On a more somber note, her piano ballad, “Songbird,” recorded at the University of Berkeley’s Zellerback Auditorium, is a heartfelt ode to her former husband. McVie’s optimistic “Don’t Stop” would, of course, become Bill Clinton’s battle cry during his presidency. Problems aside, Christine McVie, Nicks and Buckingham all stepped up to the plate when it came to writing songs. Then again, perhaps such obstacles reinforced the group’s strength and conviction. When you add in the technical difficulties and the overindulgence of booze and drugs to the emotional turmoil taking place, it’s a miracle the record ever got made at all. Not to be outdone, drummer Mick Fleetwood’s marriage to Jenny Boyd (sister to Patti Boyd who had her own share of marriage escapades with both George Harrison and Eric Clapton) was falling apart as well. The band’s other resident couple – John and Christine McVie – also called it a day. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, the California couple who joined the band for their previous record and were pivotal in helping turn things around, split up. And what better confirmation than a Grammy for Album of The Year.Įven with all accolades, the making of Rumours was no easy task. Rumours turned Fleetwood Mac, once a straight-ahead blues band plagued by shifts in personnel and direction, into a household name. Although it would boast four Top 10 singles (“Dreams,” “You Can Go Your Own Way,” “Don’t Stop” and “You Make Loving Fun”), nearly every song on the album continues to receive heavy airplay. Selling in excess of 30 million copies, Rumours debuted at Number 10 and went on to spend an unprecedented six months at Number 1, and almost a year in the Top 5.
In fact, it is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Released in February of 1977, Rumours is Fleetwood Mac’s eleventh and best-selling album.
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