been re-released many times as a single in various countries, with many different B-sides. This composition is one of only a few tracks by the original line-up of Fleetwood Mac that is included on their later ""greatest hits"" and ""best of"" compilations. Many of their compilations only focus on hits from the 1970s and 1980s. However, other compositions from that period have gone on to become"
"Little Lies ""Little Lies"" is a song by the English/American rock band Fleetwood Mac. It was the third single to be taken from their 1987 album ""Tango in the Night"". To date, it is their most recent top 10 hit in the US. The song was composed by the band's keyboard player and vocalist, Christine McVie and her then-husband Eddy Quintela. The lead vocals were performed primarily by McVie although the chorus of the song featured brief solo passages by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. When released, the song reached number 1 for four weeks on the Billboard adult contemporary"
"blues"", as he replaced Clapton in the Bluesbreakers after Clapton's departure to form Cream. In 1967, after one record with the Bluesbreakers, Green, with the Bluesbreakers' rhythm section Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, formed Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. Mike Vernon, who had produced the """"Beano"""" album set up the Blue Horizon record label and signed Fleetwood Mac and other emerging blues acts. Other major acts included Free, Ten Years After, and Duster Bennett. Fleetwood Mac's eponymous début album reached the UK top 5 in early 1968 and as the instrumental ""Albatross"" reached number one in the single charts in early"
"True (Spandau Ballet song) ""True"" is a song by the English band Spandau Ballet. It was released on 11 April 1983 as the third single from their third studio album of the same name. The song was written by band member Gary Kemp. The song was a huge worldwide hit, peaking at number one in the UK Singles Chart on 30 April 1983 for four weeks, becoming the sixth-biggest-selling single of the year, and charting highly in 20 other countries. It is Spandau Ballet's biggest hit and their only major hit in the U.S., reaching number four on the ""Billboard"""
"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"
"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"
"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"
"True (George Strait song) ""True"" is a song written by Marv Green and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from his album, ""One Step at a Time"". The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and reached number-one on the Canadian ""RPM"" Country Tracks chart. Larry Flick, of ""Billboard"" magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the production has an ""open, airy feel that underscores the honest emotion in the lyric."" He goes"
"original album along with outtakes, alternative versions and live recordings. The repackage was officially released worldwide on 19 January 2018. Notes Notes Singles peak chart positions by territory are shown in the following table. Key to chart headings: UK (United Kingdom), US (United States), US Rock (United States ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock Tracks), US AC (United States ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary Tracks), AUS (Australia), CAN (Canada), GER (Germany), IRL (Ireland), NL (Netherlands), NZ (New Zealand). Notes 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."
"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"
"backed by British blues players including Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, Paul Kossoff, Stan Webb and Pete Wingfield. Other UK artists signed to the label included Chicken Shack, Duster Bennett, Key Largo, Gordon Smith, Jellybread and Christine Perfect (later to be Christine McVie). The label produced chart hit singles for Fleetwood Mac ""Need Your Love So Bad"" ""Black Magic Woman"" and the number 1 ""Albatross"" and Chicken Shack 's ""I'd Rather Go Blind"" and a string of albums in imaginative sleeves mostly designed by Terence Ibbott. The distinctive blue label singles eventually gave way to red and then no-centre white labels"
"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"
"was ever officially in the real band, but it was announced that Fleetwood and Christine McVie would be joining the band at a later date. The members of Fleetwood Mac obtained an injunction preventing the ""fake Mac"" from touring under their name, while Davis obtained an injunction preventing the ""real Mac"" from touring. The lawsuits resulting from the tour, which was aborted, put the real Fleetwood Mac out of commission for almost a year. During this period, Welch stayed in Los Angeles and connected with entertainment attorneys. Welch believed the band was being neglected by Warner Bros., the parent of"
"first of Strait's singles to top the charts in Canada, without reaching number 1 in his native USA. True (George Strait song) ""True"" is a song written by Marv Green and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from his album, ""One Step at a Time"". The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and reached number-one on the Canadian ""RPM"" Country Tracks chart. Larry Flick, of ""Billboard"" magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying"
"the three-day Miami Pop Festival in Florida alongside, among others, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, BB King and The Grateful Dead. Kirwan toured several times with Fleetwood Mac in Europe. Fleetwood said in his autobiography, ""We were ""huge"" in Europe. Even a simple blues track like ""Shake Your Moneymaker"" went to the top of the charts in Scandinavia. Every place we played was sold out and raving."" Kirwan's first recorded work with Fleetwood Mac, in October 1968, was his contribution of a second guitar part to Green's instrumental hit single ""Albatross"". Green had been working on the piece for some time"
"the band's first and only U.S. number-one hit. In 1981, while remaining a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks began her solo career, releasing the album ""Bella Donna"", which topped the ""Billboard"" album charts and has reached multiplatinum status. She has released a total of eight solo studio albums to date, with her most recent, titled """", released in October 2014. Stephanie ""Stevie"" Nicks was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, to Jess Nicks (July 2, 1925 – August 10, 2005), former president of Greyhound's Armour-Dial, and Barbara Nicks (November 12, 1927 – December 29, 2011), a homemaker. Nicks's"
"Very Best of Stevie Nicks"". 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"""
"True (Brandy song) ""True"" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood recorded for her fifth studio album ""Human"" (2008). Originally written and composed by RedOne along with Claude Kelly for entertainer Michael Jackson, the song deals with betrayal and heartbreak. A pop-R&B ballad that features instrumentation by the piano and strings, ""True"" deals with trust issues lyrically. The protagonist sings to an indifferent love interest, wondering whether she is his only one and whether he loves her. The song garnered generally mixed to positive reviews by contemporary music critics who considered it one of the album's strongest ballads,"
"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"
"Fleetwood Mac"". Fleetwood Mac played the song for the first time live in over 25 years for their Australian leg of the ""On with the Show tour"" in Sydney. Christine McVie introduced the song in a more humorous fashion; “It ""was"" released as a single, although I don’t think it did do terribly well. But we like it.” Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers recorded a cover version of the song for the 2012 compilation album """". The version features backward-sounding guitars and Carl Newman on lead vocals. In 1979, Ed Harrison of ""Billboard"" called the song ""a more"
"""Emerald Eyes"". Emerald Eyes contained a line that gave the album its title. Believe Me was revived during the first North American leg of the band's Rumours Tour in 1977. Just Crazy Love was performed by Christine McVie on her solo tour in 1984. Hypnotized was a minor US radio hit, often getting more airplay on AOR stations than For Your Love the single for which it featured as the B-side. It later was covered on The Pointer Sisters' 1978 album ""Energy"". Forever is one of only two Fleetwood Mac tracks to feature Bob Weston as a composer and one"
"Stevie Nicks Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter. Nicks is best known for her work as a songwriter and vocalist with Fleetwood Mac, and also for her chart-topping solo career. She is known for her distinctive voice, mystical stage persona, and poetic, symbolic lyrics. Collectively, her work both as a member of Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist has produced over 40 top-50 hits and sold over 140 million records, making her one of the best-selling music acts of all time with Fleetwood Mac. Nicks has been named one of the 100"