Classic Albums Live: Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

Rumours is the eleventh studio album by the British and American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 4 February 1977, by Warner Bros. Records. The recording sessions took place as the band members dealt with breakups with one another and struggled with heavy drug use, both of which shaped the album's direction and lyrics.

Recorded with the intention of making a pop album that would expand on the commercial success of their tenth studio album, Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours contains a mix of electric and acoustic instrumentation, accented rhythms, guitars, and keyboards, with lyrics concerning personal and often troubled relationships. The band promoted the album with a worldwide concert tour. Rumours became the band's first number one album on the UK Albums Chart and also topped the US Billboard 200.

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Message from Craig Martin:

"the very first track of the album lets you know that heartache awaits it’s not easy to fall apart then sing about it then have 25 million people buy it it was therapy and it paid great this is a tough album for us to perform the vocals are tricky there’s nuance and layering and thunder and the guitars are orchestral plus the vibe of the album - the feel that’s hard to recreate i wanted the band to move into an apartment together to prepare for this album, but that didn’t fly so we rehearsed our asses off and we got it what ’s cool about this record is that everyone knows all the words even the ushers at the shows so when CAL hits the stage and plays this masterpiece it is joyous, we love you when we’re playing"

• Craig Martin, Founder, Classic Albums Live

Songs from Rumours album:

Second Hand News Dreams Never Going Back Again Don't Stop Go Your Own Way Songbird The Chain You Make Loving Fun I Don't Want to Know Oh Daddy Gold Dust Woman