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Originally Posted by aleuzzi
Chris was frustratingly reserved on her first two Mac records. She could clearly write and sing any number of songs but, for whatever reason, chose to contribute only two to each. And even then, she seemed content with being a side player. This is inexplicable to me since she clearly possessed (and possesses) the best voice among the Kirwan-McVie-Welch trumvirate. Why the band didn't exploit her talent more is beyond me. I'm imagining SHE was her own worst enemy and chose to remain under the proverbial radar.
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I think your last sentence says it all. At that point, she was content to stay in the background. I don't think she was very sure of herself. She has said that Mick had to keep telling her that she could actually sing & write. I also don't think she was at all prolific. Still, I think she had a few great songs left over from the Christine Perfect band sessions that could have been included on those first two albums.
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Originally Posted by aleuzzi
And then when it was just she and Bob fronting the band,, I don't know why she chose to contribute four songs for each record. Why not split the writing and singing chores for half the record? Herf voice at this point was fully evolved and she was capable of nailing a wide range of stlyes.
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I agree. I have no idea if she even had written any other songs that didn't make those records. Plus, Bob had more or less taken over the band at this point. It wasn't until the White Album & Rumours that she wrote & sang the most songs on a Fleetwood Mac album. Coincidently(or not), those two albums turned out to be the most successful Fleetwood Mac albums ever.