Future Games
by Fleetwood Mac
- Type: Album
- Released: 3 September 1971
- Label: Reprise
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 42:09
- Community rating: 3.49/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Susannah Melvoin, John Robinson, Mike Oldfield, Celtic Bevy Band, Rob Dickins, Edie Lehmann
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Following the departure of founding guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer, the band recruited Californian Bob Welch and elevated Christine McVie to a full-time member. The resulting album marks a radical departure from their British blues origins, shifting towards deeply melodic, slightly progressive soft-rock with a distinct West Coast flavor. It acts as the crucial transitional blueprint for their eventual global superstardom.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, progressive, acoustic, harmonies, jam
Tracklist
- Woman of 1000 Years (5:24)
- Morning Rain (5:36)
- What a Shame (2:15)
- Future Games (8:19)
- Sands of Time (7:20)
- Sometimes (5:24)
- Lay It All Down (4:29)
- Show Me a Smile (3:20)
Credits
- Celtic Bevy Band - bagpipes
- P.D. Scots Pipe Band - bagpipes
- Jamie Muhoberac - keyboards [additional keyboards], noises, loops [drum loops]
- Eric Caudieux - programmed by [additional programming], electronics [digital sound processing]
- Edie Lehmann - vocals
- Susannah Melvoin - vocals
- Sally Bradshaw - vocals [vocal solo], soloist [vocal solo]
- John Robinson - drums