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Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.
As to your second question, Buckingham said during his 1987 interview with Larry Katz that both "Family Man" and "Big Love" were nearly complete by the time Fleetwood Mac entered the recording studio. While Buckingham mentioned that the band "sweetened up" Family Man, he seemed to imply that "Big Love" was largely left unchanged from the version that would have appeared on his third solo album.
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I agree that “Big Love” is very likely a 100% solo song passing as a Mac cut (and the opener, at that!).
I wonder to what extent any of the other band members contributed to “Family Man.” The drums sound processed and the bass is not especially interesting like most of John’s bass work.