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  Type Album
  Artist Fleetwood Mac
  Cover Futuregamesjpg
  Recorded June-August 1971
  Released September 1971
  Genre Rock
  Label Reprise
  Producer Fleetwood Mac
  Last Album '' Kiln House '' <br> (1970)
  This Album '''''Future Games''''' <br>(1971)
  Next Album '' Bare Trees '' <br>(1972)


''Future Games'' is an Album by British / American Blues Rock band Fleetwood Mac , released in 1971 (see 1971 In Music ). This is their first album with guitarist Bob Welch and the first to feature Christine McVie as a full member.
With this album, the Mac take advantage of the arrival of Welch and McVie. Without the 1950s leanings of departed guitarist Jeremy Spencer , they move further away from blues and closer to the melodic pop sound that would finally break them in America five years later.

A heavily edited version of "Sands of Time" was an unsuccessful single in the United States. However, the album did get airplay on FM radio.


TRACK LISTING

#"Woman of 1000 Years" (Kirwan) – 5:28
#"Morning Rain" (C McVie) – 5:38
#"What a Shame" (Welch/Kirwan/McVie/McVie/Fleetwood) – 2:19
#"Future Games" (Welch) – 8:18
#"Sands of Time" (Kirwan) – 7:23
#"Sometimes" (Kirwan) – 5:26
#"Lay It All Down" (Welch) – 4:30
#"Show Me a Smile" (C McVie) – 3:20


CREDITS

Fleetwood Mac

Additional Personnel
  • John Perfect - Saxophones



PRODUCTION

  • Producer: Fleetwood Mac

  • Engineer: Martin Rushent

  • Sleeve Design: John Pasche

  • Cover photo by Sally Jesse

  • Group photos by Edmund Shea


  • Recorded at Advision



MISCELLANEA

  • It should be noted that the song timings listed here are not as indicated on the CD since those timings are inaccurate, in some cases very inaccurate.

  • Early pressings of this album, and some foreign issues, have a yellow border around the picture of the two children. Subsequent pressings have a green border.

  • The song "Future Games" was later re-recorded by its composer Bob Welch during his solo career.

  • There is at least one known early version of "Morning Rain" with the title "Start Again".