''In the Meantime'' is the third and final solo studio album by the British

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vocalist and keyboardist

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, released in 2004 on

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and

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. It was McVie's first solo recording since 1984, and the first since her departure from Fleetwood Mac. All of the songs on the album were composed by McVie and/or her nephew Dan Perfect, with contributions from ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist

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;

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, who co-wrote Fleetwood Mac's 1982 hit " Hold Me" with McVie; George Hawkins, ex-member of

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's Zoo in the mid-1980s, and McVie's ex-husband Eddy Quintela. ''In the Meantime'' reached number 133 on the

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and failed to enter the US ''Billboard'' 200. Debuting and peaking at number 32 on the US

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chart, it had sold around 20,000 copies in the United States up until 2005, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In a 2014 interview in the ''

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'' taken after her returning to Fleetwood Mac, McVie stated about the album that "It had some good songs on it, but I went about it all wrong".

Track listing

The Australian promo release included a new song not released anywhere else, called "Come Out to Play", and the US

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version featured an acoustic version of "Friend" as a bonus track.

Personnel

– vocals, keyboards (1–5, 7–12), synthesizers (2, 4, 5), acoustic piano (6) * Dan Perfect – guitars, backing vocals (2, 4, 6–9, 12), programming (5, 9) * George Hawkins – backing vocals (2, 4, 8, 9, 12), bass (3–7, 10, 11, 12) * Steve Ferrone – drums *

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– percussion (1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12) *

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– percussion (2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10) *

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– backing vocals (7, 8) *

– backing vocals (12)

Production

* Produced by Christine McVie, Dan Perfect and

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. * Executive Producer – Martin Wyatt * Engineered by Ben Georgiades, Dan Perfect and Claus Trelby. * Assistant Engineers – Richard Edgeler and Mike Read * Recorded at Swallow's Studio (Kent, UK); Sphere Studios (London, UK); Studio International (Ojai, California, USA). * Mixed by Ben Georgiades, Christine McVie and Dan Perfect. * Mastered by

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(New York City, New York, USA). * Photography – Mike Prior * Design – Ryan Art * Sleeve Notes – John Perfect

Notes

{{Authority control 2004 albums Christine McVie albums Albums produced by Ken Caillat