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Christine McVie (1984)

Christine McVie, 1984Christine McVie (1984) is Christine McVie’s second solo album. It features the singles “Got a Hold on Me” and “Love Will Show Us How.”

Track List

  1. Love Will Show Us How (Christine McVie/Todd Sharp) 4:14
  2. The Challenge (McVie/Sharp) 4:40
  3. So Excited (McVie/Sharp/Billy Burnette) 4:05
  4. One in a Million (McVie/Sharp) 5:02
  5. Ask Anybody (McVie/Steve Winwood) 5:29
  6. Got a Hold on Me (McVie/Sharp) 3:53
  7. Who’s Dreaming This Dream (Sharp/Daniel Douma) 3:35
  8. I’m the One (Sharp) 4:05
  9. Keeping Secrets (Sharp/Alan Pasqua) 3:34
  10. The Smile I Live For (McVie) 5:07

1997 Reissue

In 1997, Warner Bros. Records reissued Christine McVie to help promote Fleetwood Mac’s The Dance and accompanying North American tour. The album was digitally remastered for the first time since its 1984 release.

“With the reunited Fleetwood Mac enjoying the phenomenal success of The Dance and heading out on a major fall tour, it’s the perfect moment for this reissue of Christine McVie’s 1984 solo album, which has been out of catalog for some time but now returns to active status” (Warner Bros. Records).

Credits

Musicians

  • Christine McVie – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Todd Sharp – guitar, background vocals
  • George Hawkins – bass guitar, background vocals
  • Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

  • Lindsey Buckingham – lead guitar on “The Smile I Live For,” guitar on “Got a Hold on Me,” background vocals on “The Challenge,” “Who’s Dreaming This Dream,” and “The Smile I Live For”
  • Mick Fleetwood – drums on “Ask Anybody”
  • Steve Winwood – piano on “Ask Anybody,” synthesizer on “One In a Million,” “Ask Anybody,” “Got a Hold on Me,” and “The Smile I Live For,” lead vocals on “One In a Million,” background vocals on “One In a Million,” and “Ask Anybody”
  • Ray Cooper – percussion on “The Challenge,” “So Excited,” “Ask Anybody,” and “The Smile I Live For”
  • Eric Clapton – guitar on “The Challenge”
  • Eddy Quintela – additional keyboards on “The Smile I Live For”

Production

  • Produced by Russ Titelman
  • Engineered by David Richards and Larry Franke
  • Mixed by Elliot Scheiner
  • Mixed at A&R Recording Studios, NYC
  • LP originally mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Recorded at Mountain Recording, Montreux, Switzerland; Lower Dean Manor, Gloucestershire, UK; and Olympic Sound, London
  • Second engineers: Thomas P. Price, Jr., Nobby, Toby Ellington, Larry Frank
  • CDD Pre-mastering by WCI Record Group, Inc.
  • Original art design by Larry Vignon and Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff

Publishing

  • Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music.
  • Track 7 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music/Doumaditties.
  • Track 3 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music/Billy Beau Music.
  • Track 5 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music/Island Music Ltd.
  • Track 9 published by Alimony Music/Cement Chicken Music/Itsall Music.

Charts

Christine McVie (1984)

Billboard 200 UK Albums Dutch Albums  Swedish Albums Swiss Albums
26 58 49 19 25

Singles

Christine McVie 1984
Got a Hold On Me One In a Million Love Will Show Us How
Pop Singles: 10 Album Rock: 27 (2/25/1984) Pop Singles: 30
Album Rock: 1 (2/4/1984)   Album Rock: 24 (4/7/1984)

Got a Hold on Me (Alternate covers)

Christine McVie, Got a Hold on Me, Japan, 1984 Christine McVie, Got a Hold on Me, Spain, 1984 Christine McVie, Got a Hold on Me, UK 12 picture disc, 1984
Japan Spain UK 12″ Picture Disc

Music Videos

Got a Hold on Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHYoq4f6sXM

Love Will Show Us How

Love Will Show Us How (Live)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbuANJd9HUw

Tour

  1. April 16, 1984 – Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
  2. April 28, 1984 – Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE
  3. April 29, 1984 – Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines, IA
  4. April 30, 1984 – Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO
  5. May 4, 1984 – Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI
  6. May 5, 1984 – DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, MI
  7. May 9, 1984 – Agora, Cleveland, OH
  8. May 11, 1984 – Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
  9. May 13, 1984 – Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
  10. May 14, 1984 – Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
  11. May 18, 1984 – Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ
  12. May 19, 1984 – Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA
  13. May 31, 1984 – Sunrise Musical Theater, Sunrise, FL
  14. June 2, 1984 – Unknown Venue, Chicago, IL
  15. June 3, 1984 – Kings Dominion Amusement Park, Doswell, VA
  16. June 9, 1984 – Houston Music Hall, Houston, TX
  17. June 11, 1984 – Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX
  18. June 15, 1984 – Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA

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Set List

  1. Say You Love Me
  2. Love Will Show Us How
  3. The Challenge
  4. So Excited
  5. Just Crazy Love
  6. Spare Me a Little of Your Love
  7. The Smile I Live For
  8. Ask Anybody
  9. Keeping Secrets
  10. Guitar Bug (Performed by Todd Sharp and Billy Burnette)
  11. I’m the One
  12. One in a Million
  13. Hold Me
  14. Got a Hold on Me
  15. Over My Head
  16. You Make Loving Fun
  17. Too Much Is Not Enough
  18. Don’t Stop
  19. Songbird

Christine McVie 1984

References

McVie, C. (1984). [Liner notes]. In Christine McVie [CD]. Montreux: Mountain Recording Studio.

Whitburn, J. (1995). Rock tracks: Album Rock 1981-1995, Modern Rock 1988-1995. Billboard. Menomonee, WI: Record Research, Inc.