Rumours
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| Rumours | ||
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| Album by Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Released | February 4, 1977 | |
| Recorded | March 3, 1976 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 40 min 03 sec | |
| Label | Reprise | |
| Producers | Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 5/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB5B09CCC8EE56F890673D3788E9AC633E2E2B7B&uid=MIDMR0410162257&sql=10:fifpxqy5ld0e~T1) |
| Fleetwood Mac Chronology | ||
| Fleetwood Mac (1975) | Rumours (1977) | Tusk (1979) |
Rumours was a rock and roll concept album, released by Fleetwood Mac in 1977 (see 1977 in music). It was the second album recorded with this lineup, following the successful self-titled Fleetwood Mac album.
The album deals with personal tensions within the group. Rumours won a 1978 Grammy award for Album of the Year, and spent 31 weeks at the top of the Billboard Music Charts, in spite of critical panning for perceived pandering to mainstream tastes. By 1998 the album had sold more than 18 million copies in the United States alone and was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America as the third highest selling single-disc album in history.
In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Rumours the 25th greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 16.
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Track listing
- "Second Hand News" (Buckingham) - 2:43
- "Dreams" (Nicks) - 4:14
- "Never Going Back Again" (Buckingham) - 2:02
- "Don't Stop" (McVie) - 3:11
- "Go Your Own Way" (Buckingham) - 3:38
- "Songbird" (McVie) - 3:20
- "The Chain" (Buckingham, Fleetwood, McVie, McVie, Nicks) - 4:28
- "You Make Loving Fun" (McVie) - 3:31
- "I Don't Want to Know" (Nicks) - 3:11
- "Oh Daddy" (McVie) - 3:54
- "Gold Dust Woman" (Nicks) - 4:51
Personnel
- Lindsey Buckingham - guitar, vocals
- Mick Fleetwood - percussion, drums
- Christine McVie - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
- John McVie - bass
- Stevie Nicks - vocals
Production
- Producers: Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut
- Engineers: Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut
- Mastering: Ken Caillat, Ken Perry, Charlie Watts
- Concept: Fleetwood Mac
- Design: Desmond Strobel
- Hand Lettering: Larry Vigon
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Song | Chart | Position |
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| "Go Your Own Way" | US Hot 100 | 10 |
| "Dreams" | US Hot 100 | 1 |
| "Don't Stop" | US Hot 100 | 3 |
| "You Make Loving Fun" | US Hot 100 | 9 |
Awards
1977 Grammy Awards
| Category | Winner |
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| Album of the Year | Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut |