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Album Review: Penguin
 

  • Artist: Fleetwood Mac
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1973 03
  • Total Time: 35:46
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Fleetwood Mac's first album made after the departure of Danny Kirwan features the additions of guitarist Bob Weston and singer Dave Walker. By now Bob Welch and Christine McVie were the dominant forces in the band, and all traces of blues-rock were gone, replaced by Welch's hypnotic melodies and McVie's romantic sentiments married to up-tempo pop tunes. This album gave Fleetwood Mac its best U.S. chart showing yet, but the wonder is that this phase in the band's career wasn't even more popular. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Remember Me Fleetwood Mac (2:45)
Bright Fire Fleetwood Mac (4:33)
Dissatisfied Fleetwood Mac (3:44)
(I'm A) Road Runner Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland Fleetwood Mac (4:55)
The Derelict Fleetwood Mac (2:49)
Revelation Fleetwood Mac (5:00)
Did You Ever Love Me Bob Welch, Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac (3:44)
Night Watch Fleetwood Mac (6:17)
Caught in the Rain Fleetwood Mac (2:48)

Credits

Fleetwood Mac (Producer), Fleetwood Mac (Main Performer), Bob Welch (Guitar), Bob Welch (Vocals), Mick Fleetwood (Percussion), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Christine McVie (Keyboards), Christine McVie (Vocals), John McVie (Bass), Ralph Richardson (Percussion), Ralph Richardson (?), Martin Birch (Producer), Martin Birch (Engineer), Martin Birch (Mixing), Steve Nye (Organ), Steve Nye (Keyboards), Steve Nye (Drums (Steel)), Fred Totesant (Percussion), Russell Valdez (Percussion), Dave Walker (Harmonica), Dave Walker (Vocals), Bob Weston (Banjo), Bob Weston (Guitar), Bob Weston (Harmonica), Bob Weston (Vocals), Bob Weston (Slide Guitar), Barry Wentzell (Photography)
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Wikipedia: Penguin (album)
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Penguin
Penguin cover
Studio album by Fleetwood Mac
Released March 1973
Recorded January 1973
Genre Rock
Label Reprise
Producer Fleetwood Mac & Martin Birch
Professional reviews
Fleetwood Mac chronology
Bare Trees
(1972)
Penguin
(1973)
Mystery to Me
(1973)

Penguin is an album by British rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). Released in 1973, it was the first Fleetwood Mac album to feature Bob Weston and the only one to feature Dave Walker. The penguin is the mascot brought into the band by John McVie.

Track listing

  1. "Remember Me" (C. McVie) – 2:41
  2. "Bright Fire" (Welch) – 4:31
  3. "Dissatisfied" (C. McVie) – 3:41
  4. "(I'm A) Road Runner" (Holland/Dozier/Holland) – 4:52
  5. "The Derelict" (Walker) – 2:43
  6. "Revelation" (Welch) – 4:55
  7. "Did You Ever Love Me" (C. McVie/Welch) – 3:39
  8. "Night Watch" (Welch) – 6:09
  9. "Caught in the Rain" (Weston) – 2:35

Credits

Fleetwood Mac

Additional Personnel

  • Steve Nye – organ on track 8, steel drums on track 7
  • Ralph Richardson
  • Russel Valdez
  • Fred Totesaut
  • Peter Green – additional lead guitar on track 8 (uncredited)

Production

  • Producer: Fleetwood Mac and Martin Birch
  • Engineer: Martin Birch
  • Sleeve Design: Modula
  • Inside photo by Barry Wentzell

 
 

 

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