Behind the Mask (album)

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Behind the Mask
Fleetwood Mac - Behind the Mask.jpg
Studio album by Fleetwood Mac
Released 10 April 1990
Recorded The Complex, Los Angeles, Vintage Recorders, Phoenix, Arizona, 1989–90
Genre Pop rock
Length 54:26
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Greg Ladanyi
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac chronology
Tango in the Night
(1987)Tango in the Night1987		 Behind the Mask
(1990)		 Time
(1995)Time1995

Behind the Mask is the 15th studio album by British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1990. It was the first album released by the band after the departure of guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. He was replaced by Billy Burnette and Rick Vito, both guitar players, singers and songwriters. Fleetwood Mac thus became a six-piece band with four singer/songwriters. The album was not as successful as its predecessor, Tango in the Night, nor did it spawn any big hit singles although "Save Me" made the US Top 40, while "Love Is Dangerous" and "Skies the Limit" enjoyed some airplay.[1] Though it barely reached the US Top 20, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1[2] and achieved platinum status there.[3]. Following the album's release, bandmembers Stevie Nicks and Rick Vito left the band, though Nicks would rejoin in 1997.

The cover for the album was created by photographer Dave Gorton. He stated that the band did not wish to appear on the front cover of the album and Mick Fleetwood himself suggested that he create an image that "spiritually symbolised" the band instead.[4] The album cover earned a Grammy nomination in 1991 for "Best Album Package".

Reception

The album received very mixed reviews. Allmusic gave the album 1.5/5 stars, their lowest rating of any Fleetwood Mac album, calling Buckingham's departure "a severe blow" for the band and saying that "the songs are among the least inspired the band ever recorded."[5] Other critics, however, praised the new line-up. The Los Angeles Times gave the album 3.5/5 stars, commenting that "[w]ithout Buckingham's obsessively unique vision, the group has embraced an all-for-one, one-for-all attitude for what sounds like the most truly group effort since Rumours, or perhaps even since 1972's Bare Trees."[6] Rolling Stone rated it as 4/5 stars, claiming that "the addition of Rick Vito and Billy Burnette is the best thing to ever happen to Fleetwood Mac" and that "[n]ot since Rumours has Fleetwood Mac recorded pain so unwaveringly and sounded this together."[7]

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Skies the Limit"   Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela 3:45
2. "Love Is Dangerous"   Rick Vito, Stevie Nicks 3:18
3. "In the Back of My Mind"   Billy Burnette, David Malloy 7:02
4. "Do You Know"   Burnette, C. McVie 4:19
5. "Save Me"   C. McVie, Quintela 4:15
6. "Affairs of the Heart"   Nicks 4:22
7. "When the Sun Goes Down"   Vito, Burnette 3:18
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Behind the Mask"   C. McVie 4:18
2. "Stand on the Rock"   Vito 3:59
3. "Hard Feelings"   Burnette, Jeff Silbar 4:54
4. "Freedom"   Nicks, Mike Campbell 4:12
5. "When It Comes to Love"   Burnette, Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie 4:08
6. "The Second Time"   Nicks, Vito 2:31

Credits

Fleetwood Mac

Additional personnel

Production

  • Producers: Greg Ladanyi and Fleetwood Mac
  • Engineer: Greg Ladanyi, Bob Levy, Dennis Mays
  • Assistant engineers: Craig Porteils, Duane Seykora, Brett Swain, Paula Wolak
  • Photography: Dave Gorton
  • Mixing: Greg Ladanyi
  • Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
  • Programming: Stephen Croes, Dan Garfield
  • Art direction: Jeri Heiden

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1990 "Save Me" US Adult Contemporary[8] 6
US Mainstream Rock Tracks[8] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 33
UK Singles Chart[9] 53
"Skies the Limit" US Adult Contemporary[8] 10
US Mainstream Rock Tracks[8] 40
"In the Back of My Mind" UK Singles Chart[10] 58
"Hard Feelings" US Adult Contemporary[8] -
"Love Is Dangerous" US Mainstream Rock Tracks[8] 7

Charts

References

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Preceded by UK number one album
21–27 April 1990		 Succeeded by
Only Yesterday: Their Greatest Hits
by The Carpenters

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