[Macfan4life]

On another thread someone was commenting on BTM being a success. Put it this way. Both BTM and SYW sold about the same amount of copies 500k. Not too shabby but both were considered disappointments. But BTM has to be put in perspective. In 1990 there was not digital sales like when SYW came out. It was all hard copy sales and bands that had platinum sales were sometimes disappointed. For a supergroup Fleetwood Mac not to have a platinum album was shocking in 1990. Stevie also struggled with her OSOTM album the year prior. BTM was the justification to disband because all their hard work had their worst sales since Heroes are Hard To Find. It stung everyone in the band and even the record company. The headlines screamed, yes Fleetwood Mac really does need Lindsey Buckingham. The music industry was changing and it was one year before grunge. However even stupid bands could score a platinum release in 1990. People still bought music then. Janet Jackson's albums were going diamond. Platinum was a base line.