Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

With the departure of Guitarist Bob Welsh and the addition of then couple Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac went from being British style Blues Rock band to became a California pop group. The new line ups second release of Rumours in 1977 was a slick hook laden pop package that went multi platinum, won a grammy and topped the US album charts for 31 weeks.
Underneath the smooth production and perfect harmonies lay a darker side however as the band struggled with relationships breaking down. Mick Fleetwood split from his wife, Nicks and Buckingham broke up and the other two members of the band John and Christine Mc Vie divorced. Amazingly, the band stayed together and many of the songs refer directly to their experiences at the time, Nicks believed Buckingham wrote Go Your Own Way in reference to their breakup and it led to tension, You Make Loving Fun is purportedly about an affair Christine Mc Vie had with the groups lighting director, while Don't Stop is a more positive take on the Mc Vie divorce. As if all this was not enough, cocaine was becoming a problem referred to in Gold Dust Woman, later covered by Courtney Love with Hole in 1996. Although critics felt that the band had sold out, Rumours has stood the test of time with fans and continues to sell well today.
Track listing
1. Second Hand News
2. Dreams
3. Never Going Back Again
4. Don't Stop
5. Go Your Own Way
6. Songbird
7. Chain, The
8. You Make Loving Fun
9. I Don't Want To Know
10. Oh Daddy
11. Gold Dust Woman