They were originally part of a chain toilet flush that Mick lifted from a pub and dangled them off his drumkit as a good luck charm. The record's singles " Over My Head", " Rhiannon" and " Say You Love Me" gave the band extensive radio exposure.

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They said, ‘We recorded “I Don’t Want To Know,”‘ and I think Lindsey thought it would be OK with me because I wrote it. Dra- ma,” was how Christine McVie described the recording of Rumours to Rolling Stone shortly after its release on February 4th, 1977. So we recorded everything all over again the next day, dispensing with the changing of guitar strings – we had to lose all of that so we could get Lindsey singing in the right key. Upon its release in 1977, Rumours, now reissued as a 4xCD/DVD/LP box set featuring live recordings, alternate mixes, and studio outtakes, became the fastest selling LP of all time, moving 800,000 copies per week at its height. While this 45rpm version may punch through a tick better than the other, you are getting up more often to turn platters.Oh Daddy", a song she wrote about Mick Fleetwood's pending divorce is melancholy but ultimately maintains its dignity.

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She seemed like a real woman-- easy to identify with, but with mystery and a natural glamour worth aspiring to. Often considered Fleetwood Mac's magnum opus, Rumours has frequently been cited as one of the greatest albums of all time. Members had variously lost their minds to LSD, joined religious cults or, in once case, casually shacked up with their bandmate’s wife during a decade of only mild success.Rock-and-roll soap operas don’t get more dramatic than the months spent at close quarters recording and mixing Rumours. The songs " Go Your Own Way", " Dreams", " Don't Stop", and " You Make Loving Fun" were released as singles, all of which reached the US top 10, with "Dreams" reaching number one. The record has received a Diamond Award from the Recording Industry Association of America for a 20×platinum certification or 20million copies shipped, making it, as of 2021 [update], tied for the eleventh highest certified album in US history (by number of copies shipped). You Make Loving Fun" is about her boyfriend, Fleetwood Mac's lighting director, whom she dated after splitting from John.