His Fleetwood Mac Years & Beyond

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His Fleetwood Mac Years & Beyond
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Studio album by
Released8 July 2003
Recorded2003
Genre Rock
Length65:57
Label One Way
Producer Bob Welch
Bob Welch chronology
Bob Welch Looks At Bop
(1999)
His Fleetwood Mac Years & Beyond
(2003)
Live from the Roxy
(2004)
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Bob Welch: His Fleetwood Mac Years & Beyond is an album by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist turned solo artist Bob Welch, released in 2003. As the title suggests, most of the songs were rerecordings of songs he had written and recorded both with Fleetwood Mac and solo. The album also contained a recording of "Oh Well", a Mac hit from before Welch's time in the group, that he sang many times after Peter Green's departure; and a brand new track, Like Rain. [1] The album was re-released in 2008 as Greatest Hits & More – Revisited. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistOriginal appearanceTimingNotes
1 Oh Well Peter Green Fleetwood Mac Single (1969)9:03Original version predated Welch's time in Fleetwood Mac
2Future Games Bob Welch Fleetwood Mac Future Games (1971)8:42Also appeared on Welch's The Other One (1979)
3RevelationBob WelchFleetwood Mac Penguin (1973)4:42
4Miles AwayBob WelchFleetwood Mac Mystery to Me (1973)3:48
5 Hypnotized Bob WelchFleetwood Mac Mystery to Me (1973)4:22
6Emerald EyesBob WelchFleetwood Mac Mystery to Me (1973)3:16
7Bermuda TriangleBob WelchFleetwood Mac Heroes Are Hard to Find (1974)4:10
8AngelBob WelchFleetwood Mac Heroes Are Hard to Find (1974)4:12
9Silver HeelsBob WelchFleetwood Mac Heroes Are Hard to Find (1974)3:20
10 Sentimental Lady Bob WelchFleetwood Mac Bare Trees (1972)3:26This version based on solo recording from French Kiss (1977)
11 Ebony Eyes Bob Welch/John HenningBob Welch French Kiss (1977)3:16
12Hot Love, Cold WorldBob WelchBob Welch French Kiss (1977)3:42
13Precious LoveBob WelchBob Welch Three Hearts (1979)3:19
14ChurchBob WelchBob Welch Three Hearts (1979)3:02
15Like RainBob WelchBob WelchThis album3:04New track

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References

  1. 1 2 His Fleetwood Mac Years & Beyond at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  2. "Greatest Hits & More – Revisited – AllMusic Review" . Retrieved June 25, 2017.