STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - FLEETWOOD MAC - TUSK

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In the Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate English actor, drummer, co-founder and partial namesake for the rock band, Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, as he celebrates his 73rd Birthday. Happy Birthday Mick ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight their  twelfth studio album,  Tusk. The double LP was released October 12, 1979 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat  and the band. It peaked at #4 in the US, #3 in Germany, the Netherlands, and France, #2 in Australia, #1 in New Zealand and the UK. Six singles were released from the 2X Platinum selling disc ; the title track (#8 Hot 100, Cash Box, #6 UK), "Sara" (#37 UK, #13 Adult Contemporary, #7 Hot 100), "Not That Funny" (failed to chart), "Think About Me" (#39 Adult Contemporary, #24 Canada, #20 Hot 100), "Sisters Of The Moon" (#86 Hot 100), and "Angel" (failed to chart).

1. "Over & Over" Christine McVie C. McVie 4:34

2. "The Ledge" Lindsey Buckingham Buckingham 2:08

3. "Think About Me" C. McVie C. McVie and Buckingham 2:44

4. "Save Me a Place" Buckingham Buckingham 2:42

5. "Sara" ( Stevie Nicks Nicks 6:22

Side two

1. "What Makes You Think You're the One" Buckingham Buckingham 3:32

2. "Storms" Nicks Nicks 5:31

3. "That's All for Everyone" Buckingham Buckingham 3:03

4. "Not That Funny"  Buckingham Buckingham 3:11

5. "Sisters of the Moon" Nicks Nicks 4:42

Side three

1. "Angel" Nicks Nicks 4:54

2. "That's Enough for Me" Buckingham Buckingham 1:50

3. "Brown Eyes" C. McVie C. McVie 4:27

4. "Never Make Me Cry" C. McVie C. McVie 2:18

5. "I Know I'm Not Wrong"  Buckingham Buckingham 3:05

Side four

1. "Honey Hi" C. McVie C. McVie 2:41

2. "Beautiful Child" Nicks Nicks 5:21

3. "Walk a Thin Line" Buckingham Buckingham 3:46

4. "Tusk" Buckingham Buckingham 3:37

5. "Never Forget" C. McVie C. McVie 3:34

Fleetwood Mac :

Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
Stevie Nicks – vocals
Christine McVie – vocals, keyboards, piano, organ
John McVie – bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion

With :

Peter Green – guitar (on "Brown Eyes")
USC Trojan Marching Band – horns and percussion (on "Tusk")

Fleetwood Mac – producers
Richard Dashut – producer, engineer
Ken Caillat – producer, engineer, remastering
Rich Feldman – assistant engineer
Hernan Rojas – assistant engineer
Ken Perry – mastering
Peter Beard – photography
Jayme Odgers – photography
Norman Seeff – photography
Vigon Nahas Vigon – art direction, design