I love Where We Belong, and it added to my sense of excitement for a forthcoming Buckingham McVie album. They made a decision to release this new album in a way that they've never done before, as a musical duo. Christine and Lindsey's collaborations have been one facet of Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987, but now they have the opportunity to release an album where that collaboration can be the main focus.
When they started talking about this being a duet album, I was looking forward to hearing what would happen when they co-write together more extensively (more than their three co-writes on Tango In The Night), when they contribute to each other's songs in different ways (Christine adding lyrics to Lindsey's instrumentals, or vice versa), when they are harmonizing together vocally and playing together as musicians. I always like the sound of their voices together on songs like Hold Me, or even on a demo like Where We Belong. There's a spark in their work together that can now be expanded upon, on a full album (and tour).
Much of their new album might end up reflecting this, but In My World really doesn't. People on this forum can't reach a firm consensus on whether Christine is even on the song at all (I don't think she is on it). Which may be fine-- maybe there is a place for this song as an album track, maybe it makes sense in the context of the full album. But whether you call it a teaser or a single, In My World is the first taste people are getting of Buckingham McVie (and, since it's going into rotation on BBC2 and probably other stations, people who wouldn't otherwise be picking up the album will be hearing this as their taste of what Buckingham McVie, as a duo, is). Wouldn't they want to pick a song that introduces them as a duo, that says, "We're doing this as Lindsey and Christine now, and this is what we sound like together"?
Lindsey has done songs before where it's been him and Mick and John, on FM and solo albums. Stuff without Christine or Stevie on it. And he's done stuff where it's him speeding up his voice, etc. That approach can work in the context of certain albums, but this is the first single from two musicians who have never released an album as a duo before, who have never performed shows as a duo before, after many of years of working together within a band and doing solo projects. Now I want to hear Buckingham McVie. I want to hear what happens when Lindsey and Christine make music together (after thirty years since the last time they worked together on a full studio album), and release their first ever album as a duo. In My World isn't delivering that for me. I'm sure there are other songs on the album that will.
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