Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac

Greatest Hits (1971) - Fleetwood Mac

    Featuring »

Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie, John McVie, Jeremy Spencer

    Tracklisting »

The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)
  Date Performance: 1970-04-00, Running Time: 4:36
  Comments: Chart: Billboard UK Top 50/40 Singles Peak Position: 10 Peak Dates: Jun 27, 1970 - Jul 4, 1970 - Jul 11, 1970 - Jul 18, 1970 Weeks on Charts: 12
Oh Well
  Date Performance: 1969, Running Time: 3:29
  Comments: (Part 1) Chart: Billboard US Hot 100 Singles Peak Position: 55 Peak Dates: Mar 7, 1970 & Mar 14, 1970 Weeks on Charts: 14 Chart: Billboard UK Top 50/40 Singles Peak Position: 1 Peak Dates: Nov 8, 1969 Weeks on Charts: 16
Oh Well
  Date Performance: 1969, Running Time: 5:39
  Comments: (Part 2)
Shake Your Moneymaker
  Date Performance: 1967-12-11, Running Time: 2:52/3:11
  Comments: Recorded @ CBS Studio, New Bond St, London.
Need Your Love So Bad
  Date Performance: 1968-04-28, Running Time: 3:53
  Comments: (Edit of version #2, remake) (Take 4) Recorded @ CBS Studio, New Bond St, London. Chart: Billboard UK Top 50/40 Singles Peak Position: 31 Peak Dates: Sep 28, 1968 Weeks on Charts: 22
Rattlesnake Shake
  Date Performance: 1969-06-00, Running Time: 3:32
Dragonfly
  Date Performance: 1970, Running Time: 2:46
Black Magic Woman
  Date Performance: 1968-02-22, Running Time: 2:54
  Comments: Recorded @ CBS Studio, New Bond St, London. Chart: Billboard UK Top 50/40 Singles Peak Position: 37 Peak Dates: May 4, 1968 Weeks on Charts: 7
Albatross
  Date Performance: 1968-10-06, Running Time: 3:08
  Comments: Recorded @ CBS Studio, New Bond St, London. Chart: Billboard US Hot 100 Singles Peak Position: 104 Peak Dates: Apr 5, 1969 & Apr 12, 1969 Weeks on Charts: 4 Chart: Billboard UK Top 50/40 Singles Peak Position: 1 (2 times) Peak Dates: Feb 8, 1969 & Jun 1973 Weeks on Charts: 35
Man Of The World
  Date Performance: 1969, Running Time: 2:51
  Comments: Chart: Billboard UK Top 50/40 Singles Peak Position: 2 Peak Dates: Jun 7, 1969 Weeks on Charts: 14
Stop Messin' Round
  Date Performance: 1968-04-28, Running Time: 2:19
  Comments: (Take 4) Recorded @ CBS Studio, New Bond St, London
Love That Burns
  Date Performance: 1968-04-00, Running Time: 5:02
  Comments: Recorded @ CBS Studio, New Bond St, London

    Guest Appearances »

John(ny) Almond, Sandra Elsdon, Steve/Stephen Gregory, Christine McVie

    Released »

1971-11

    Format »

Import Vinyl/CD Album

    Other Appearances »

W(illiam) H(enry) Davies (Songwriter), Clifford (G.) Davis (Adams) (Songwriter), Peter Green (Songwriter), Peter Green (Songwriter), Elmore James (Songwriter), Little Willie (William Edgar) John (Mertis, Jr.) (Songwriter), Danny Kirwan (Songwriter), Danny Kirwan (Songwriter), Mick Fleetwood (Produced By), Mick Fleetwood (Produced By), Fleetwood Mac (Produced By), Peter Green (Produced By), Peter Green (Produced By), Danny Kirwan (Produced By), Danny Kirwan (Produced By), John McVie (Produced By), John McVie (Produced By), Jeremy Spencer (Produced By), Jeremy Spencer (Produced By), Mike Vernon (Produced By), Mike Ross (Engineered By), Martin Birch (Recording Engineer)

    Record Label »

CBS

    Catalogue Number »

460704 2 (CD)

    Running Time »

42:20

    Liner Notes »

1989 UK Import CD Reissue Notes:

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31-10

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5 0997 7

Stereo

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LC 0149

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    Reviews »

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The green manalishi
Review written by Anonymous, January 24th, 2007
Th� number one track on this record is The green manalishi.
A great track and very good music. But !!
It is not digital available. All Greatest Hits CD's from Fleetwood Mac are without The Green Manalishi. How come??

The best place to start for collecting early Mac
Review written by John Fitzgerald, September 18th, 2004
The 1971 CBS Greatest hits package is rather difficult to get a hold of in the US but no matter where you are, if you can get it and you want to learn about the early days of Fleetwood Mac, this is the best place to start. Although I personally would have changed the order of the songs and I think a better song could've been chosen in favor of "Love that burns". Also, I was surprised both parts of "Oh well" were present, that's not a bad thing by any means, it certainly adds some color to the overall musical feel of the album. The only two non Peter Green numbers, Danny Kirwan's highly underrated "Dragonfly" from the rare 1971 single and Jeremy's best moment "Shake your moneymaker" stand up well with Peter's pure gold nuggets. I especially like how the early traditional stuff is mixed with the more rockin' 1969/70 stuff. This is such a varied collection of the early greats, I think everyone will like at least something on here. I've heard this record described as "the perfect crash course in early Mac" and they're absolutely right.

    Comments »

Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, that is, for this is a straightforward re-issue of a 1971 compilation rather than a recent or comprehensive survey. Pulling together fairly neatly the band's successes up to their troubled leader's departure, the 12 tracks centre on the Blue Horizon (1900) era: early covers of roots favourites by Elmore James (Shake Your Money Maker) and Little Willie John (Need Your Love So Bad), plus Peter Green's own compositions, which show him developing from the derivative Rattle Snake Shake through Black Magic Woman to the more imaginative Albatross. Tacked on are the subsequent, more progressive hits: the lonely Man Of The World (from their brief stay at Andrew Oldham's Immediate), the more adventurous and disturbing Oh Well Parts 1 and 2 and Green Manalishi, plus Danny Kirwan's gentle Dragonfly, all from the first recordings for Reprise. Even so, at just 43 minutes, this is another example of archive material that could have been much better reworked. 3 out of 5 stars. (Ian Cranna, Q Album Reviews)

Charts Peak : UK #36 (Feb 1972)

1998 CD import re-issue: Columbia 460704 9

    Last Modified »

2010-02-08

    Tracklisting »

Discography entry submitted by Mary Anne. Q album review submitted by Julie Kedward.