''Christine McVie'' is the second solo album by the British
Fleetwood Mac vocalist and keyboardist
Christine McVie
Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac.
McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...
, released in 1984.
It was McVie's first solo recording since her
1970 self-titled release (under her maiden name). It features two US top-40 singles, "Got a Hold on Me" (US No. 10) and "Love Will Show Us How" (US No. 30). The album itself also achieved modest success in the United States, peaking at No. 26 and spending 23 weeks on the
''Billboard'' 200.
In the UK, the album entered at #58 on chart.
The band on this album includes
Christine McVie
Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac.
McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...
(keyboards, percussion and vocals),
Todd Sharp Todd Sharp (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, son of jazz guitarist Fred Sharp and founder of Todd Sharp Amplifiers. He began touring with Hall & Oates in 1975 as their lead guitarist at the age of 19. He has si ...
(guitar and backing vocals), George Hawkins (bass and backing vocals), and
Steve Ferrone (drums and percussion).
Fleetwood Mac guitarist
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and male lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fl ...
sings backing vocals on tracks 2 ("The Challenge"), 7 ("Who's Dreaming this Dream?") and 10 ("The Smile I Live For"), plays guitar on track 6 ("Got a Hold on Me"), and plays lead guitar on track 10 ("The Smile I Live For"). Mick Fleetwood plays drums on track 5 ("Ask Anybody").
Eric Clapton plays lead guitar on track 2 ("The Challenge"), and
Steve Winwood shares lead vocals on track 4 ("One in a Million") and contributes backing vocals and piano to track 5 ("Ask Anybody"), as well as playing synthesizer on several tracks.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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reviewer
Stephen Thomas Erlewine retrospectively called ''Christine McVie'' "a collection of soft rock/pop and ballads that are pleasantly melodic and ingratiating." However, he also commented that McVie's songs are too lacking in variety to be completely effective outside the context of a Fleetwood Mac album.
The album received generally mixed reviews from critics upon its release, mostly due to the same reasons as above.
Track listing
Personnel
* Christine McVie – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
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Todd Sharp Todd Sharp (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, son of jazz guitarist Fred Sharp and founder of Todd Sharp Amplifiers. He began touring with Hall & Oates in 1975 as their lead guitarist at the age of 19. He has si ...
– guitars, backing vocals
* George Hawkins – bass, backing vocals
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Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
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Steve Winwood – synthesizers (4, 5, 6, 10), lead vocals (4), backing vocals (4, 5), synth piano (5)
* Eddy Quintela – additional keyboards (10)
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Eric Clapton – lead guitar (2)
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Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and male lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fl ...
– backing vocals (2, 7, 10), guitar (3, 6), lead guitar (10)
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Mick Fleetwood
Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of t ...
– drums (5)
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Ray Cooper – percussion (2, 3, 5, 10)
Production
* Russ Titelman – producer
* David Richards – engineer
* Toby Ellington – second engineer
* Larry Franke – second engineer
* Thomas P. Price Jr. – second engineer
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Elliot Scheiner
Elliot Ray Scheiner (born 18 March 1947) is a music producer, mixer and engineer. Scheiner has received 27 Grammy Award nominations, eight of which he won, and he has been awarded four Emmy nominations, two Emmy Awards for his work with the Eagl ...
– mixing
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A & R Recording
A & R Recording Inc. was a major American independent studio recording company founded in 1958 by Jack Arnold and Phil Ramone.
History
Before founding A & R Recording in 1958, Arnold and Ramone had been working at JAC Recording, Inc.; Arnold h ...
(New York City, New York) – mixing location
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Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''.
Biography
T ...
– mastering
* Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) – mastering location
* Patrick Byrne – equipment
* Kimberly Boyle – production coordinator
* Chris Kable – production coordinator
* Mary Melia – production coordinator
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Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
* Larry Vigon – art direction, cover design
* Brian Griffin – cover photography
* Sam Emerson – inner sleeve photography
* Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music. Track 7 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music/Doumaditties. Track 3 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music/Billy Beau Music. Track 5 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music/Island Music Ltd. Track 9 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music/Itsall Music.
Chart positions
References
External links
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1984 albums
Christine McVie albums
Albums produced by Russ Titelman
Warner Records albums