Christine McVie (album)
Christine McVie is the second solo album by the British Fleetwood Mac vocalist and keyboardist Christine McVie, released in 1984.
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| Released | January 27, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983, Mountain Studios (Montreux, Switzerland); Lower Dean Manor (Gloucestershire, UK); Additional recording at Olympic Studios (London, UK)[1] | |||
| Genre | Soft rock • pop • pop rock | |||
| Length | 43:48 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Russ Titelman | |||
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It was McVie's first solo recording since her 1970 self-titled release (under her maiden name). It features two U.S. top-40 hit singles, "Got a Hold on Me" (US#10) and "Love Will Show Us How" (US#30). The album itself also achieved modest success in the United States, peaking at #26 and spending 23 weeks on the Billboard 200.[2] In the UK, the album entered at #58 on chart.
The band on this album includes Christine McVie (keyboards, percussion and vocals), Todd Sharp (guitar and backing vocals), George Hawkins (bass and backing vocals), and Steve Ferrone (drums and percussion).
Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sings backing vocals on tracks 2 (The Challenge), 7 (Who's Dreaming this Dream?) & 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.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The New York Times | (Mixed) [4] |
| People | (Mixed)[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
AllMusic's 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.[3] The album received generally mixed reviews from critics upon its release, mostly due to the same reasons as above.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Will Show Us How" | Christine McVie, Todd Sharp | 4:14 |
| 2. | "The Challenge" | McVie, Sharp | 4:40 |
| 3. | "So Excited" | McVie, Sharp, Billy Burnette | 4:05 |
| 4. | "One in a Million" | McVie, Sharp | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Ask Anybody" | McVie, Steve Winwood | 5:29 |
| 6. | "Got a Hold on Me" | McVie, Sharp | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Who's Dreaming This Dream" | Sharp, Daniel Douma | 3:35 |
| 8. | "I'm the One" | Sharp | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Keeping Secrets" | Sharp, Alan Pasqua | 3:34 |
| 10. | "The Smile I Live For" | McVie | 5:07 |
Personnel
- Christine McVie – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
- Todd Sharp – guitars, backing vocals
- George Hawkins – bass, backing vocals
- Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Steve Winwood – synthesizers (4, 5, 6, 10), lead vocals (4), backing vocals (4, 5), synth piano (5)
- Eddy Quintela – additional keyboards (10)
- Eric Clapton – lead guitar (2)
- Lindsey Buckingham – backing vocals (2, 7), guitar (3, 6), lead guitar (10)
- Mick Fleetwood – drums (5)
- 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
- Elliot Scheiner – mixing
- A & R Recording (New York City, New York) – mixing location
- Ted Jensen – 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
- Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
- Larry Vigon – art direction, cover design
- Brian Griffin – cover photography
- Sam Emerson – inner sleeve photography
- John Courage – management
- 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
| Chart (1984) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 67 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[8] | 49 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[9] | 19 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[10] | 25 |
| UK Albums Chart[11] | 58 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 26 |
References
- Recording Information at discogs
- Nielsen Business Media, Inc (21 July 1983). Billboard – Top LPs and Tapes. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Allmusic Review: Christine McVie". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- Holden, Stephen (12 February 1984). "POP DISKS CONTRAST ROMANTIC STYLES". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- "Picks and Pans Review: Christine McVie". people.com. 19 March 1984. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- Shewey, Don (15 March 1984). "Rolling Stone review: Christine McVie: Christine McVie". Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "dutchcharts.nl Christine McVie – Christine McVie" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "swedishcharts.com Christine McVie – Christine McVie" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "Christine McVie – Christine McVie – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- "Christine McVie > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "Allmusic: Christine McVie : Charts & Awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.