Time (Fleetwood Mac album)

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Time
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Studio album by
Fleetwood Mac
Released10 October 1995
Recorded1994–1995 at Ocean Way Recording and Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length60:18
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Fleetwood Mac chronology
Behind the Mask
(1990) 		Time
(1995) 		The Dance
(1997)
Singles from Time
  1. "I Do"
    Released: 10 October 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music1/5 stars[2]

Time is the 16th studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 10 October 1995. This album features a unique line-up for the band featuring the addition of former Traffic guitarist Dave Mason and country vocalist Bekka Bramlett (daughter of Delaney and Bonnie). Lindsey Buckingham, who had left Fleetwood Mac in 1987, makes an appearance as a backing vocalist on one track, but Time is the only Fleetwood Mac album since 1974's Heroes Are Hard to Find not to feature any contribution from Stevie Nicks.

The album received unfavorable reviews from critics and was a commercial disappointment, failing to chart in the US and peaking at number 47 in the UK, making it the band's lowest-charting album in that country.

Background[]

The new lineup toured in July 1994 with Steve Thoma deputizing for Christine McVie – McVie had retired from touring in 1990. A second leg of the tour began in April 1995 with dates in America, Europe and Japan. Jeremy Spencer, one of the band's original guitarists, joined the group on stage for their Tokyo performance.[3]

Fleetwood mentioned in his autobiography that Christine McVie did not originally intend to participate on the album (she had technically quit in 1990) but that Warner Bros. had insisted she appear. As such, her five featured songs were recorded separately from the full band and all guitar parts on these were played by session musician Michael Thompson, although Billy Burnette is featured on the album's only single, "I Do", which only charted in Canada.[4] "Hollywood" alludes to the homesickness that would cause her to retire temporarily from the band, while "Nights in Estoril" celebrated time spent at Estoril in Portugal with her then-husband Eddy Quintela, who was Portuguese himself.

Within a year this band line-up had split, with Mason, Bramlett and Billy Burnette all leaving the band. Christine McVie, who had already retired from live performances, informed the band that it would also be her last album appearance. Bramlett and Burnette recorded the Bekka & Billy album together in 1997, the same year Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks rejoined Fleetwood Mac.[3]

The band did not tour following the album's release in October 1995, but had (without Christine McVie) toured from July to December 1994, and again from April to September 1995.[5] The only songs from Time to be performed at these shows were "Blow by Blow" and "Dreamin' the Dream". "All Over Again" received its first live performances on the An Evening with Fleetwood Mac tour in 2018 as a live duet between Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks, with new guitarist Neil Finn playing keyboards.[6]

Album content[]

Another version of "Blow by Blow" had featured on the album for the 1994 World Cup the previous year. The five-piece lineup fronted by Billy Burnette, Mason and Bramlett performed it at the tournament's launch concert along with "Dreamin' the Dream", "The Chain" and "Oh Well".

"Nothing Without You" had originally been recorded by Delaney Bramlett, the father of Bekka, on his 1975 album Giving Birth to a Song which had featured writing contributions from Billy Burnette. An additional verse written by Bekka ensured she got a writing credit. Aside from this her only writing contribution was "Dreamin' the Dream".

The album also featured a rare lead vocal from drummer/band leader Mick Fleetwood on the seven-minute spoken piece "These Strange Times", produced by Duran Duran producer John Jones and written with Beach Boys co-writer Ray Kennedy. The spoken-word piece paid tribute to Peter Green and openly alluded to his songs "Man of the World" and "The Green Manalishi". The third verse also alluded to Stevie Nicks' "Dreams" and Lindsey Buckingham's "Walk a Thin Line". Fleetwood's only previous vocal/lyrical contribution to the group had been another spoken piece, "Lizard People" (from the "In the Back of My Mind" single).

Critical reception[]

AllMusic gave the album a two star review, considering it to be a drop in quality from their previous efforts.[7] It was voted number 10 in the All-Time Worst Albums Ever Made from Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[8]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Talkin' to My Heart"Billy Burnette, Deborah Allen, Rafe Van HoyBurnette/B. Bramlett4:54
2."Hollywood (Some Other Kind of Town)"Christine McVie, Eddy QuintelaC. McVie5:45
3."Blow by Blow"Dave Mason, John Cesario, Mark HoldenMason4:24
4."Winds of Change"Kit HainB. Bramlett4:26
5."I Do"C. McVie, QuintelaC. McVie4:28
6."Nothing Without You"Delaney Bramlett, Doug Gilmore, Bekka BramlettB. Bramlett3:06
7."Dreamin' the Dream"B. Bramlett, BurnetteB. Bramlett3:43
8."Sooner or Later"C. McVie, QuintelaC. McVie5:41
9."I Wonder Why"Mason, Franke Previte, Tom FullerMason/B. Bramlett4:28
10."Nights in Estoril"C. McVie, QuintelaC. McVie4:47
11."I Got It in for You"Burnette, AllenBurnette4:08
12."All Over Again"C. McVie, QuintelaC. McVie3:36
13."These Strange Times"Mick Fleetwood, Ray KennedyFleetwood (spoken word)7:07
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Little Lies (Extended Version)"C. McVie, Quintela6:07

Personnel[]

Fleetwood Mac
Additional musicians
  • Michael Thompson – guitars on tracks 2, 5, 8, 10 and 12
  • Steve Thoma – keyboards on tracks 3, 4 and 9
  • Lindsey Buckingham – backing vocals on track 6
  • Fred Tackett – trumpet on track 8
  • John Jones – keyboards, bass on track 13
  • Lucy Fleetwood – backing vocals on track 13
Production
  • Producers: Fleetwood Mac and Richard Dashut; John Jones and Ray Kennedy (track 13)
  • Additional engineers: Alan Sanderson, Charlie Brocco, Allen Sides, John Jones, Jimmy Hotz (track 13), David Eike, Tom Nellen, Richard Huredia, Dave Shiffman
  • Recording and mixing: Ken Allardyce; John Jones (track 13)
  • Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood
  • Additional recording at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering, assisted by Don Tyler
  • Cover concept by Mick Fleetwood
  • Art direction and design by Gabrielle Raumberger and Frank Chi
  • Photography by Lance Staedler, Bonnie & Dale McRaven, John McVie Family Archives

Charts[]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[9] 92
UK Albums Chart[10] 47
Dutch Album Charts[11] 59
Singles chart
Year Single Chart Position
1995 "I Do"
Canada singles chart 62

References[]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Fleetwood Mac Time review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Evans, Mike (2011). Fleetwood Mac: The Definitive History. New York: Sterling. pp. 257–267. ISBN 978-1-4027-8630-3.
  4. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Item 2851". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ The Time Tour Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Fleetwood Mac Debuts New Lineup at Tour Opener in Tulsa: Setlist & Videos". JamBase. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ^ Ruhlmann, William, "Time - Fleetwood Mac", AllMusic, retrieved 22 August 2020
  8. ^ Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 28. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
  9. ^ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (Enter "Fleetwood Mac" in the search bar) (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Fleetwood Mac | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  11. ^ "dutchcharts.nl: Discographie: Fleetwood Mac" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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