[SteveMacD]

"Penguin" has a few gems, and a few stinkers. I can't imagine my Fleetwood Mac collection without such songs as "Remember Me," "Dissatisfied," "Revelation," "Did You Ever Love Me," and "Night Watch." The other four, not so much. It was a very casual album. They didn't seem too focused on what they were doing. But, in an artistic sense, the band was in the middle of shifting from the "Bare Trees" sound to the "Mystery To Me" sound. There are songs on "Penguin" that could have gone on the earlier albums, and others that could have gone on later albums.

I think it's safe to say that this album was very important for Christine as a pop songwriter. She had crafted a great pop tune with "Spare Me A Little" on the last album. "Penguin" showed that it wasn't a one-time deal. Her "Penguin" songs could have easily gone on later albums. (In fact, I've said that if you mix her "Penguin" songs in with the "Buckingham Nicks" album, it would have had that Big Mac sound.)