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Fleetwood Mac (1975 album)

Fleetwood Mac is the tenth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 11 July 1975 in the United States and on 1 August 1975 in the United Kingdom[6] by Reprise Records. It is the band's second eponymous album after their 1968 debut album and is sometimes referred to by fans as the White Album.[7] It is the first Fleetwood Mac album with Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as a vocalist, after Bob Welch departed the band in late 1974. It is also the band's last album to be released on the Reprise label until 1997's The Dance; the band's subsequent albums until then were released through Warner Bros. Records, Reprise's parent company.

Not to be confused with Fleetwood Mac (1968 album).

Fleetwood Mac

11 July 1975 (1975-07-11)

January–February 1975

Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California

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Reprise

The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on 4 September 1976, 58 weeks after entering the chart,[8] and spawned three top-twenty singles: "Over My Head", "Rhiannon", and "Say You Love Me", the last two falling just short of the top ten, both at number 11. It has been certified 7x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over seven million copies in the United States.[9] Peaking at number 23 on the UK Albums Chart,[10] it was the start of a run of hugely successful albums for the band in Britain, with six number ones, Fleetwood Mac being followed by Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979), Mirage (1982), Tango in the Night (1987), and Behind the Mask (1990).[11]

Commercial performance[edit]

The album debuted at number 183 on the US Billboard 200 chart dated 2 August 1975.[29] It eventually reached its peak at number one on the chart dated 4 September 1976, which was 57 weeks after it had entered the chart.[8] On 11 September 2018, the album was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over seven million copies in the United States.[9]


In the UK, the album initially did not enter the charts and made its debut at number 49 on the UK Albums Chart dated 6 November 1976, well over a year after the album's release.[30] It peaked at number 23 its second week on the chart.[31] On 5 July 1978, the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.[32]

– electric, acoustic, and resonator guitar, banjo, vocals

Lindsey Buckingham

– vocals

Stevie Nicks

– keyboards, synthesizer, vocals

Christine McVie

– bass guitar

John McVie

– drums, percussion

Mick Fleetwood

Fleetwood Mac


Additional personnel


Production

List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1976

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Strong, Martin C.

Roberts, David (2006). (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.

British Hit Singles & Albums

Fleetwood, Mick; (2014). Play On: Now, Then & Fleetwood Mac. New York: Little, Brown And Company. ISBN 978-0-316-40342-9.

Bozza, Anthony