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| Released | January 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
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| Length | 43:29 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Russ Titelman | |||
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Christine McVie is the eponymous second solo album by the English musician, singer, and songwriter Christine McVie, released in January 1984, by Warner Bros. Records.[3][4] It was McVie's first solo effort in over a decade, following her 1970 self-titled debut, which was released under her maiden name.[5] The album features guest appearances by Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ray Cooper, and Fleetwood Mac bandmates Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood.
The recording process lasted three months and primarily took place in Montreux, Switzerland. McVie collaborated closely with guitarist Todd Sharp to co-write much of the material and recruited Sharp, George Hawkins, and Steve Ferrone to form the album's backing band. The finished record produced two singles that reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Got a Hold on Me" and "Love Will Show Us How", which peaked at numbers 10 and 30, respectively. "Got a Hold on Me" also spent 4 weeks at number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album itself spent 23 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number 26, and reached No. 58 in the UK.
The release of Christine McVie coincided with the airing of two MTV specials: a documentary on the recording of the album and a December 1983 live concert at the Los Angeles Country Club. Both specials were included in the album's LaserDisc edition, while Christine McVie: The Video Album, a home video release, only featured the concert. To support the album, McVie also embarked on a three-month tour from April to June 1984. Her setlist included various tracks from the album alongside select Fleetwood Mac "favorites".[5] The touring band featured Sharp, Hawkins, and Ferrone, as well as keyboardist Eddy Quintela—McVie's then-boyfriend—and guitarist Stephen Bruton.
- ^ a b "Christine McVie". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 296. ISBN 9780862415419 – via the Internet Archive.
- ^ "Rock Albums & Top Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. 28 January 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 29 November 2024 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Jones, Lesley-Ann (2024). "Retreat". Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie. London: John Blake Publishing. Paragraphs 29–44. ISBN 9781789467727.
- ^ a b Graff, Gary (1 December 2022). "How Christine McVie Finally Completed a 'Real' Solo Debut". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.