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Behind the Mask (album)
Behind the Mask is the fifteenth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 9 April 1990. It was the first album released by the band after the departure of guitarist Lindsey Buckingham (although he did play acoustic guitar on the album's title track). He was replaced by Billy Burnette and Rick Vito, both guitar players, singers, and songwriters. Fleetwood Mac thus became a six-piece band with four singer/songwriters.
The album was not as successful as its predecessor, Tango in the Night, nor did it spawn any big hit singles. "Save Me" made both the American and Canadian Top 40, while "Love Is Dangerous" and "Skies the Limit" enjoyed some airplay. Though Behind the Mask barely reached the US Top 20, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and achieved platinum status there. In August 1990, the album was certified Gold in the United States, making it the band's tenth album to do so. Following the album's release and subsequent world tour, band members Stevie Nicks and Rick Vito left the band, though Nicks would rejoin in 1997. The song "Freedom" was written by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell. Campbell would join Fleetwood Mac in 2018.
The cover for the album was created by photographer Dave Gorton. He stated that the band did not wish to appear on the front cover and that Mick Fleetwood suggested creating an image that "spiritually symbolised" the band instead. The cover earned a Grammy nomination in 1991 for "Best Album Package".
The original CD release of the album was among the first to be encoded in the CD+G format, which allows graphics to be shown on a TV screen in time with the music, such as pictures and lyrics.
In 1987, shortly after the release of Tango in the Night, long-time guitarist/vocalist/producer Lindsey Buckingham had left the band. For the accompanying tour, the band recruited Billy Burnette and Rick Vito to replace him. Once the tour concluded, Fleetwood Mac went into the studio to record two new songs for their Greatest Hits compilation album, released in 1988. The new members got the opportunity to record a full album in 1989 when the band began the Behind the Mask sessions.
In need of a new producer, the band first selected Don Gehman, who had produced for John Mellencamp and R.E.M.. The initial sessions did not work out because "the chemistry was not right," according to Christine McVie, so the band instead hired Greg Ladanyi, who had previously worked with Don Henley on his solo albums. Ladanyi was suggested by George Hawkins, who played and sang on Mick Fleetwood's first two solo records. Ladanyi described his role producing the band in a March 1990 interview with Mix magazine.
As a producer with the band, there are things that I am very careful with. One of them is to let them express themselves as a group a lot more. From what I was told, a lot of the organizing came from Lindsey and the way he wanted to do things. This time, they're all collectively putting in their thoughts, and I just kind of shove them all together.
— Greg Ladanyi
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Behind the Mask (album)
Behind the Mask is the fifteenth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 9 April 1990. It was the first album released by the band after the departure of guitarist Lindsey Buckingham (although he did play acoustic guitar on the album's title track). He was replaced by Billy Burnette and Rick Vito, both guitar players, singers, and songwriters. Fleetwood Mac thus became a six-piece band with four singer/songwriters.
The album was not as successful as its predecessor, Tango in the Night, nor did it spawn any big hit singles. "Save Me" made both the American and Canadian Top 40, while "Love Is Dangerous" and "Skies the Limit" enjoyed some airplay. Though Behind the Mask barely reached the US Top 20, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and achieved platinum status there. In August 1990, the album was certified Gold in the United States, making it the band's tenth album to do so. Following the album's release and subsequent world tour, band members Stevie Nicks and Rick Vito left the band, though Nicks would rejoin in 1997. The song "Freedom" was written by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell. Campbell would join Fleetwood Mac in 2018.
The cover for the album was created by photographer Dave Gorton. He stated that the band did not wish to appear on the front cover and that Mick Fleetwood suggested creating an image that "spiritually symbolised" the band instead. The cover earned a Grammy nomination in 1991 for "Best Album Package".
The original CD release of the album was among the first to be encoded in the CD+G format, which allows graphics to be shown on a TV screen in time with the music, such as pictures and lyrics.
In 1987, shortly after the release of Tango in the Night, long-time guitarist/vocalist/producer Lindsey Buckingham had left the band. For the accompanying tour, the band recruited Billy Burnette and Rick Vito to replace him. Once the tour concluded, Fleetwood Mac went into the studio to record two new songs for their Greatest Hits compilation album, released in 1988. The new members got the opportunity to record a full album in 1989 when the band began the Behind the Mask sessions.
In need of a new producer, the band first selected Don Gehman, who had produced for John Mellencamp and R.E.M.. The initial sessions did not work out because "the chemistry was not right," according to Christine McVie, so the band instead hired Greg Ladanyi, who had previously worked with Don Henley on his solo albums. Ladanyi was suggested by George Hawkins, who played and sang on Mick Fleetwood's first two solo records. Ladanyi described his role producing the band in a March 1990 interview with Mix magazine.
As a producer with the band, there are things that I am very careful with. One of them is to let them express themselves as a group a lot more. From what I was told, a lot of the organizing came from Lindsey and the way he wanted to do things. This time, they're all collectively putting in their thoughts, and I just kind of shove them all together.
— Greg Ladanyi