Top 5 Christine McVie/Perfect Songs

[jbrownsjr]

So in this moment, my favorite Christine songs are:

One In A Million
Why
You Make Loving Fun
Sugar Daddy
Wish You Were Here (Duet with LB Live Milwaukee)

That's a crazy list, but she has so many songs. I wish I could add some Chicken Shack, but not there at the moment.

[aleuzzi]

Fleetwood Mac Top 5:

SYLM
YMLF
Never Forget
Sugar Daddy
Brown Eyes (or Oh Daddy)

Solo Top 5

One In a Million
Smile I Live For
Friend (acoustic)
Forgiveness
No Road Is the Right Road

Special mention: Giving It Back

Chicken Shack Top 5:

It’s Okay with Me Baby
When the Train Comes Back
Get Like You Used to Be

[HomerMcvie]

Top five FM
Think About Me
Why
Hold Me
Sugar Daddy
Love Shines

Top five solo
One In A Million
The Challenge
Friend
The Smile I Live For
Love Will Show Us How

[Macfan4life]

Come A Little Bit Closer
You Make Loving Fun
Isn't It Midnight
Nights in Estoril
Why


Edit: I stuck to the challenge. We all stray and find clever ways of making lists around here. Of all her songs solo/Mac I stuck to the list. Now don't everyone flame me but I seriously dont remember this Sugar Daddy love until Homer mentioned it. Its like when I first joined this board, Mirage was bashed like crazy and I had to right the ship. Now if only I can do that magic again for Say You Will. ;)

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bhDUvcY2O8

This has been in my rotation. Listen to the difference. Her early take is the one!!

[HomerMcvie]

Come A Little Bit Closer
You Make Loving Fun
Isn't It Midnight
Nights in Estoril
Why


Edit: I stuck to the challenge. We all stray and find clever ways of making lists around here. Of all her songs solo/Mac I stuck to the list. Now don't everyone flame me but I seriously dont remember this Sugar Daddy love until Homer mentioned it. Its like when I first joined this board, Mirage was bashed like crazy and I had to right the ship. Now if only I can do that magic again for Say You Will. ;)

Ho sh*t - I forgot Sugar Daddy. Going back to edit!

I've been here 11 years longer than you. This isn't the board it used to be. Which really has nothing to do with "the board", as much as changes in the internet. "Chit Chat" used to explode here(before Facebook).

[Macfan4life]

Ho sh*t - I forgot Sugar Daddy. Going back to edit!

I've been here 11 years longer than you. This isn't the board it used to be. Which really has nothing to do with "the board", as much as changes in the internet. "Chit Chat" used to explode here(before Facebook).
That's ok. Brownie forgot The Smile I Live For after telling us for years it was his favorite from the 1984 album :lol:

My memory is just too good :)

[Villavic]

Today:

YMLF
Over & Over
Isn't It Midnight
Don't Stop
ALAYF

[HomerMcvie]

That's ok. Brownie forgot The Smile I Live For after telling us for years it was his favorite from the 1984 album :lol:

My memory is just too good :)

So is your opinion of yourself.:laugh::D:wavey:

EDIT - for a minute, I thought you meant me, because that's MY last name. It's NOT his. You're like the one person here(that I like) that I'm not FB friends with.

[jbrownsjr]

That's ok. Brownie forgot The Smile I Live For after telling us for years it was his favorite from the 1984 album :lol:

My memory is just too good :)

You did read the "at this moment" part, no?

[Macfan4life]

You did read the "at this moment" part, no?
Your mood is like a circus wheel, you're changing all the time

[jbrownsjr]

Your mood is like a circus wheel, you're changing all the time

Cuz, once in a while I"m thrown back into that dark place, where you reside.

[Macfan4life]

Cuz, once in a while I"m thrown back into that dark place, where you reside.
You have the power to hypnotize. I should'a known better, I should beware

[aleuzzi]

So in this moment, my favorite Christine songs are:

One In A Million
Why
You Make Loving Fun
Sugar Daddy
Wish You Were Here (Duet with LB Live Milwaukee)

That's a crazy list, but she has so many songs. I wish I could add some Chicken Shack, but not there at the moment.

At this moment, only five, at your repeated urging—-

You’re so bossy!

SYLM
YMLF
Smile I Live For
One in a Million
No Road is the Right Road

Tomorrow: the list might be different, except the top three.

[jbrownsjr]

At this moment, only five, at your repeated urging—-

You’re so bossy!

SYLM
YMLF
Smile I Live For
One in a Million
No Road is the Right Road

Tomorrow: the list might be different, except the top three.

I was a little bossy. But I wanted to see your 5 of the moment.

Homer's too if he can follow the rules. I'm not the boss.

[HomerMcvie]

I was a little bossy. But I wanted to see your 5 of the moment.

Homer's too if he can follow the rules. I'm not the boss.

Mine can change at any given moment, except Think About Me. Nothing Ever Changes.

You're not the bo$$. Yeah right! You're really $tevie, playing with us, right? Why did you get Lindsey fired?:mad:

[On Ice]

So many great songs to choose from, all of them are viable product:

Over and Over
You Make Loving Fun
One in a Million
Why
Spare Me A Little

[aleuzzi]

So many great songs to choose from, all of them are viable product:

Over and Over
You Make Loving Fun
One in a Million
Why
Spare Me A Little

These songs are so viable, I’d dip my finger in a plastic cup of beer and lick it. Just to show how much respect I have for everybody in the band.

[HomerMcvie]

These songs are so viable, I’d dip my finger in a plastic cup of beer and lick it. Just to show how much respect I have for everybody in the band.

God I love that interview. And then she talks about listening to Lindsey's ideas in the studio and says, "even if he's wrong", and laughs. She was the epitome of cool back then.

[On Ice]

Yeah that interview was so much fun to watch, going to see if I can find it on You Tube and take a watch. I could listen to her amazing English pub accent until the cows come up, god I love it.

[HomerMcvie]

Yeah that interview was so much fun to watch, going to see if I can find it on You Tube and take a watch. I could listen to her amazing English pub accent until the cows come up, god I love it.

You don't have the Tusk doc? Even cooler is that there's an outtakes DVD of it. It has a lot of the snark that was edited out of the released version.

My favorite is Stevie is going on about something, and they're standing behind her, rolling their eyes at her.:lol:

[On Ice]

I have it homer- on VHS tape LOL

[jbrownsjr]

You don't have the Tusk doc? Even cooler is that there's an outtakes DVD of it. It has a lot of the snark that was edited out of the released version.

My favorite is Stevie is going on about something, and they're standing behind her, rolling their eyes at her.:lol:

He tells her less vibrato, and Christine takes a long drag of her smoke and looks at LB and turns away. :woohoo:

[jbrownsjr]

Homer, I think you sent me the DVD of the extras.

[HomerMcvie]

Homer, I think you sent me the DVD of the extras.
Yes, I did. I can't remember who sent it to me...David maybe?

[HomerMcvie]

I have it homer- on VHS tape LOL

I only had it on VHS(the doc, not the outtakes), and someone here sent them both to me on DVD.

[HomerMcvie]

He tells her less vibrato, and Christine takes a long drag of her smoke and looks at LB and turns away. :woohoo:

You can tell that they didn't respect her, even back then.

What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians? Stevie and Mick!:D:sorry:

[jbrownsjr]

You can tell that they didn't respect her, even back then.

What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians? Stevie and Mick!:D:sorry:

I may be of the few, but I think Mick, John and Christine are excellent musicians. Very capable, unique, and legendary. Stevie on the other hand is just an entertainer.

[aleuzzi]

You don't have the Tusk doc? Even cooler is that there's an outtakes DVD of it. It has a lot of the snark that was edited out of the released version.

My favorite is Stevie is going on about something, and they're standing behind her, rolling their eyes at her.:lol:

Two moments I remember:

1). Stevie is talking about trying to go for a Mills Brothers sound and then Lindsey and the engineers just begin talking right over her. She looks at them and then the camera with a WTF expression…


2). Stevie, Christine, Richard and Ken are listening to a playback of “Angel” and Stevie points out her singing “angel” in the background. Christine turns to Richard and in one of the most withering and sarcastic voices ever says, “angels in the background.” When she sees that Stevie has heard her she gives fake approval: “it sounds great.”

[aleuzzi]

I may be of the few, but I think Mick, John and Christine are excellent musicians. Very capable, unique, and legendary. Stevie on the other hand is just an entertainer.

I don’t think you’re one of a few. Many know of their excellent musicianship—especially other pro players.

[HomerMcvie]

Two moments I remember:

1). Stevie is talking about trying to go for a Mills Brothers sound and then Lindsey and the engineers just begin talking right over her. She looks at them and then the camera with a WTF expression…


2). Stevie, Christine, Richard and Ken are listening to a playback of “Angel” and Stevie points out her singing “angel” in the background. Christine turns to Richard and in one of the most withering and sarcastic voices ever says, “angels in the background.” When she sees that Stevie has heard her she gives fake approval: “it sounds great.”

1). Yes! I love it. She's going on and on, then when they start talking over her, she twirls her finger beside her head, indicating that they're nuts.:D

2). I believe Bob Welch, that Christine was extremely sarcastic. You probably had to have thick skin to be around her on a daily basis, telling you that you're wearing a stupid, f*cking shirt.

[HomerMcvie]

I may be of the few, but I think Mick, John and Christine are excellent musicians. Very capable, unique, and legendary. Stevie on the other hand is just an entertainer.

I'm a musician. We make fun of drummers. It's in our contract to do so.

[jbrownsjr]

I'm a musician. We make fun of drummers. It's in our contract to do so.

But that's not really why you make fun of MIck. :lol:

[moon]

Come on, you can't do only a Top 5!! I was trying to put 5 but only from the first albums with her I counted more! My Top 5 of Chris' angelical songs is:

- Brown Eyes. The amazing vocals of Chris at her best, with Peter's guitar at the end, and that hypnotic melody from the beginning
- Love In Store. A perfect way to open an almost perfect album. Lindsey and Stevie Nicks' backing vocals are simply a good complement to the song
- Come A Little Bit Closer. One of the most romantic and beautiful ballads I even heard!! Bob Welch solo, another good moment there!
- Hollywood (Another Kind Of Town). Chris at a more mature way, talking about her "negative"? to take part on the Time project. It has a good time extension, and pretty lyrics too
- Sooner Or Later. Simply perfect. One of her best songs ever. And it's incredible to know that she recorded it alone, just with a session guitar player and not so much, and then the rest added their parts and completed a truly masterpiece...

And my special mentions go to:
- Everywhere. A classic one, every year when I hear it I find it fresh and sticky!
- Over & Over. Another good one, to break the Rumours' atmosphere and introduce us to the Tusk days
- Homeward Bound. Christine as a rocker?? Yeah! A good rock song in a good album like Bare Trees.
- Wish You Were Here. (I said it before) The perfect way to close an almost perfect album. Long, emotional, and the piano mixing with the guitar is simply awesome...
- Warm Ways. One of my favourite ballads from FM, a good work of Lindsey on guitars

[aleuzzi]

Come on, you can't do only a Top 5!! I was trying to put 5 but only from the first albums with her I counted more! My Top 5 of Chris' angelical songs is:

- Brown Eyes. The amazing vocals of Chris at her best, with Peter's guitar at the end, and that hypnotic melody from the beginning
- Love In Store. A perfect way to open an almost perfect album. Lindsey and Stevie Nicks' backing vocals are simply a good complement to the song
- Come A Little Bit Closer. One of the most romantic and beautiful ballads I even heard!! Bob Welch solo, another good moment there!
- Hollywood (Another Kind Of Town). Chris at a more mature way, talking about her "negative"? to take part on the Time project. It has a good time extension, and pretty lyrics too
- Sooner Or Later. Simply perfect. One of her best songs ever. And it's incredible to know that she recorded it alone, just with a session guitar player and not so much, and then the rest added their parts and completed a truly masterpiece...

And my special mentions go to:
- Everywhere. A classic one, every year when I hear it I find it fresh and sticky!
- Over & Over. Another good one, to break the Rumours' atmosphere and introduce us to the Tusk days
- Homeward Bound. Christine as a rocker?? Yeah! A good rock song in a good album like Bare Trees.
- Wish You Were Here. (I said it before) The perfect way to close an almost perfect album. Long, emotional, and the piano mixing with the guitar is simply awesome...
- Warm Ways. One of my favourite ballads from FM, a good work of Lindsey on guitars

I love that you love Hollywood and Sooner or Later…

[jbrownsjr]

Sooner or Later is such a beautifully produced song. I wish Mick would have accented the end a little more.

[SteveMacD]

CHRISTINE PERFECT
Mean Old World
Get Like You Used To Be
I’d Rather Go Blind
Crazy ‘Bout You, Baby
I’m On My Way

CHRISTINE McVIE (Fleetwood Mac)
Say You Love Me
Think About Me
Isn’t It Midnight
Spare Me A Little
Don’t Stop

CHRISTINE McVIE (Solo)
Ask Anybody
Calumny
Got A Hold On Me
One In A Million
Easy Come, Easy Go

[bwboy]

As Long As You Follow
Brown Eyes
Little Lies
Isn’t It Midnight
Save Me

[moon]

I love that you love Hollywood and Sooner or Later…

Oh, thank you so much! :D
Time was definitely a good album to confirm that Christine's work there was probably the best, and in some cases (and respecting every single point of view) even better than some of her "oldies"...

[jbrownsjr]

As Long As You Follow
Brown Eyes
Little Lies
Isn’t It Midnight
Save Me

I love this list.

[jbrownsjr]

CHRISTINE PERFECT
Mean Old World
Get Like You Used To Be
I’d Rather Go Blind
Crazy ‘Bout You, Baby
I’m On My Way

CHRISTINE McVIE (Fleetwood Mac)
Say You Love Me
Think About Me
Isn’t It Midnight
Spare Me A Little
Don’t Stop

CHRISTINE McVIE (Solo)
Ask Anybody
Calumny
Got A Hold On Me
One In A Million
Easy Come, Easy Go

Now see if you can get this down to 5 best Christine songs of the moment.

[michelej1]

I won't name 5 but any list I made would include:

Hold Me
Calumny
SYLM

I am tempted to say Over My Head as well, but that might be one that changes depending on when you ask me. The other 3 would never change.

[Macfan4life]

Come on, you can't do only a Top 5!! I was trying to put 5 but only from the first albums with her I counted more! My Top 5 of Chris' angelical songs is:

- Brown Eyes. The amazing vocals of Chris at her best, with Peter's guitar at the end, and that hypnotic melody from the beginning
- Love In Store. A perfect way to open an almost perfect album. Lindsey and Stevie Nicks' backing vocals are simply a good complement to the song
- Come A Little Bit Closer. One of the most romantic and beautiful ballads I even heard!! Bob Welch solo, another good moment there!
- Hollywood (Another Kind Of Town). Chris at a more mature way, talking about her "negative"? to take part on the Time project. It has a good time extension, and pretty lyrics too
- Sooner Or Later. Simply perfect. One of her best songs ever. And it's incredible to know that she recorded it alone, just with a session guitar player and not so much, and then the rest added their parts and completed a truly masterpiece...

And my special mentions go to:
- Everywhere. A classic one, every year when I hear it I find it fresh and sticky!
- Over & Over. Another good one, to break the Rumours' atmosphere and introduce us to the Tusk days
- Homeward Bound. Christine as a rocker?? Yeah! A good rock song in a good album like Bare Trees.
- Wish You Were Here. (I said it before) The perfect way to close an almost perfect album. Long, emotional, and the piano mixing with the guitar is simply awesome...
- Warm Ways. One of my favourite ballads from FM, a good work of Lindsey on guitars
I like that you included Love In Store. It almost made my list. It has always been one of my favorite songs. The bouncy beat, the harmonies, and the lyrics make be melt :) Its pure pop perfection. I love how Chris bounces while singing it live. The band almost sounds like a doo wop band the harmonies are so good. Its a killer live too. I know the band spent a fortune on 2 videos for Mirage and the band was not getting along but it was a miss not to do a video for this song. In peak MTV time there were no songs in the top 20 without a video. A video could have launched Love In Store into the top 10. It was a huge medium to promote and get airplay. Of course the band did not mind, they wanted to hurry up and just finish the Mirage tour and go their separate ways.

[Jondalar]

With Fleetwood Mac
1. You Make Loving Fun
2. Songbird
3. Little Lies
4. Everywhere
5. Honey Hi

Solo
1. Got a Hold on Me
2. The Challenge
3. Friend
4. Love Will Show Us How
5. Northern Star (She didn't write but I really like it.)

[michelej1]

Yes, Northern Star is so beautiful. One of the main things that allow me to forgive Dan Perfect for his many offenses against humanity.

[HomerMcvie]

Yes, Northern Star is so beautiful. One of the main things that allow me to forgive Dan Perfect for his many offenses against humanity.

Northern Star and Calumny take that album to the next level. So good!

[bombaysaffires]

Yes, Northern Star is so beautiful. One of the main things that allow me to forgive Dan Perfect for his many offenses against humanity.

Hey now, hey now.... he did write Calumny.... :eek:

Without him we may not have gotten In the Meantime at all, and her vocals on that are fabulous. What happened between that and rejoining FM is one of life's great mysteries....

[FuzzyPlum]

Christine Perfect:
I'd Rather Go Blind
No Road is the Right Road
Gone Into the Sun
Let Me Go (Leave Me Alone)
Close to Me

Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac):
Why
Brown Eyes
As Long as You Follow
Think About Me
Come a Little Bit Closer

Christine McVie (Solo):
Got a Hold on Me
Northern Star
Love Will Show Us How
Friend
Ask Anybody

Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie:
Red Sun
Carnival Begin

[jbrownsjr]

In The Meantime was an unexpected gem. :nod:

[michelej1]

Hey now, hey now.... he did write Calumny.... :eek:

Without him we may not have gotten In the Meantime at all, and her vocals on that are fabulous. What happened between that and rejoining FM is one of life's great mysteries....

I know. Calumny is sublime. Her aching vocals are just perfect, too.

But his annoying guitar, background vocals and sound effects, made me think most of Mean Time was produced in the eighties.

And him and his auntie giving me a liar, jack of hearts, clown and shining knight all in one song was more than I could take.

[jbrownsjr]

I know. Calumny is sublime. Her aching vocals are just perfect, too.

But his annoying guitar, background vocals and sound effects, made me think most of Mean Time was produced in the eighties.

And him and his auntie giving me a liar, jack of hearts, clown and shining knight all in one song was more than I could take.

I love his guitar on many tunes. You Are has some beautiful work.

[aleuzzi]

I know. Calumny is sublime. Her aching vocals are just perfect, too.

But his annoying guitar, background vocals and sound effects, made me think most of Mean Time was produced in the eighties.

And him and his auntie giving me a liar, jack of hearts, clown and shining knight all in one song was more than I could take.

We live in different worlds, Michelej1. I thought Dan (and his auntie) did a GREAT job with ITM. I loved his spare, angular guitar work, especially on songs like "Anything Is Possible" and "So Sincere." And Liar is an awesome tune, albeit with possibly one too many repetitions. So yeah, your "offenses against humanity" are my "breath of fresh air."

[jbrownsjr]

We live in different worlds, Michelej1. I thought Dan (and his auntie) did a GREAT job with ITM. I loved his spare, angular guitar work, especially on songs like "Anything Is Possible" and "So Sincere." And Liar is an awesome tune, albeit with possibly one too many repetitions. So yeah, your "offenses against humanity" are my "breath of fresh air."

Forgiveness gets better with each listen. Another tune I'm glad Linsdey didn't touch. The outro is sublime as well.

[aleuzzi]

Forgiveness gets better with each listen. Another tune I'm glad Linsdey didn't touch. The outro is sublime as well.

That tune, along with Giving It Back, is perfection.

[jbrownsjr]

That tune, along with Giving It Back, is perfection.

It really is a killer way to wrap up that album. So good! :wavey:

[michelej1]

We live in different worlds, Michelej1. I thought Dan (and his auntie) did a GREAT job with ITM. I loved his spare, angular guitar work, especially on songs like "Anything Is Possible" and "So Sincere." And Liar is an awesome tune, albeit with possibly one too many repetitions. So yeah, your "offenses against humanity" are my "breath of fresh air."

For the most part, I don’t like the production on the album. Although, the superb quality of what was good outweighed the quantity of the bad.

At the time, I missed Christine so much that it didn’t matter. I was just glad to hear her.

[FuzzyPlum]

For the most part, I don’t like the production on the album. Although, the superb quality of what was good outweighed the quantity of the bad.

At the time, I missed Christine so much that it didn’t matter. I was just glad to hear her.

I don't think any of her albums were produced brilliantly. Christine Perfect was too under-cooked and raw, Christine McVie was too saccharine and AOR, and ITM was too...bland.

[aleuzzi]

Christine Perfect:
I'd Rather Go Blind
No Road is the Right Road
Gone Into the Sun
Let Me Go (Leave Me Alone)
Close to Me

Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac):
Why
Brown Eyes
As Long as You Follow
Think About Me
Come a Little Bit Closer

Christine McVie (Solo):
Got a Hold on Me
Northern Star
Love Will Show Us How
Friend
Ask Anybody

Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie:
Red Sun
Carnival Begin

I love your list but am surprised by one song: “Let Me Go (Leave Me Alone)” which I’ve always WANTED to like for its ultra cool groove, but I couldn’t get past the wobbly vocal. Had she sung that song five years later it would have killed.

[Macfan4life]

I don't think any of her albums were produced brilliantly. Christine Perfect was too under-cooked and raw, Christine McVie was too saccharine and AOR, and ITM was too...bland.
That's a good analysis. I remember Dick Clark asked Chris in 1984 with her experience why she was not producing her album herself. Classic humor Chris responds: Its easier to blame someone.

Her 1984 album was reviewed by the Pittsburgh Press in 1984. They liked the album but claimed it lacked musical muscle. The songs were not wimpy but with the ace performers of Eric Clapton, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and Steve Winwood, the album should have shown some power.

I thought that review was a little harsh but it popped in my head after reading your comments. She claimed she wanted to please her own ears and I think she accomplished that. She's not thinking commercial stuff but just good songs.

[aleuzzi]

That's a good analysis. I remember Dick Clark asked Chris in 1984 with her experience why she was not producing her album herself. Classic humor Chris responds: Its easier to blame someone.

Her 1984 album was reviewed by the Pittsburgh Press in 1984. They liked the album but claimed it lacked musical muscle. The songs were not wimpy but with the ace performers of Eric Clapton, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and Steve Winwood, the album should have shown some power.

I thought that review was a little harsh but it popped in my head after reading your comments. She claimed she wanted to please her own ears and I think she accomplished that. She's not thinking commercial stuff but just good songs.

None of her solo albums are wholly satisfying but each of them has fine moments. Of the three, I think ITM the most consistent and enjoyable. The production is clean and spare. I don’t think it bland; rather, I sense its very spaciousness is meant to allow her voice and songwriting to take center stage.

The 1969 record is like a lot of records made by women singers at that time—a hodgepodge of styles, a buffet of genres. I wish that record had more minor-key blues tunes like “I’m On My Way” and more stax-inspired R&B tunes like “No Road.” I dig half of it a lot.

I dig half of the 1984 record, too, though the middle of side 2 falls flat for me, redeemed only by “Smile.” The California gloss of most of the record blunts her hook-writing edge. Still, “One in a Million” and “Ask Anybody” are incredibly appealing.

[Macfan4life]

None of her solo albums are wholly satisfying but each of them has fine moments. Of the three, I think ITM the most consistent and enjoyable. The production is clean and spare. I don’t think it bland; rather, I sense its very spaciousness is meant to allow her voice and songwriting to take center stage.

The 1969 record is like a lot of records made by women singers at that time—a hodgepodge of styles, a buffet of genres. I wish that record had more minor-key blues tunes like “I’m On My Way” and more stax-inspired R&B tunes like “No Road.” I dig half of it a lot.

I dig half of the 1984 record, too, though the middle of side 2 falls flat for me, redeemed only by “Smile.” The California gloss of most of the record blunts her hook-writing edge. Still, “One in a Million” and “Ask Anybody” are incredibly appealing.
I agree. They are all solid songs and enjoyable. When 1984 was released, I loved it of course but the Sharpe collaboration almost made some of the songs sound country like Love Will Show Us How, I'm So Excited, etc. It was an odd sound for her I thought. But I really enjoyed it. I know she loved working with Sharpe and she did a good job with him. Looking back however, I wish she would have stuck to her guns and did only her songs and brought in a different producer. While I praise the album for not having any 80's schtick, the album could have improved with a few bouncy beats. Love Will Show Us How is a key example. While great in its final form, I think a good producer could have turned it into a much bigger hit. But then again, Chris was not looking for commercial super stardom. She was almost forced to do a solo album and wanted partners to do it with. She is the only member of Fleetwood Mac that I don't dislike any of their solo work. Nicks and Buckingham have plenty of solo stuff I am not crazy about. Some of her work may not be stand outs, but they are good songs and I think that is what she was going for.

[macpai]

At this moment:
I Would Rather Go Blind
Keep on Going
Love in Store
Got a Hold on Me
Temporary One

All-time:
I Would Rather Go Blind
Over My Head (Live)
Hold Me (Mirage)
Love Will Show Us How
Everywhere

Tried to make the medicine go down easier with an all-time five, but it didn’t work. I’d have to return to this thread five times with different songs for that.

[nicepace]

Impossible to choose five out of so many great songs. So I thought I'd list five from my favorite era, the Bob Welch years, because I love promoting that overlooked era of the band. In alphabetical order:

Dissatisfied
Homeward Bound [a song that features great piano and is criminally under-rated by most fans]
Just Crazy Love
Spare Me a Little
Why

I could also do a top five from the post-Bob Welch era, from her pre-FM era, and from the solo albums, but those are different lists altogether.

[macpai]

Impossible to choose five out of so many great songs. So I thought I'd list five from my favorite era, the Bob Welch years, because I love promoting that overlooked era of the band. In alphabetical order:

Dissatisfied
Homeward Bound [a song that features great piano and is criminally under-rated by most fans]
Just Crazy Love
Spare Me a Little
Why

I could also do a top five from the post-Bob Welch era, from her pre-FM era, and from the solo albums, but those are different lists altogether.

Solid list! So much so that I kinda want to see the others you mentioned.

[Macfan4life]

Impossible to choose five out of so many great songs. So I thought I'd list five from my favorite era, the Bob Welch years, because I love promoting that overlooked era of the band. In alphabetical order:

Dissatisfied
Homeward Bound [a song that features great piano and is criminally under-rated by most fans]
Just Crazy Love
Spare Me a Little
Why

I could also do a top five from the post-Bob Welch era, from her pre-FM era, and from the solo albums, but those are different lists altogether.
I too love the Chris/Bob era. Surprised your list has no songs from Heroes. IMHO Chris got better with every Mac album during the early 70s. She hit a peak on Heroes. Incredible album.

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Solid list! So much so that I kinda want to see the others you mentioned.

I'll give it some thought and post those other lists soon.

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I too love the Chris/Bob era. Surprised your list has no songs from Heroes. IMHO Chris got better with every Mac album during the early 70s. She hit a peak on Heroes. Incredible album.

Oh, I completely agree. It's just that I could only pick 5 songs and there just wasn't room on the list.