This album lends its name to the classic Rumours-era lineup of five band members which solidified in early 1975.
Read on to learn more about the iconic 1970s band which is having a modern moment.
Titled Morning Vibe, the cheery video quickly went viral.
Fleetwood Mac posing in 1977 for an promoting “Rumours” in Billboard Magazine. From left to right: Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public domain])
By the next day, Fleetwood Mac’s official Twitter account had commented on the video.
Dreams almost immediately spiked on streaming platforms, with 2.9 million streams in three days.
The next week saw an increase to 8.47 million listens and 7,000 downloads.
Mick Fleetwood in 1970 while touring in Germany before the band’s move stateside. (Photo: W.W.Thaler – H. Weber, Hildesheim viaWikimedia Commons[CC BY-SA 3.0])
Apodaca became a sensation.
Band members have also expressed their happiness and gratitude to see their song newly appreciated.
Mick Fleetwoodthe founding drummer of the bandthanked Apodaca over Zoom and even created a TikTok video of his own.
Sit down and be in it for the long run, and youll have the best time.
Who are the members of Fleetwood Mac?
As a band, Fleetwood Mac is greater than the sum of its parts.
Over the past 50 years, the band has had about 18 different members and a variety of lineups.
The band originally began in the UK in 1967.
Their 1968 eponymous debut album featured a blues rock sound which was well received in the UK.
Over the next several years, additional musicians cycled through the band with some frequency.
A significant addition was the keyboardist and vocalistChristine McVienee Perfect, wife of John McVie.
She joined the band in 1970 and would go on to write many of their hits.
In 1974, the band relocated to Los Angeles and signed a new contract with Warner Bros.
The group soon found themselves in need of a new guitarist.
Despite these difficulties,Rumourswas an exceptional hit.
The album and corresponding tour cemented Fleetwood Mac as rock legends.
Members of the band also pursued solo careers, with Nicks' albums being arguably the most successful.
12 Interesting (and Odd) Facts You Might Not Know About Fleetwood Mac
1.
Buckingham and Nicks were a package deal.
Buckingham and Nicks had been dating since high school, when they first began making music together.
However, by the time they joined the band, their relationship was already slipping.
There were twisted romances within the band.
AfterRumours, the band members were in a bit of a romantic mess.
Both former couples were now separated, and in 1977 Nicks briefly dated Fleetwood.
Their album afterRumourswasn’t a major success.
The record took new directions and avoided falling into a creative rut.
While a radio success, the album did not sell in the same volumes as the previous release.
Many considered it a flop in sales due to the record being a double, and thereby more expensive.
Stevie Nicks keeps intimate, introspective, and meditative journals.
Stevie Nicks has been a diarist and songwriter for many decades.
Supposedly, her diaries are quite extensive, recording her exceptional life.
Her songwriting career is especially prolific.
She will occasionallyshare passagesvia social media.
Christine McVie was the calm one of the group.
Except I once threw a cake out the window which landed on top of a taxi, she said.
I was kind of the good girl in the group.
Thats who I was.
Stevie used to call me Mother Earth because I was always pretty grounded.
Members of the group had completely different career paths before forming the band.
Musicians often work other jobs before their big break, and the Fleetwood Mac members were no exception.
Mick Fleetwood was supposed to be a window cleaner before helping found the band.
John McVies was already training to be a tax inspector when his opportunity came.
Mick Fleetwood in 1970 while touring in Germany before the band’s move stateside.
(Photo: W.W.Thaler H. Weber, Hildesheim viaWikimedia Commons[CC BY-SA 3.0])
7.
Mick Fleetwood wore toilet chains like jewelry.
Nicksknown for her flowing ’70s dresses and witchy vibesbegan working with designerMargi Kentin 1977.
They wrote breakup songs about their failed relationships within the group.
The renewed hit Dreams was written by Nicks as a response to the end of her relationship with Buckingham.
His Go Your Own Way addressed his own side of the split.
Both hits, themes of loneliness appear in each tune despite their differing perspectives.
9.Rumourswasn’t the original title of the iconic album.
Rumourscould have been titled Yesterdays Gone, a lyric from the track Don’t Stop written by McVie.
First released as a single, Don’t Stop reached the number three spot on American music charts.
It is an anthem derived from McVie’s divorce and the need to continue life.
They performed at Bill Clinton’s inauguration, even though the band had split at that point.
Clinton requested the group’s presence as their song Don’t Stop was hiscampaign theme music.
Their manager toured with a fake Fleetwood Mac.
This generated enough confusion and legal drama to be noted inRolling Stone.
It took wrangling to resolve who owned the name.
Davis claimed inRolling Stone, This band is my band.
This band has always been my band.
History begs to differ, and the real Fleetwood Mac chose to work without a manager in the future.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Fleetwood Mac was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Famein 1998 by Sheryl Crow.
She is one of only a handful of artists (and the only woman) honored twice.
According to long-time band member Christine McVies, the changes over the decades have only made Fleetwood Mac stronger.
In the 70s, we were gods and goddesses, McVie reminisced toHarper’s Bazaarin 2019.
We were a lot younger and for a time it was brilliant.
Its definitely more sober now.
I think weve got better as Ive grown older.
Were the best band weve ever been.
