Big Love (Fleetwood Mac song)
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| "Big Love" | ||
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| Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||
| from the album Tango in the Night | ||
| B-side(s) | "You & I Part 1" | |
| Released | 1987 | |
| Format | 7"single | |
| Recorded | 1985-7 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:42 | |
| Label | Reprise | |
| Writer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham | |
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut | |
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| Fleetwood Mac singles chronology | ||
| "Can't Go Back" (1982) |
"Big Love" (1987) |
"Seven Wonders" (1987) |
"Big Love" is a song by Fleetwood Mac, that appeared on their 1987 album Tango in the Night. The song was the first single to be released from the album, reaching #5 on the US charts and #9 in the UK.
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[edit] Background
"Big Love" was written by Lindsey Buckingham, and was originally going to be part of his third solo album which he began working on in 1985, but the project became a Fleetwood Mac album instead. The song epitomised the stylised production techniques used on the album, with its provocative "oh - ahh" male/female vocal exchange. Though many assumed the female "ahh" to be Stevie Nicks, it was actually Lindsey Buckingham performing both, created by way of his voice being sampled and altered in the studio to mimic that of a woman.
[edit] Solo Version
Since Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac in 1987 (shortly after Tango In The Night was released), the band never performed the song live until his return in 1997. It was in 1992 on his first solo tour that Lindsey performed a stripped down guitar-only version of "Big Love". In 1997, he performed the song in the same style on Fleetwood Mac's live album and video The Dance, as well as also appearing on the second volume of Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown film soundtrack. Buckingham to this day continues to perform the song on Fleetwood Mac & solo tours, most recently on his tour to support Under the Skin.
[edit] Music Video
The stylish and innovative promo video for "Big Love" was reported (by Fleetwood himself) to have cost half a million dollars - a considerable amount for a three and a half minute clip, even by today's standards.
[edit] Personnel
1987 Version
- Lindsey Buckingham - Guitar, Vocals
- John McVie - Bass
- Christine McVie - keyboards, synthesizer
- Mick Fleetwood - Drums
- Stevie Nicks (Nicks was absent during the original album recording of this song, though she is heard on the 12" extended version of the single and also appears in the video)
