Was Mirage an attempt to get back into the Rumours groove?

[MacShadowsBall]

With Mirage basically Hold Me and Gypsy were the only hits. According to wikipedia's FM discography page, Hold Me hit #4 in the US while Gypsy hit #12. Oh Diane did hit #9 in the UK, but wasn't a US single.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac_discography

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

With Mirage basically Hold Me and Gypsy were the only hits. According to wikipedia's FM discography page, Hold Me hit #4 in the US while Gypsy hit #12. Oh Diane did hit #9 in the UK, but wasn't a US single.

Oh yes it was a single in the US unfortunately. I remember hearing it on the radio quite frequently and not wanting to admit to anyone that I was a Fleetwood Mac fan.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Oh yes it was a single in the US unfortunately. I remember hearing it on the radio quite frequently and not wanting to admit to anyone that I was a Fleetwood Mac fan.

I never heard Oh Diane in peruvian radios. I do remember Can't go back, and I liked it. I always thought the Mirage singles were Hold me, Gypsy, and Can't go back (I guess I heard Love in Store, but not as frequent as those 3).

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Villavic

I never heard Oh Diane in peruvian radios. I do remember Can't go back, and I liked it. I always thought the Mirage singles were Hold me, Gypsy, and Can't go back (I guess I heard Love in Store, but not as frequent as those 3).

Love in Store was pretty popular. It peaked at like 21 or 22 on the charts and was played everywhere for about a month or two. I remember it was one of the "lip synch" features on solid gold, too.

I didn't hear Can't Go Back til I bought the album. Never heard it on the radio.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Love in Store was pretty popular. It peaked at like 21 or 22 on the charts and was played everywhere for about a month or two. I remember it was one of the "lip synch" features on solid gold, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_Store
#22 is quite respectable, in my book. It is an awkward intro though, for a hit. Was there a radio remix?

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_Store
#22 is quite respectable, in my book. It is an awkward intro though, for a hit. Was there a radio remix?

The Chain boxset offers an alternative version with a slightly extended ending (John doing some great bass work) but the opening is the same there, too. I don't mind that drum kickstarting the song. In fact, I love it. And the song is my favorite from the album. When all three of those voices harmonize on the chorus I feel genuine excitement.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

The Chain boxset offers an alternative version with a slightly extended ending (John doing some great bass work) but the opening is the same there, too. I don't mind that drum kickstarting the song. In fact, I love it. And the song is my favorite from the album. When all three of those voices harmonize on the chorus I feel genuine excitement.

I love the kick drum intro too!!

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Villavic

I never heard Oh Diane in peruvian radios.

Consider yourself lucky.

[MacShadowsBall]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Oh yes it was a single in the US unfortunately. I remember hearing it on the radio quite frequently and not wanting to admit to anyone that I was a Fleetwood Mac fan.

I thought "Oh Diane" was just a UK single? Regardless it didn't chart in the US.

I guess my main point was that when compared to other Rumours era albums Mirage had the fewest singles that made a strong impact on the charts. FM did rebound greatly with Tango in the Night close to what the Rumours album itself did, at least where singles are concerned - in my opinion.

From the "Oh Diane" wikipedia article...

In the USA, another track from Mirage, "Love in Store", was released as the third single instead and was a moderate success. "Oh Diane" was therefore the fourth single issued in the US; it was released in February 1983, but it failed to chart.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

I thought "Oh Diane" was just a UK single? Regardless it didn't chart in the US.

I guess my main point was that when compared to other Rumours era albums Mirage had the fewest singles that made a strong impact on the charts. FM did rebound greatly with Tango in the Night close to what the Rumours album itself did, at least where singles are concerned - in my opinion.

From the "Oh Diane" wikipedia article...

I do believe it was a number 1 album tho...

[MacShadowsBall]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I do believe it was a number 1 album tho...

Yeah 5 weeks according to wikipedia. Five weeks is a very good run and could have been longer had the tour not be so short, as pointed out by Mick in his book.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Yeah 5 weeks according to wikipedia. Five weeks is a very good run and could have been longer had the tour not be so short, as pointed out by Mick in his book.

Agreed.. sure wished they would have made an Ohio stop that year.. they were blowing up the radio for a long time w/ Mirage

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Agreed.. sure wished they would have made an Ohio stop that year.. they were blowing up the radio for a long time w/ Mirage

5th row center in Indy. My best concert experience of all time!

[Angel69]

Mirage definitely needs the same treatment that was given to the first three Fleetwood Mac albums with Lindsey and Stevie....REMASTERING!!!!! The sound on the cd is atrocious not the material, that's for sure. There is a lot nuance to the tracks that gets lost due to poor mastering.

Also shocking is that Mick, or any of them for that matter, do not realize the plethora of money to be made if they release some older shows on DVD.

[GoldDustOrphan]

I always thought it was unfair to Lindsey and Stevie that many often credited Christine with writing the lionshare of the bands hits when she had co-writers on Hold Me, Love in Store, Little Lies, Save Me, Skies the Limit, Got a Hold on Me, etc.