Something Big (Mick Fleetwood Band album)

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Something Big
Studio album by
Released28 September 2004
Genre Rock, blues-rock
Mick Fleetwood chronology
Shakin' the Cage
(1992)
Something Big
(2004)
Blue Again!
(2008)

Something Big is the fifth album by Mick Fleetwood, released 28 September 2004. The album features a number of guest musicians, including Fleetwood Mac's John McVie, Jeremy Spencer a member of the original Fleetwood Mac, and singer-songwriter Jackson Browne.

Contents

As of February 2005, the album has sold over 3,000 copies in the U.S. [1] Like many Mick Fleetwood albums, it has been released several times. It is so far the only Mick Fleetwood album to be credited to "The Mick Fleetwood Band".

Track listing

  1. "Bitter End"
  2. "Something Big"
  3. "Where the Wind Blows"
  4. "It's Only Money"
  5. "Walking with the Angels"
  6. "Making Other Plans"
  7. "These Walls"
  8. "Looking into You" (Jackson Browne)
  9. "Passion" (Mick Fleetwood, Smallwood)
  10. "No Borders" (Carlos Santana, Smallwood)
  11. "Watching Over You"
  12. "Heaven Sent"

Personnel

Production

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