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. 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.
Christine Anne McVie (/məkˈviː/; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and singer. She was principally known as a member of the band Fleetwood Mac, which she joined in 1970, as a singer and the band's keyboardist. She also released three solo albums. Her lyrics focused on love and relationships. Steve Leggett of AllMusic described her as an "unabashedly easy-on-the-ears singer/songwriter, and the prime mover behind some of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits". Eight songs written or co-written by her, including "Don't Stop", "Everywhere" and "Little Lies", appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1988 Greatest Hits album.
In 1998, as a member of Fleetwood Mac, McVie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. The same year, after almost 30 years with the band, she opted to leave and lived in semi-retirement for nearly 15 years. She released a solo album in 2004. In September 2013 she appeared on stage with Fleetwood Mac at the O2 Arena in London, before rejoining the band in 2014 prior to them On with the Show tour.
In 2006, McVie received a Gold Badge of Merit Award from BASCA, now The Ivor's Academy. In 2014, she received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was honored with the Trailblazer Award at the UK Americana Awards in 2021. She was also the recipient of two Grammy Awards.
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