Mirage (album)
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| Mirage | ||
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| Missing image Fleetwood_Mac_-_Mirage.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Released | June, 1982 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 42 min 52 sec | |
| Record label | Reprise | |
| Producers | Lindsey Buckingham, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut, Fleetwood Mac | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 3/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB5B09CCC8EE56F890673C3789E7AC623E2E2B7B&uid=SUB040410162349&sql=10:gud7yl6jxpnb~T1) |
| Fleetwood Mac Chronology | ||
| Tusk (1979) | Mirage (1982) | Tango in the Night (1987) |
Mirage is an 1982 album by Fleetwood Mac, sometimes thought to be an attempt to follow up on the success of 1977's Rumours.
Mirage saw the band abandoning the experimental direction of Tusk in favour of familiar ground. Christine McVie's honey-smooth multi-layered harmonies open the album with "Love In Store" and reach their peak on the dreamy "Only Over You"; Stevie Nicks had more mystical moments with the Top 10 smash "Gypsy" and the country-tinged "That's All Right"; even Lindsey Buckingham seemed to have trouble gaining creative ground, with a 1960s pastiche in the shape of "Oh Diane", while "Eyes of The World" borrowed the central riff from Pachelbel's "Canon". On the upside, "Book Of Love" contains some wonderful gospelly notes and "Straight Back" captures the archetypal early 80s sound.
The album reached number one in the UK.
Track listing
- "Love in Store" (McVie) - 3:14
- "Can't Go Back" - 2:42
- "That's Alright" - 3:09
- "Book of Love" - 3:21
- "Gypsy" (Nicks) - 4:24
- "Only over You" (McVie) - 4:08
- "Empire State " - 2:51
- "Straight Back" - 4:17
- "Hold Me" (McVie, Patton) - 3:44
- "Oh Diane" (Buckingham, Dashut) - 2:33
- "Eyes of the World" (Buckingham) - 3:44
- "Wish You Were Here" - 4:45
Personnel
- Lindsey Buckingham - guitar, vocals
- Mick Fleetwood - drums
- Ray Lindsay - guitar
- Christine McVie - keyboards, vocals
- John McVie - bass
- Stevie Nicks - vocals
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Gypsy" | Adult Contemporary | 9 |
| 1982 | "Gypsy" | Mainstream Rock | 4 |
| 1982 | "Gypsy" | Pop Singles | 12 |
| 1982 | "Hold Me" | Adult Contemporary | 7 |
| 1982 | "Hold Me" | Mainstream Rock | 3 |
| 1982 | "Hold Me" | Pop Singles | 4 |
| 1982 | "Straight Back" | Mainstream Rock | 36 |
| 1983 | "Love in Store" | Adult Contemporary | 11 |
| 1983 | "Love In Store" | Pop Singles | 22 |
| 1983 | "Oh Diane" | Adult Contemporary | 35 |