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Ms. McVie’s commercial potency, which hit a high point in the 1970s and ’80s, was on full display on Fleetwood Mac’s “Greatest Hits” anthology, released in 1988, which sold more than eight million copies: She either wrote or co-wrote half of its 16 tracks. (NY Times); also:
Mother Earth, musical prodigy or steely powerhouse? The enigma of Christine McVie (The Guardian)
Ms. McVie’s commercial potency, which hit a high point in the 1970s and ’80s, was on full display on Fleetwood Mac’s “Greatest Hits” anthology, released in 1988, which sold more than eight million copies: She either wrote or co-wrote half of its 16 tracks. (NY Times); also:
Mother Earth, musical prodigy or steely powerhouse? The enigma of Christine McVie (The Guardian)
[ed. I just finished reading David Mitchell's Utopia Avenue about a fictional band in the 60s and 70s. One of the main protagonists and leader of the group, Elf Holloway reminds me of Christine. Inately decent, grounded, a gifted songwriter and pianist, and the glue that holds the band together. See also: Songbird; and, from Chicken Shack (pre-Fleetwood Mac): When the Train Comes Back.]
