Tusk singles

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Originally Posted by tabruns

Generally yeah, but it was following 8 singles that had done better (the latest 6 all having hit the Top 10), so considering that, "Think About Me" was a chart disappointment.

Ordinarily yes Christine was the most consistent hit single writer, but I think Tusk was actually something of a weak album for her. Her songs on Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Mirage and Tango In The Night - taken as groups of songs - are all more hook-laden and radio friendly than her Tusk batch was.

I think the mayhem and strain of Rumours eventually impacted all 3 writers on the consequent albums. McVie was sub-par on Tusk, then Buckingham had a weak spell on Mirage (probably from being burned by fan and band reaction to the "failure" of Tusk), then Nicks turned in her weak set on Tango In The Night.

It's true that Christine's Tusk songs are less radio-viable than her work on the other Rumours-era albums, but I would not say her songs were sub-par. Certainly not sub-par in the way a few of Lindsey's Mirage songs and both of Stevie's Tango-penned songs are. Christine's Tusk material shows her stripped down--very simple, spare arrangements that feature her voice. Her vocals, for example on "Honey Hi" (a GREAT tune) and "Never Forget" are outstanding. "Brown Eyes" is one of her best songs. "Think About Me" cracked reach #20, and had "Never Forget" been arranged a little more forcefully, it would probably have made a strong single, too.

My only complaint about Christine's Tusk songs are that there are only six to Buckingham's nine. I wish she'd been more present in the sequencing on the first of the two LPs.