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Rumours Live
Live album by
Fleetwood Mac
Released8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)
Recorded29 August 1977
VenueThe Forum, Inglewood, California
GenreRock
Length87:41
Label
Fleetwood Mac chronology
50 Years – Don't Stop
(2018) 		Rumours Live
(2023)

Rumours Live is a live album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 8 September 2023 through Rhino Entertainment.[1] The tracks were recorded on 29 August 1977 at the Forum in Inglewood, California, during the Rumours Tour.[2]

Overview

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Rumours Live is the first album released by Fleetwood Mac since Christine McVie's passing on November 2022.[1]

The album's tracks were recorded during the band's opening night at the Forum, on 29 August 1977, by Ken Caillat with a mobile recording truck, from Record Plant (studio where the band recorded most of Rumours).[1][3] The show was attended by close to 20,000 people.[1] At that time, Rumours held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart and would go on to sell more than 40 million copies worldwide.[3][4]

The set list comprises tracks from 1975's Fleetwood Mac and 1977's Rumours, with the exception of "Oh Well", which was written by Peter Green and released as a single in 1969.[4][5] The concert's tracks were previously unreleased, except for "Gold Dust Woman", which appeared on the 2021 deluxe edition of Live.[2][6] The live versions of "Dreams" and "Go Your Own Way"preceeded the album's release.[1][7]

Rumours Live was issued on two formats: a two-CD set and a double-LP gatefold vinyl edition, pressed on 180g black vinyl, with lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.[2][8] A clear vinyl version of the LPs was also available.[2]

Sam Graham wrote in the album's liner notes that the live versions of the songs "are more muscular, more ferocious, than the album recordings, driven by the powerhouse [Mick] Fleetwood-John McVie rhythm section and [Lindsey] Buckingham's febrile guitar playing; and instead of a rote recital of the hits, the group stretches out in concert, as songs like 'Rhiannon', 'World Turning' and 'I'm So Afraid' blossom into exuberant tours de force onstage".[4][6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said that "Rumours Live doesn't showcase a well-oiled machine that's comfortable playing to the rafters of an arena. This is a rock band hitting their stride, still a little ragged and raw, happy to be playing to an enthusiastic large crowd, performing with a verve and vigor that enlivens songs which have become perhaps overly familiar in their immaculate studio renditions".[10]

Consequence's Jo Vito said that "listening to the version of 'Dreams' from that night, the energy is palpable", adding that "Stevie Nicks’ inimitable voice and top-notch songwriting still take center stage, but beneath her iconic melodies, the rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie augments the song to a level the album version never reaches. Playing it at a slightly faster tempo, everything becomes more punchy, more lively, as if you can feel the band playing off the excitement of the audience".[3]

Megan LaPierre from Exclaim! thought that Rumours Live feels "like lightning captured in a bottle".[11] She noted that just "when you thought you had memorized every dip and grove in your Rumours vinyl, you get to hear Fleetwood Mac reinvent their best work — back when the dough was still fresh for the kneading".[11]

Track listing

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The album was released as a double-LP, divided into two records. It includes live performances of tracks from "Fleetwood Mac" (1975), "Rumours" (1977), as well as one of 1969's "Oh Well".

Record one

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Say You Love Me"Christine McVie4:31
2."Monday Morning"Lindsey Buckingham3:27
3."Dreams"Stevie Nicks4:08
4."Oh Well"Peter Green3:03
5."Rhiannon"Nicks8:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Daddy"C. McVie4:54
2."Never Going Back Again"Buckingham2:48
3."Landslide"Nicks4:17
4."Over My Head"C. McVie3:27
5."Gold Dust Woman"Nicks7:19
Total length:45:59

Record two

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Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Make Loving Fun"C. McVie4:48
2."I'm So Afraid"Buckingham5:47
3."Go Your Own Way"Buckingham5:00
4."World Turning"
  • C. McVie
  • Buckingham
7:44
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Letter"
5:38
2."The Chain"
5:39
3."Second Hand News"Buckingham3:17
4."Songbird"C. McVie4:08
Total length:42:01

Personnel

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Fleetwood Mac

Production

Project assistance

  • Sheryl Farber
  • Mike Johnson
  • Amelia Halverson
  • Susanne Savage
  • John Strother
  • Mike Wilson

Management

  • Sheryl Louis – CSM Management
  • Carl Stubner, Blain Clausen – Shelter Music Group
  • Martin Wyatt – Bright Music
  • Matt Sadie, Simon White – C3 Management

Charts

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Chart performance for Rumours Live
Chart (2023) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 51
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 32
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[14] 62
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 32
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 26
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 80
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 34
US Billboard 200[20] 81
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 14

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Wilkes, Emma (22 July 2023). "Fleetwood Mac announce 'Rumours' live album". NME. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Zemler, Emily (20 July 2023). "Fleetwood Mac to Unveil 'Rumours Live' Double LP in September". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Vito, Jo (8 September 2023). "Fleetwood Mac Unveil Rumours Live Album from 1977: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Benitez-Eves, Tina (20 July 2023). "Fleetwood Mac to Release 'Rumours Live' Album". American Songwriter. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Rumours Live (2LP)". Rhino. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b Rapp, Allison (20 July 2023). "Fleetwood Mac Announces 'Rumours Live' Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ Kreps, Daniel (31 August 2023). "Hear Fleetwood Mac's Unreleased Rendition of 'Go Your Own Way' From 'Rumours Live'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ Sinclair, Paul (20 July 2023). "Fleetwood Mac / Rumours Live – SuperDeluxeEdition". Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "Rumours: Live". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  10. ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "Rumours: Live". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b LaPierre, Megan (7 September 2023). "Fleetwood Mac Capture Lightning in a Bottle on 'Rumours Live'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Top Albums (Week 37, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of September 13, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  15. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Fleetwood Mac – Rumours - Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Fleetwood Mac – Rumours - Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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