The Visitor (Mick Fleetwood album)
The Visitor is an album by Mick Fleetwood, released by RCA Records in 1981. All the songs were recorded in Accra, Ghana between January and February 1981 at the "Ghana Film Industries, Inc. Studio" and produced by Richard Dashut, and were later mixed in various studios in England.
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| Released | June 1981[1] | |||
| Recorded | Ghana, Africa - January–February 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dashut | |||
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Two of the tracks were covers of Fleetwood Mac songs: "Rattlesnake Shake" was originally recorded for the 1969 album Then Play On, and "Walk a Thin Line" first appeared on the 1979 album Tusk. Peter Green sang lead vocals and played lead guitar on "Rattlesnake Shake", and was credited as Peter Greenbaum. George Harrison appeared on "Walk a Thin Line".
The album has been re-released several times, most recently with a US CD release by Wounded Bird Records on October 18, 2011.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rattlesnake Shake" | Peter Green | 3:49 |
| 2. | "You Weren't in Love" | Billy Field | 3:55 |
| 3. | "O' Niamali" | Nii Amartey | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Super Brains" | A. B. Crentsil | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Don't Be Sorry, Just Be Happy" | Todd Sharp | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Walk a Thin Line" | Lindsey Buckingham | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Not Fade Away" | Charles Hardin, Norman Petty | 2:22 |
| 8. | "Cassiopeia Surrender" | George Hawkins | 4:34 |
| 9. | "The Visitor" | C. K. Ganjo | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Amelle (Come on Show Me Your Heart)" | Nii Amartey | 4:35 |
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 80[2] |
Personnel
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion; water gong on "Don't Be Sorry, Just Be Happy"
- George Hawkins – vocals, bass guitar, piano, organ; guitar on "Walk a Thin Line"
- Todd Sharp – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Lord Tiki – hand drums
- Ebaali Gbiko – hand drums, backing vocals
- Accra Roman Catholic Choir – backing vocals
- Superbrains – percussion
- Adjo Group – vocals, percussion
- The Ghana Folkloric Group – vocals, percussion
- Guest Musicians
- Peter Green – lead guitar and lead vocals on "Rattlesnake Shake", theme guitar on "Super Brains"
- George Harrison – slide guitar, 12-string guitar and backing vocals on "Walk a Thin Line"
- Ian Bairnson – lead guitar on "Not Fade Away", rhythm guitar on "Cassiopeia Surrender"
- Richard Dashut – additional percussion on "Rattlenake Shake"
- Sara Fleetwood – backing vocals on "Walk a Thin Line"
- Mike Moran – Prophet 5 synthesizer on "The Visitor"
- Andrew Powell – string arrangement on "Rattlesnake Shake" and "You Weren't in Love"
Credits
- Executive producer – Mickey Shapiro
- Produced by Mick Fleetwood and Richard Dashut
- Engineered by Bill Youdelman, Randy Ezratty, and Richard Dashut
References
- Martin E. Adelson. "The Visitor - Mick Fleetwood". Discog.fleetwoodmac.net. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 114. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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