'Meantime' - New Christine Album - June 7th

DownOnRodeo · #1 03-29-2004, 07:53 AM

Thanks to Jannie from The Legacy for posting this exciting, long-awaited news.

Music Week / 03.04.04 / Page 6

One-time Fleetwood Mac songwriter and vocalist Christine McVie’s first solo outing in two decades is to mark the first link-up between Adventure Records and Sanctuary since their chart topping Christmas triumph with Mad World.

Following the UK platinum-selling success of the Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules single, the two companies are joining forces again for the release on June 7 of McVie’s Meantime.

The title, the first solo album since McVie’s self-titled release, also reunites McVie with Adventure Records co-founder Paul Conroy, who worked with her on Fleetwood Mac releases while he was an executive at Warner Music and landed this new release following an approach by her manager and music publisher Martin Wyatt. “He brought it to me and I just loved it,” says Conroy.

Conroy then decided to speak to Sanctuary about co-handling the album due to its track record of working with mature artists such as Steve Winwood and Todd Rundgren.

Adventure has gone with Sanctuary for the world outside the US and Canada, while teaming up with Koch in North America.

Separately, McVie and Wyatt have overseen the launch of a new publishing operation, which debuts with the new album.

This is awesome news - yet another FM release in the same half of the year as the SYW Concert DVD and the remasters!

PS - I like the (intentionally?) equivocal title. Maybe the early rumour that the new songs were more edgy, more 'angry' (not the actual terms used but the gist) will be true.

DownOnRodeo · #2 03-29-2004, 08:03 AM

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Are you sure you don't love just to be patronizing?

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markolas · #3 03-29-2004, 08:10 AM

Yay!

I was kinda thinking that we'd never see it, but I'm sooo glad to hear this. June 7th isn't such a long time...

markolas · #4 03-29-2004, 08:12 AM

Oh, and didn't I hear that they're reissuing her solo album from 1969? If so, that's two Christine events to look forward to this year.

GardenStateGirlie · #5 03-29-2004, 08:12 AM

This is AWESOME news. Thanks for posting over here, Joe! You know, I wouldn't mind hearing a bitter and angry Christine (it's a longshot, I know). I have a feeling this will be a really amazing album

Gypsy-Rhiannon · #6 03-29-2004, 08:59 AM

ShamHy89 · #7 03-29-2004, 09:11 AM

I'm so excited! Christine is back!

Shamus

strandinthewind · #8 03-29-2004, 09:51 AM

I LOVE LOVE LOVE CM and am thrilled to see this seeing its fruition. Lord Child - I may be buying a plane ticket to London if she appears live

Way to go CM - again I just love her work and her for that matter

shackin'up · #9 03-29-2004, 10:11 AM

This is terrific news!!!

Thanks for posting that!

I hope it's angry and edgy, that'll bring some new life to her impressive body of work. It's a great title- CM-FM 1-0

So there is a Winwood connection huh? Praise him!

gerald

dissention · #10 03-29-2004, 10:33 AM

This is such good news. I can't wait two months!!!

marc402 · #11 03-29-2004, 10:39 AM

thanx joe for the heads up
fabulous news
I can't wait till june 7th yahoo
Love the title aswell
will be very interesting to see what her new solo effort will be like it has ben 10 years since the last one

4Buck · #12 03-29-2004, 10:43 AM

>>>>I'm scared to find out. She IS 60......

dissention · #13 03-29-2004, 10:49 AM

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>>>>I'm scared to find out. She IS 60......

Yeah, and Lindsey and Stevie also qualify for social security benefits and senior discounts at IHOP. But I don't see anyone complaining.

estranged4life · #14 03-29-2004, 11:33 AM

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Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
PS - I like the (intentionally?) equivocal title. Maybe the early rumour that the new songs were more edgy, more 'angry' (not the actual terms used but the gist) will be true.

I'm sure it will be edgier, Because I very much doubt Sanctuary records will release an album (Either in conjunction with another label or on their own) that would be considered "safe".

macfan 57 · #15 03-29-2004, 11:46 AM

This is fantastic news!!! I first heard about it on the Legacy board earlier this morning. I can't wait. That's 70 days to go. And, yes her 1969 solo album will also be re-released on CD later this year, although I'm sure she's not too thrilled about that if she knows about it.

And, it's always amusing to hear Buckingham/Nicks fans remark about how old she is. It's not like everyone else in Fleetwood Mac is THAT much younger than Christine.