Which side reigns supreme? Tango in the Night

[Montclare]

And for the last album of the Rumours lineup (for now)-

Side 1-
1. Big Love
2. Seven Wonders
3. Everywhere
4. Caroline
5. Tango in the Night
6. Mystified

Side 2-
1. Little Lies
2. Family Man
3. Welcome to the Room... Sara
4. Isn't It Midnight
5. When I See You Again
6. You and I, Part II

Which side is your favorite?

[jcalzaretta]

No question. Side 1.

[Montclare]

I'm not a Tango fan, and my favorite song on the album is LL, but I went with side 1 since I also like SW and am okay with BL (prefer the solo acoustic version) and Everywhere.

[gssmith]

The album opened with an amazing 123 punch, but... What a let down. Over all not bad.
Christine really saved this album! Little Lies is one of the band's bests. A little dated, but so what. Love the harmonies! It sounds great on this tour. Isn't it Midnight is a great and rare Christine rocker! Mystified is pretty, but just ok.

The rest of Lindsey's songs, like all his Mirage ones are just so so. Same with Stevie's WTTRS, I never skip it though.

I do love Stevie's WISYA, it's beautiful and so is her voice. I love Lindsey's part on the end. On my version of Tango, I added No Questions Asked after Mystified to bring Stevie back up in the mix. Too long of a wait til WTTRS. It's a decent rocker.

[aleuzzi]

This is a tough one because Little Lies is by far my favorite song on this record, and yet side 2 also features some of the weakest material in the Rumours lineup history.

Outside of Little Lies, Isn't It Midnight, and You and I Part II (which I think sounds better with Chris singing the demo) side 2 is pretty awful, IMO.

[The Highwayman]

Side 1 by a pretty large margin. I've noticed I always seem to pick side ones. The only thing that really makes me want to vote side 2 is 'Little Lies'; otherwise, Stevie, Lindsey and Christine's best songs on the album are all on side 1.

[FuzzyPlum]

As a major Tango In The Night fan I feel side 1 is one of the most consistently strong sides of music of any Fleetwood Mac album.
Family Man, When I See You Again and You And I part 2 are a bit flimsy but I still love side 2 as well.

[michelej1]

I started remembering some of the songs on Side 2 and began groaning uncontrollably.

Michele

[Macfan4life]

Gosh I wish I could make one switch. Side one probably but can I swtich Isnt it Midnight for Caroline. Isnt it midnight is my favorite song from the album and it pains me for it to be on side two

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Gosh I wish I could make one switch. Side one probably but can I swtich Isnt it Midnight for Caroline. Isnt it midnight is my favorite song from the album and it pains me for it to be on side two

Agreed about how good Isn't It Midnight is, but Caroline has always intrigued me. There's something really interesting about the song structure- I was always fascinated as a kid by the shape the lyrics made on the sleeve and I love the way the ending fits with the start of TITN.

[Keith]

I love every song on Side 1 - yep, every track.

Side 2 has two of my favorite songs, however. Little Lies and Isn't It Midnight.

Buckingham and McVie shine on this record - Nicks adds a little glitter.

[louielouie2000]

Side 1 for the win. Perhaps the only side of a FM album where I really love every single song. I think the transition from the epic title track to the tragically under-appreciated Mystified is one of my fav song transitions of all time.

[Dreamz19]

Tango is one of my favorite Mac albums, so this was tough. I choose side 1 even though side 2 contains my most favorite tracks, "Isn't it Midnight" and "Little Lies."