CHRISTINE McVIE : CHRISTINE McVIE

1. Love Will Show Us How
2. The Challenge
3. So Excited
4. One in a Million (with Steve Winwood)
5. Ask Anybody
6. Got a Hold on Me
7. Who's Dreaming This Dream
8. I'm the One
9. Keeping Secrets
10. The Smile I Live For

Label : Warner Bros.

Length : 43:48

Release Date : January 27, 1984

Review (AllMusic) : During her years with Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie only recorded one album. It was released in 1984, after Mirage had run its course and the band was taking an extended break. Given its release date, it's not surprising that Christine McVie sounds like it could have been recorded during the Mirage sessions - it's a collection of soft rock/pop and ballads that are pleasantly melodic and ingratiating. Only a handful of cuts, such as the wonderfully catchy, lightly bouncy hit single "Got a Hold on Me," work their way into the memory, but nothing on Christine McVie is anything less than agreeable. The record simply suffers from a rather predictable fate - it's a little too sweet and laid-back to be consumed in one sitting, and its best songs would have sounded even better if they were balanced by Lindsey Buckingham's insular, paranoid pop genius and Stevie Nicks' hippie-folk mysticism.

Review (Wikipedia) : Christine McVie is the second solo album by the British Fleetwood Mac vocalist and keyboardist Christine McVie, released in 1984. It was McVie's first solo recording since her 1970 self-titled release (under her maiden name). It features two U.S. top-40 hit singles, "Got a Hold on Me" (US#10) and "Love Will Show Us How" (US#30). The album itself also achieved modest success in the United States, peaking at #26 and spending 23 weeks on the Billboard 200.[2] In the UK, the album entered at #58 on chart. The band on this album includes Christine McVie (keyboards, percussion and vocals), Todd Sharp (guitar and backing vocals), George Hawkins (bass and backing vocals), and Steve Ferrone (drums and percussion). Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham sings backing vocals on tracks 2 ("The Challenge"), 7 ("Who's Dreaming this Dream?") and 10 ("The Smile I Live For"), plays guitar on track 6 ("Got a Hold on Me"), and plays lead guitar on track 10 ("The Smile I Live For"). Mick Fleetwood plays drums on track 5 ("Ask Anybody"). Eric Clapton plays lead guitar on track 2 ("The Challenge"), and Steve Winwood shares lead vocals on track 4 ("One in a Million") and contributes backing vocals and piano to track 5 ("Ask Anybody"), as well as playing synthesizer on several tracks.