Lindsey Buckingham on "Nothing Without You"

[WalkAThinLine.]

Does anybody know the story behind Lindsey's involvement on "Nothing Without You" from the Time album? He's credited with backing vocals in the liner notes, but I haven't seen any members of Fleetwood Mac discuss this specific contribution.

[SteveMacD]

He was recording in the same studio.

[Mr Scarrott]

I really like this song. It's the one track on Time where the theoretical six-piece line-up actually seems to coalesce as a group. Christine is gloriously all over the backing vocals, whereas searching for her on the other Billy/Bekka/Dave tracks is like playing "Where's Wally" (I think she is there, marginally on Billy's tracks and more noticeably on Winds of Change). Having Lindsey there too as well is a nice bonus. 80% of the Rumours lineup back together, however fleetingly...

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

He was recording in the same studio.

Could it have been those Lindsey sessions, alongside those of Time, that planted the seed of... I had asked Mick to play drums on a solo album I was working on... still working on, actually. And one thing led to another, and suddenly there we were in the studio saying, Gee, this feels pretty good.

[WalkAThinLine.]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Could it have been those Lindsey sessions, alongside those of Time, that planted the seed of... I had asked Mick to play drums on a solo album I was working on... still working on, actually. And one thing led to another, and suddenly there we were in the studio saying, Gee, this feels pretty good.

Yes, I believe that Buckingham was working on songs like "Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind" and "The Right Place to Fade" during this time, both of which feature Fleetwood.