Best Selling Albums Series: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours #9

Rumors Album is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on February 4, 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by the Fleetwood Mac band with Kenneth Douglas Caillat and Richard Charles Dashut. The music on the Rumors is characterized by a mix of electric and acoustic instrumentation, accented rhythms, guitars and keyboards, while its lyrics deal with personal and often troubled relationships.

Rumors Album became the number one album on the UK Albums Chart and also topped the US Billboard 200. The songs "Dreams", "Go Your Own Way", "Don't Stop" and "You Make Loving Fun" were released as singles, all of which reached the top 10 in the US, with "Dreams" also reaching number one. The Rumors Album was a major commercial success, selling over 10 million copies worldwide just a month after its release. Following such success, Fleetwood Mac undertook on concert tours around the world.

The Rumors Album won Album of the Year at the 1978 Grammy Awards and was certified Diamond in many countries including the UK, Canada, Australia and the US, and was certified 21x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being deemed "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant." Additionally, Rumors was ranked #7 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list in 2020.

The Rumors Album is considered Fleetwood Mac's magnum opus. As of February 2023, Rumors has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the sixth best-selling album of the 1970s and the ninth best-selling album of all time.

Information about Rumours Album

Released : 4 February 1977
Recorded : February–August 1976
Studio : Criteria (Miami) - Record Plant (Sausalito and Los Angeles) Zellerbach Auditorium (Berkeley) - Wally Heider's Studio 3 (Hollywood) - Davlen (North Hollywood)
Genre : Pop Rock - Soft Rock
Length : 38:55
Label : Warner Bros.
Producer : Fleetwood Mac - Kenneth Douglas Caillat - Richard Charles Dashut

Track Listing

"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"

If you want to listen to all the songs in the album: Spotify playlist - Apple Music - Youtube playlist

There are great songs on the Rumors Album, it is truly a great work. My favorite song on the album is Dreams.

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

Dreams has an incredible introduction and Stevie Nicks' haunting vocal suited the style of the song perfectly, also ensuring that her harmonious vocals to mesh well with the background vocals. Also, it is one of my favorite songs from a drum perspective. Dreams is a true classic that many people know and love thanks to the collaborative efforts of all band members. The song Dreams is a demonstration of the strengths of the entire band.

Lyrics

Now here you go again
You say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down?
It's only right that you should
Play the way you feel it
But listen carefully
To the sound of your loneliness

Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost

Oh, thunder only happens when it's rainin'
Players only love you when they're playin'
Say women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know

Now here I go again
I see the crystal visions
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams
And have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Dreams of loneliness

Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
Ooh, what you lost

Thunder only happens when it's rainin'
Players only love you when they're playin'
Women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
Oh, thunder only happens when it's rainin'
Players only love you when they're playin'
Say women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know
You will know
Oh, you'll know

Question of the Day : What is your favorite song from Rumours Album? Why? If you don't have an answer to this question, you can mention your favorite song in the comment. Why?

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