Brown Eyes (song)

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"Brown Eyes"
Song by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Tusk
Released19 September 1979
Recorded1978–79[1]
GenreSoft rock, blues rock
Length4.27
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Christine McVie
Producer(s)Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat

"Brown Eyes" is a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 double LP Tusk. It was one of six songs composed and sung by Christine McVie.

Background[]

Original guitarist Peter Green also took part in the sessions for "Brown Eyes", but his playing on the track is not credited on the original album release.[2] Mick Fleetwood, the band's drummer, remembers that Green still remained in contact with the band and occasionally joined them in the studio.[3] At Fleetwood's request, Green overdubbed electric guitar on "Brown Eyes", although his playing was only included on the fade-out.[4] The full recording session, dated 20 September 1979, appears on disc three of the 2015 deluxe edition of Tusk, which contains alternate recordings of the album's 20 tracks.[5] This version has McVie singing completely different lyrics to those on the original album.

In a 1999 interview with the Penguin, Green admitted that he had no recollection of the recording session, likely due to his deteriorating health in the 70s.[6] Buckingham also did not recall the sessions taking place. “I don’t remember Peter Green coming in, so I don’t think I made any judgement on whether to use [his part] or not. Mick would ultimately have had the decision to use his playing or not. And it was Christine’s song to do with as she wished.“[4]

"Brown Eyes" was also performed on the Mirage Tour[7] and the Shake the Cage Tour.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Now Available: Fleetwood Mac, Tusk: Deluxe Edition". Rhino. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green". Fleetwood Mac. Retrieved Sep 9, 2011.
  3. ^ Irvin, Jim. "Tusk (Track by Track)". Stevie Nicks Info. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Reed, Ryan (2019-10-11). "Fleetwood Mac's 'Tusk': 10 Things You Didn't Know". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  5. ^ Sinclair, Paul. "Fleetwood Mac / Tusk / 8-disc super deluxe edition box set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Q&A Sessions: Peter Green, August 19 – September 1, 1999". The Penguin. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Mirage Tour". Fmlegacy.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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