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- McVie wrote and sang lead on four tracks on the first studio album of the new line-up, Fleetwood Mac (1975): "Warm Ways", "Over My Head", "Say You Love Me" and "Sugar Daddy", and had a joint songwriting credit with Buckingham for "World Turning".
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- Don’t Stop. (from Rumours, 1977) As bright and urgent as an affirmation stuck to a mirror, Christine McVie’s blast of post-marriage positivity is a masterclass in moving on.
- You Make Loving Fun. (from Rumours, 1977) A thoughtful Christine McVie rocker with an R&B stride and Superstition-like clavinet, You Make Loving Fun belies its consequence-free title.
- Little Lies. (from Tango In The Night, 1987) Big-haired, soft-focused and digitally buffed, there’s desolation in this ambient pop-rock ballad’s breathy choral filigrees.
- Songbird. (from Rumours, 1977) Rumours’ co-producer Ken Caillat heard Christine McVie rehearsing this song one night and suggested they capture it in one of the auditoria at UC Berkeley, settling on the Zellerbach Hall Auditorium.
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- "Oh Daddy" Mick Fleetwood was the only father in the band when McVie penned "Oh Daddy." While some say the drummer inspired the tune, others say McVie's muse was actually a lighting director on the band's tour crew.
- "Hold Me" McVie penned "Hold Me," Fleetwood Mac's first hit of the 1980s, with co-writer Robbie Patton; the song is said to be about her tumultuous relationship with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys.
- "Songbird" McVie's beautiful and personal piano ballad, "Songbird," is a rare solo outing for the singer-songwriter. Its placement on Rumors means it often gets overlooked for more raucous fare like "Go Your Own Way" and "The Chain"—but it also means its softness stands out all the more.
- "Say You Love Me" "Say You Love Me" is pure pop perfection. The tune hit No. 11, tying with Stevie Nicks' heavily lauded "Rhiannon." It's one of Fleetwood Mac's most instantly recognizable songs thanks to its earworm melody.
The A.V. ClubFleetwood Mac was full of dysfunction and drama long before Stevie Nicks joined
At the pinnacle of the band’s success, John and Christine McVie were in the midst of a divorce, and Stevie Nicks was dating Lindsay Buckingham but cheating on him with Mick Fleetwood (who was ...
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Review: GO YOUR OWN WAY: A CELEBRATION OF FLEETWOOD MAC at Open Stage
Their energy is contagious, their individual voices are unique and beautiful, and together they create rock magic. The harmonies, in particular, are a treat for the ears. If you are looking ...
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- Michael Gallucci
- "Don't Stop" (From Rumours, 1977) McVie's biggest hit with Fleetwood Mac (only "Dreams," the band's sole No. 1, was bigger) is a group song. At least in performance: Lindsey Buckingham shares a huge chunk of lead vocals.
- "Everywhere" (From Tango in the Night, 1987) Despite its very '80s production, Lindsey Buckingham's last album with the band's most famous and successful lineup contains some of its most sophisticated pop songs.
- "You Make Loving Fun" (From Rumours, 1977) By the time "You Make Loving Fun" was released as Rumours' third single, the album was well on its way to becoming one of the bestselling LPs ever.
- "Say You Love Me" (From Fleetwood Mac, 1975) "Over My Head" may have launched Fleetwood Mac Mach 5 (or whatever number they were on at this stage), but "Say You Love Me" confirmed their status as pop stars.
McVie was a fan of Fleetwood Mac and while she was touring with Chicken Shack the two bands would often meet. Both bands were signed to the Blue Horizon label, and McVie played piano as a session musician on Peter Green's songs on Fleetwood Mac's second studio album, Mr. Wonderful.
- Skies The Limit – Behind The Mask – 1990
- Heroes Are Hard to Find – Heroes Are Hard to Find – 1974
- Remember Me – Penguin – 1973
- Don’T Stop – Rumors – 1977
- Just Crazy Love – Mystery to Me – 1973
- Over My Head – Fleetwood Mac – 1975
- You Make Loving Fun – Rumors – 1977
- Songbird – Rumors – 1977
- Everywhere – Tango in The Night – 1987
- Say You Love Me – Fleetwood Mac – 1975
Christine McVie and Eddie Quintela co-wrote the song “Skies the Limit” for Behind the Mask in 1990. The latter received a mixed response from a lot of people. Even so, it reached number eighteen in the United States and number one in the United Kingdom. “Skies the Limit” did a fair amount of heavy lifting for that bit of success by serving as the s...
Title tracks have more expectations placed on them. After all, their name makes them representative of their release. Fortunately, “Heroes Are Hard to Find” more than managed to live up to those expectations. It was never a single, but its animated vocals and skeptical lyrics combined to make it one of the more memorable songs from the studio album...
“Remember Me” was the song that opened Penguin in 1973. Its lyrics aren’t what anyone would describe as happy. After all, they speak of intense longing for someone who has rejected the viewpoint character. Despite that, the song has a certain energy that enables it to run right along rather than get dragged down. It is a wonderful reminder that McV...
McVie wrote “Don’t Stop” on her own. However, she shared the responsibility as the lead singer with Lindsey Buckingham. Specifically, she sang the second verse, while the two of them sang both the chorus and the third verse. “Don’t Stop” peaked at number 3 in the United States and went platinum in the United Kingdom. It continues to stand as one of...
“Just Crazy Love” was the third song from Mystery to Me in 1973. Lyrics-wise, McVie describes an individual who has been overwhelmed by their love for someone else. Appropriately, her vocals have a dreamy tone to them, while the music has a more frenetic pace while retaining tight instrumentation.
The lyrics of “Over My Head” paint an interesting picture of a relationship that confuses as much as anything else because of the fast-changing temperament of the viewpoint character’s lover. Amusingly, McVie wrote it about her working relationship with Lindsey Buckingham, who she described as someone who could switch between being cold and being w...
Genuine emotion can provide songs with the power they otherwise wouldn’t possess. “You Make Loving Fun” is notable for being a very tender sort of song, which makes sense because McVie wrote it about her short-lived relationship with Curry Grant. The funny thing is that she told her then-husband that it was about their dog. Something that was neede...
As the story goes, Christine McVie came up with “Songbird” at around midnight, which was very inconvenient because she had no one to record it with. Thanks to that, she had to stay up so that she wouldn’t forget it. That was great because “Songbird” is one of the best songs from Rumors, which is impressive considering the competition. It is quite a...
“Everywhere” was the fourth single from Tango in the Night. It is one of the best examples of pop to ever come from Fleetwood Mac, which made it very clear that McVie was a true master of the genre. The funny thing is that she has stated that she doesn’t struggle with these songs, which in a way, seems like the essence of what the genre should aspi...
Two songs made Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled album in 1975 known far and wide. The McVie-penned “Say You Love Me” was one of the two, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its sound is rich and harmonious while remaining easy to listen to throughout. As such, “Say You Love Me” is one of the songs that established Fleetwood Mac’sdominance in th...
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Nov 30, 2022 · “Little Lies” was Fleetwood Mac firing on all cylinders: McVie’s pillow-soft vocal performance is accented by furious harmonies and interjections from Buckingham and Nicks, a sublime ...
Dec 8, 2022 · From 'Songbird' to 'The Chain,' here is a list of songs by Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie that EW considers to be her career's best.
