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Future Games
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| Studio album by Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Released | September 1971 | |
| Recorded | June-August 1971 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Label | Reprise | |
| Producer(s) | Fleetwood Mac | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Fleetwood Mac chronology | ||
| Kiln House (1970) |
Future Games (1971) |
Bare Trees (1972) |
Future Games is an album by British/American blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). This is their first album with guitarist Bob Welch and the first to feature Christine McVie as a full member. With this album, the Mac take advantage of the arrival of Welch and McVie. Without the 1950s leanings of departed guitarist Jeremy Spencer, they move further away from blues and closer to the melodic pop sound that would finally break them in America five years later.
A heavily edited version of "Sands of Time" was an unsuccessful single in the United States. However, the album did get airplay on FM radio.
Contents |
- "Woman of 1000 Years" (Kirwan) – 5:28
- "Morning Rain" (C McVie) – 5:38
- "What a Shame" (Welch/Kirwan/McVie/McVie/Fleetwood) – 2:19
- "Future Games" (Welch) – 8:18
- "Sands of Time" (Kirwan) – 7:23
- "Sometimes" (Kirwan) – 5:26
- "Lay It All Down" (Welch) – 4:30
- "Show Me a Smile" (C McVie) – 3:20
Fleetwood Mac
- Danny Kirwan - guitar, vocals
- Bob Welch - guitar, vocals
- Christine McVie - keyboards, vocals
- John McVie - bass
- Mick Fleetwood - percussion, drums
Additional Personnel
- John Perfect - Saxophones
- Producer: Fleetwood Mac
- Engineer: Martin Rushent
- Sleeve Design: John Pasche
- Cover photo by Sally Jesse
- Group photos by Edmund Shea
- Recorded at Advision
- It should be noted that the song timings listed here are not as indicated on the CD since those timings are inaccurate, in some cases very inaccurate.
- Early pressings of this album, and some foreign issues, have a yellow border around the picture of the two children. Subsequent pressings have a green border.
- The song "Future Games" was later re-recorded by its composer Bob Welch during his solo career.
- There is at least one known early version of "Morning Rain" with the title "Start Again".