50 Years: Don't Stop

by Fleetwood Mac

Overview

Over the years, there have been a surplus of Fleetwood Mac compilations but prior to 2018's 50 Years: Don't Stop, very few have attempted to tell the band's story from beginning to end. There was only one, actually: 25 Years-The Chain, released two years into the Mac's uncertain post-Lindsey Buckingham era. Buckingham rejoined the band in 1997 but he was kicked out prior to the November '18 release of 50 Years: Don't Stop, his departure coloring the perception of the triple-disc compilation in the sense that Fleetwood Mac's story doesn't belong to him. 50 Years proves this through its chronological sequencing, which underscores the group's evolution from blues-rockers to album rock titans and, finally, to pop superstars (its accompanying single disc of highlights, in contrast, is deliberately front-loaded with hits, so it's not as instructive). Along the way, every one of the band's signatures is heard-from "Black Magic Woman," "Albatross," "Oh Well," "The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown" and "Sentimental Lady" to "Monday Morning," "Rhiannon," "Landslide," "Go Your Own Way" and "You Make Loving Fun"-and every era, including the uncelebrated 1995 album Time, is touched upon. The only phase not featured on 50 Years: Don't Stop is the post-Buckingham incarnation featuring Neil Finn and Mike Campbell-the lineup that took 50 Years out on tour, proving that the Fleetwood Mac story will continue to take unexpected detours until Mick Fleetwood and John McVie decide they're done with the band. That means it's the best Mac compilation assembled to date: it has all the hits, it tells the story and it takes listeners on a journey. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/2018
Label:	Rhino / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0603497855773
Rank:	3222

Tracks

1. Don't Stop
2. Go Your Own Way
3. Dreams
4. The Chain
5. Landslide
6. Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) [Single Version]
7. Everywhere
8. Little Lies
9. Never Going Back Again [Live]
10. Tusk
11. Sara [Single Version]
12. Gypsy
13. Hold Me
14. Big Love
15. Seven Wonders
16. Save Me [Single Version]
17. Peacekeeper
18. Albatross
19. Man of the World
20. Oh Well, Pt. 1

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fleetwood Mac   Primary Artist
Lindsey Buckingham   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Richard Dashut   Featured Artist
Jeremy Spencer   Guitar,Vocals
Mick Fleetwood   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Bob Weston   Guitar,Slide Guitar
Dave Walker   Vocals,Harmonica
Danny Kirwan   Guitar
Peter Green   Guitar
Stevie Nicks   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Steve Nye   Organ
Ken Caillat   Featured Artist
Bob Welch   Guitar,Vocals
John McVie   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Christine McVie   Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Christine Perfect   Vocals,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Steve Matteucci   Studio Assistant
Kristin Attaway   Packaging Manager
Audrey Simon   Project Assistant
Jon Shults   Cover Art
Patrick Leonard   Producer
Patrick Milligan   Annotation
Greg Ladanyi   Producer
Greg Droman   Engineer
David Wild   Liner Notes
John Herron   Composer
John Shanks   Producer
Little Willie John   Composer
Robbie Patton   Composer
Lindsey Buckingham   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer
Sandy Stewart   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Dashut   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Remixing
Jeremy Spencer   Composer
Martin Birch   Producer
Mick Fleetwood   Composer
Mike Vernon   Producer
Mertis John Jr.   Composer
Mickey Baker   Arranger
Jim Recor   Composer
Ray Lindsey   Studio Assistant
Roy Hopper   Studio Assistant
Danny Kirwan   Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto   Producer
Bob Hughes   Producer
Keith Olsen   Producer
John Srebalus   Project Assistant
Eddy Quintela   Composer,Lyricist
Mark Pinkus   Project Assistant
Peter Green   Composer,Lyricist
Rick Vito   Composer
Stevie Nicks   Composer,Lyricist,Remixing
John Courage   Studio Assistant
Chris Morris   Assistant Engineer
Kelly Johnston   Composer
Daniel Hersch   Mastering,Remastering
Lisa Glines   Project Assistant
Kent Liu   Project Assistant
Liuba Shapiro   Product Manager
Rory Wilson   Design,Art Direction
Ken Caillat   Engineer,Producer,Remixing
Bob Welch   Composer
Bill Inglot   Mastering,Remastering
John McVie   Composer
Christine McVie   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Elliot Scheiner   Producer
Graham Gouldman   Composer
Elmore James   Composer,Lyricist
Fleetwood Mac   Composer,Producer