Live (Fleetwood Mac album)

Live is a double live album released by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac on 8 December 1980. It was the first live album from the then-current line-up of the band, and the next would be The Dance from 1997. The album was certified gold (500,000 copies sold) by the RIAA in November 1981.[5]

Live
Live album by
Fleetwood Mac
Released8 December 1980
Recorded1977-1980
GenreRock
Length83:00
LanguageEnglish
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerFleetwood Mac
Ken Caillat
Richard Dashut
Fleetwood Mac chronology
Tusk
(1979)		 Live
(1980)		 Mirage
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Record Mirror[4]

Live consists of recordings taken primarily from the 1979-1980 Tusk Tour, together with a few from the earlier Rumours Tour of 1977. According to the liner notes, two songs were recorded at a Paris soundcheck and three at a performance at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium "for an audience of friends and road crew."

Of particular note are three new songs - Christine McVie's "One More Night", Stevie Nicks' "Fireflies", and a well-harmonized backstage rendition of The Beach Boys' "The Farmer's Daughter". The latter two were released as singles; "Fireflies" reached the top 60 in the US, while "The Farmer's Daughter" reached the top 10 in Austria. "Fireflies" was Nicks' rumination on the tumultuous recording of the "Tusk" album and her observance that the band stayed intact nevertheless. Her lyrics referred to band members as the "five fireflies." "The Farmer's Daughter" appears to have actually been recorded at The Village Recorders studio where Tusk was recorded despite the liner notes - it appears in the Tusk re-release of 2004 nearly identical sans crowd noise. "Don't Let Me Down Again" is a song from the Buckingham Nicks album and was actually recorded earlier than the rest of the tracks - the recording was made in 1975 in Passaic. The band covered "Farmer's Daughter" at the request of Buckingham, who deemed the Brian Wilson tune obscure enough to include on the album.[6]

Also notable are two Lindsey Buckingham guitar showcases. The first, "I'm So Afraid", was popular as a concert finale during this period. The second was Buckingham's take on former Mac guitarist Peter Green's signature number, "Oh Well" (originally a 1969 single release).

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded:Length
1."Monday Morning"BuckinghamTokyo3:51
2."Say You Love Me"C. McVieKansas City, Missouri4:18
3."Dreams"NicksParis (soundcheck)4:18
4."Oh Well"GreenSt. Louis, Missouri3:23
5."Over and Over"C. McVieOklahoma City5:01
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded:Length
1."Sara"NicksSt. Louis7:23
2."Not That Funny"BuckinghamCleveland, Ohio9:04
3."Never Going Back Again"BuckinghamTucson, Arizona4:13
4."Landslide"NicksLondon4:33
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded:Length
1."Fireflies"NicksSanta Monica Civic Auditorium (for crew and friends)4:37
2."Over My Head"C. McVieNashville, Tennessee3:27
3."Rhiannon"NicksLondon7:43
4."Don't Let Me Down Again"BuckinghamPassaic3:57
5."One More Night"C. McVieSanta Monica Civic Auditorium (for crew and friends)3:43
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded:Length
1."Go Your Own Way"BuckinghamCleveland, Ohio5:44
2."Don't Stop"C. McVieParis (soundcheck)4:05
3."I'm So Afraid"BuckinghamCleveland, Ohio8:28
4."The Farmer's Daughter"
Studio D, Village Recorders, Los Angeles, April 19792:25

Personnel

Fleetwood Mac

Additional personnel

  • Ray Lindsey – additional guitar on "Go Your Own Way"
  • Tony Toadaro – additional percussion
  • Jeffery Sova – additional keyboards

Production

  • Richard Dashut – producer, mix-down engineer, live engineering
  • Ken Caillat – producer, live recording, mix-down engineer
  • Fleetwood Mac – producers
  • Biff Dawes – live recording
  • Trip Khalaf – live engineering
  • Carla Frederick – studio recording assistant
  • Rich Feldman – studio recording assistant
  • David (Dominguez) Ahlert – studio recording assistant
  • Ken Perry – mastering
  • Larry Vigon – art direction and design
  • Chris Callis – cover and collage photography
  • Sam Emerson – collage photography
  • Sharon Weisz – collage photography

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1980 US Billboard 14
1980 UK Album Chart 31

Singles
Peak Date Single Chart Position
February 28, 1981 "Fireflies" Billboard Hot 100 60

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Fleetwood Mac: Live". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. Music critic
  3. Tucker, Ken (February 19, 1981). "Fleetwood Mac: Live". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
  4. Smith, Robin (December 6, 1980). Fleetwood Mac: Live. Record Mirror. p. 20.
  5. "American album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Live". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  6. "Lindsey Buckingham - BAM Interview (Jan 1981)". www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  7. "British album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac Live". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Fleetwood Mac Live in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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