This was a double LP, though it all fits comfortably onto one CD. As ever with this band, for the reasons stated above, the bass and drums are perfectly tight throughout. Christine McVie always sings with clarity, and usually you can hear what Lindsey Buckingham is vocalising. Not so with Stevie Nicks, however; as is common with pop songs, the lyrics often tend to be buried somewhat. It is helpful to have the kyrics printed in the CD insert. The album contains 20 tracks, 5 on each side of the double LP.
Track 1 is “Over & Over” (4.35 minutes), which is a Christine McVie song. It is a good opener, being a gentle, steady beat pop song, with Christine McVie on lead vocals and Stevie Nicks providing some backing vocals on the refrains:
“And I said
Could it be me, could it really really be?
Over and over.
Don’t turn me away
And don’t let me down
What can I do
To keep you around.
Over and over
Over and over.”
Track 2 is “The Ledge” (2.02 minutes). This is an up-beat, jaunty, very busy, almost frantic Lindsey Buckingham song, which features all the vocalists throughout. It is an odd, but not unpleasant thing. The lyrics feature these words:
“Do you ever wonder
Do you ever hate
Six feet under
Someone who can wait”.
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