Due to numerous line-up changes, the only original member
present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood. Despite band
founder Peter Green naming the group by combining the surnames of two of his
former bandmates (Fleetwood, McVie) from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, bassist
John McVie played neither on their first single nor at their first concerts.
The keyboardist, Christine McVie, who joined the band in
1970 while married to John McVie, appeared on all but two albums, either as a
member or as a session musician. She also supplied the artwork for the album
Kiln House.
The two most successful periods for the band were during
the late 1960s British blues boom, when they were led by guitarist Peter Green
and achieved a UK
number one with "Albatross"; and from 1975 to 1987, with more
pop-orientation, featuring Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie
Nicks.
Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of
Nicks and Buckingham, 1977's Rumours, produced four U.S. Top 10 singles
(including Nicks' song "Dreams", which was the band's first and only
U.S. number one) and remained at No.1 on the American albums chart for 31
weeks, as well as reaching the top spot in various countries around the world.
To date the album has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the
eighth highest selling album of all time.
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