Behind the Mask singles

[Villavic]

Checking the Wikipedia page of this album, the singles they released were (with peak positions):

"Save Me" US Adult Contemporary 6
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
US Billboard Hot 100 33
UK Singles Chart 53
"Skies the Limit" US Adult Contemporary 10
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 40
"In the Back of My Mind" UK Singles Chart 58
"Hard Feelings" US Adult Contemporary -
"Love Is Dangerous" US Mainstream Rock Tracks 7

In Peru I only heard Save Me on radios. And its video too in TV, and only the Skies video in TV. No other single. How did other singles do in your hometown?

[WatchChain]

In the States, the response to this album was lukewarm at best. To some, it represents and artistic low point for the band. No major big hit singles.

[holidayroad]

I heard Save Me quite often on local radio (at the time, the nearest radio station to me was in West Virginia). I saw the video on TV a few times.

I never heard Skies the Limit on the radio and didn't see a video until 1993.

I didn't even know that the other three songs were released until much later.

[billwebster]

Not exactly a BTM song, but "Love Shines" has been a radio staple in some parts of Germany for a long time, just like "Little Lies".

[TrueFaith77]

Not exactly a BTM song, but "Love Shines" has been a radio staple in some parts of Germany for a long time, just like "Little Lies".

That song is such a classic. A shame it never received a proper platform.

[HomerMcvie]

That song is such a classic. A shame it never received a proper platform.

It truly is! Love Shines should have been a hit. I LOVE it!

[SteveMacD]

I heard "Skies The Limit" all the time on the local Mix station at work in 1990 and 1991.

[StevieNicksfann]

In Chicago, radio rarely played Save Me but the rock stations played Love Is Dangerous all the time. Never heard Skies or Hard Feelings ever on radio.

[PenguinHead]

In the States, the response to this album was lukewarm at best. To some, it represents and artistic low point for the band. No major big hit singles.

Sales and artistry are separate entities.

[chiliD]

The "Skies The Limit" video was in medium to heavy rotation for quite a while on MTV & VH1 at the time of BTM's release.

"Save Me" got lots of radio airplay as I recall.

BTM definitely did better in the UK than the US.

[jbrownsjr]

I heard Save Me a lot in the midwest and Los Angeles. Very seldom Love is Dangerous. I heard Skies a few times on AC radio and remember the video very well.

[Neal]

I never realized "Save Me" charted as high as it did! Makes me wonder (again) why it didn't make the cut for The Very Best of... :shrug:

[Chris_Sydney]

'Save Me' is a great little tune. Definitely my favourite of the period between 'Tango' and 'The Dance'.


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[MacShadowsBall]

I never realized "Save Me" charted as high as it did! Makes me wonder (again) why it didn't make the cut for The Very Best of... :shrug:

Makes me wonder too, as it doesn't make sense. Save Me was FM last hit song and the first single from Behind the Mask. Paper Doll and Skies the Limit made the VBO yet Save Me didn't.

'Save Me' is a great little tune. Definitely my favourite of the period between 'Tango' and 'The Dance'.

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My fav's from this era tend to not be from BTM, but from the '88 GH and the Chain Box Set, i.e. As Long As You Follow and Love Shines. :cool:

[michelej1]

I think Paper Doll made it because it had Richard and Lindsey participating and I think they hoped it would have done better and wanted to give it as much exposure as possible. I'm not sure about Skies the Limit.

Michele

[mitzo]

Wasn't As Long as You Follow the biggest single between The Mask and The Dance?

[michelej1]

From Dan Carman's Blog April 21, 2014

http://dancarman.blogspot.com/2014/04/itunes-latest-18.html

•Behind the Mask - Fleetwood Mac (1990) - I have long been a fan of Fleetwood Mac. Their Rumors album from 1977 still plays tricks on my mind given its strong association to my adolescence. This song from their 1990 album of the same name did not include Lindsey Buckingham as a member of the group. However, Lindsey did contribute his unmistakable acoustic guitar to this one. This Christine McVie number is a strong piece with a haunting melody. Angel in black, I recognize the shadows from your past.

•Friend - Christine McVie (2004) - McVie's work on her 2004 solo album was the reason why she did not participate in Fleetwood Mac's 2003 Say You Will. This song is a gem about the pain of being alone and longing for relationships that have since crumbled to dust.

[Nicks Fan]

As Long As You Follow peaked at #43 while Save Me peaked at #33. The have not had a top 40 hit since then although Landslide made it to #51.

[MikeVielhaber]

Wasn't As Long as You Follow the biggest single between The Mask and The Dance?

"As Long As You Follow" was before Behind the Mask, no?

[jbrownsjr]

"As Long As You Follow" was before Behind the Mask, no?

Yes it sure was.

[David A]

Lindsey played guitar on as long as you follow ? I though Vito did, hence the video, lol

Did LB play guitar on that song ?

[Neal]

Lindsey played guitar on as long as you follow ? I though Vito did, hence the video, lol

Did LB play guitar on that song ?

No, it was "Behind the Mask" (the title track of the album) that the clip is referring to.

[Fannymac]

In the States, the response to this album was lukewarm at best. To some, it represents and artistic low point for the band. No major big hit singles.

I think the thing that killed the album in the States was the singles selection.....WB blew it!
As for it being the "artistic low point" for the band.......sorry, but I think most fans ~ and critics! ~ think TIME holds that title!!!!

[FuzzyPlum]

As for it being the "artistic low point" for the band.......sorry, but I think most fans ~ and critics! ~ think TIME holds that title!!!!

I can remember being so disappointed by Behind the Mask. As many times as I played it and willed myself to like it I never could. I think Time is surprisingly half decent- Christine's songs in particular are generally better. Perhaps the success of the likes of Hold Me, Little Lies and Everywhere led her to rely just too much on repetitive hooks. With Skies the Limit and Save Me I think she just went overboard. Both albums would have benefited from Lindsey's hand in the production. I think Richard did a decent job on Time, though overall its a bit lightweight and could have been beefed up a bit. I think BTM is the lower point musically.