Fleetwood Mac Say You Will CD

This is a Limited Editon 2 CD set with exclusive bonus 4 track CD.

Although SAY YOU WILL is Fleetwood Mac's first album without longtime singer/songwriter/keyboardist Christine McVie as a full participant (she appears only as a guest musician), the album nevertheless harks back to the frothy sound of 1982's MIRAGE, if not the '70s L.A. studio-pop glory of RUMOURS. Singer/guitarist Lindsay Buckingham's production still boasts pleasing quirks aplenty ("Red Rover," "Murrow Turning Over in His Grave"), and his trademark acoustic fingerpicking licks underpin many of the tunes in a winning way. Buckingham and Stevie Nicks share the songwriting duties, and their writing and singing styles still mesh as well as they did in their pre-Mac days as Buckingham /Nicks. SAY YOU WILL manages to sound fresh without resorting to anything as embarrassing as grafting hip-hop rhythms or electronica effects onto the group's classic pop tunes, and though it all sounds far from dated, you probably wouldn't blink twice if told this was the lost, unreleased follow-up to MIRAGE.

Although SAY YOU WILL is Fleetwood Mac's first album without longtime singer/songwriter/keyboardist Christine McVie as a full participant (she appears only as a guest musician), the album nevertheless harks back to the frothy sound of 1982's MIRAGE, if not the '70s L.A. studio-pop glory of RUMOURS. Singer-guitarist Lindsay Buckingham's production still boasts pleasing quirks aplenty ("Red Rover," "Murrow Turning Over in His Grave"), and his trademark acoustic fingerpicking licks underpin many of the tunes in a winning way. Buckingham and Stevie Nicks share the songwriting duties, and their writing and singing styles still mesh as well as they did in their pre-Mac days as Buckingham/Nicks. SAY YOU WILL manages to sound fresh without resorting to anything as embarrassing as grafting hip-hop rhythms or electronica effects onto the group's classic pop tunes, and though it all sounds far from dated, you probably wouldn't blink twice if told this was the lost, unreleased follow-up to MIRAGE.

Fleetwood Mac: Lindsey Buckingham (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Stevie Nicks (vocals, keyboards); John McVie (keyboards, bass); Mick Fleetwood (drums, percussion).

Producers: Lindsey Buckingham, Rob Cavallo, John Shanks.

Personnel: Lindsey Buckingham (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Stevie Nicks (vocals, keyboards); Mick Fleetwood (drums, percussion).

Audio Mixers: Chris Lord-Alge; Mark Needham.

Recording information: Cornerstone Recording Studios; Lindsey's Garage; Ocean Way Recording; The Bellagio House.

Photographers: Karen Williams Johnston; Neal Preston; Herbert Worthington III.

Additional personnel: Sheryl Crow, Christine McVie, Jamie Muhoberac, Dave Palmer, John Pierce, John Shanks.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (5/1/03, p.54) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A randomly sequenced display of Fleetwood Mac's best instincts..."
Uncut (01/04, pp.84-7) - Ranked #20 in Uncut's "Albums Of The Year 2003"
Uncut (5/03, p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...There's so much here to get one's teeth into....The Mac keep the mainstream interesting..."
Mojo (Publisher) (5/03, p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A meticulously-honed blend of strong pop songs and Buckingham-led envelope-pushing..."