What happened during the making of TITN?

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Lindsey left after this record and I want to know why!

These are the facts as I know it:

Firstly Tango started as a Lindsey solo album (as usual) and was turned into a Mac album after the recording of Christine's solo song Can't Help Falling In Love went so well and also, I've heard, to help out Mick Fleetwood, who at that time was facing bankruptcy. Was Lindsey forced into turning his album into a Mac record?

When the band went into the studio, it was hardly a band affair at all. Stevie was hardly there due to her solo tour commitments and then her stint in Betty Ford (how long was she in the studio with the Mac?). I have heard that Lindsey was quite kind to her during this period though. Mick also was pretty addicted at this time. The recent Uncut article said that John only came in to do his bass parts and left. That leaves Lindsey and Christine. Did they get on? Well there's at least four collaborations from those sessions (Mystified, You & I Pt 1 and 2, and Ricky) but they never appeared to be great mates to me. Or am I wrong?

After the record was completed Lindsey committed to a tour. Why? Band pressure? Those first videos they made together looked pretty friendly but I suppose looks are deceiving.

For whatever reasons he changed his mind (after the tour was booked) leading to that infamous confrontation. These days he says that it was because the situation in the studio was so terrible, he thought it would be ten times as bad on the road. That suggests there was fighting... does anyone know?


Can anyone shed any light on all of this, I am so curious! What do you guys think went on? And is there anything I've got wrong or that I'm leaving out?