Four years later, vocalist Nicks and vocalist/lead guitarist Buckingham added their folk/rock/pop stylings to create the foundation behind the band’s first massively successful album: 1975’s eponymous release featuring the hit singles “Over My Head,” “Say You Love Me” and “Rhiannon.” Keyboardist and vocalist Christine Perfect married John McVie and joined the then-blues-focused group in 1970. The band was under pressure to produce another hit albumĬreated in the United Kingdom in 1967 by guitarist Peter Green and drummer Fleetwood with bass guitarist John McVie, Fleetwood Mac would experience a revolving door of talent over the decades, with John McVie and Fleetwood the only members of the group to appear on every release from the band. Dra- ma” was how band member Christine McVie described the making of Rumours to Rolling Stone soon after the album’s release on February 4, 1977. The British-American band had just come off a successful, yet grueling, six-month American tour which showcased the talents of new members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham alongside regulars Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie and John McVie.
The fact that Rumours, Fleetwood Mac’s hit album, was ever finished, let alone stayed atop the charts for 31 weeks, win the Grammy for Album of the Year and became one of the biggest selling albums of all time (more than 45 million copies), is testament to the artistry of the individuals comprising the group - and gives credence to the notion that through adversity, great things can emerge. When you combine a huge recording budget with sex, drugs and rock-and-roll, then add in jealousy, infidelity and divorce – between members of the band, no less – it hardly sounds like a recipe for a successful album.
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