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The return of Christine McVie with her long awaited third solo album.' In The Meantime'
released in the UK and Europe on 21st June 2004 on Sanctuary Records.
For the US & Canada, this will be released on 27th July 2004 through Koch Records.
On Nov 3, 2023, a remastered, remixed edition of the album was released on digital, CD and vinyl
Friend (4:32)
[LYRICS]
You Are (3:34) [LYRICS]
Northern Star (5:24) [LYRICS]
Bad Journey (4:32) [LYRICS]
Anything Is Possible (3:17) [LYRICS]
Calumny (4:56) [LYRICS]
So Sincere (3:41) [LYRICS]
Easy Come, Easy Go (4:34) [LYRICS]
Liar (3:55) [LYRICS]
Sweet Revenge (3:52) [LYRICS]
Forgiveness (3:46) [LYRICS]
Givin' It Back (4:46) [LYRICS]
Unreleased Track
Come Out To Play (aka Little Darlin') (3:36) [LYRICS]
Bonus Track (US iTunes only)
Friend
(acoustic) (3:27) [LYRICS]
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Produced by:
Christine McVie,
Dan Perfect and
Ken Caillat
Engineered by:
Dan Perfect,
Ben Georgiades and
Klaus Trelby
Mixed by:
Christine McVie,
Dan Perfect and
Ben Georgiades
Please note: Some of the above pictures were original posted on
Christine's official website
http://www.christinemcvie.com
Christine McVie returns with Meantime
Rolling Stone Magazine April 2004
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Music Week Article
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KOCH Records Press Release
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Album Press Release
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Sanctuary / Adventures Press Release
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McVie
Goes Her Own Way
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Surviving the Fleetwoods
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The Return of the Native
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Sunday Express Article
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BBC Radio Two Interview Transcript
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Album Sleeve Notes
This album is a surprise. Partly because it arrived out
of nowhere and partly because it is a tantalising mixture of what we
expect from my sister Christine laced with some new and powerful
elements. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Christine shot to prominence as a blues singer in the 70s and was
voted best British female vocalist in the Melody Maker polls. After a
brief skirmish with a solo career she joined Fleetwood Mac where her
rock-solid keyboard work and richly emotive singing did much to propel
the band into an exhaustingly successful 25 years of recording and
performing for ecstatic audiences around the world. Fleetwood Mac
became a benchmark for rock and roll and the band’s music has become
embedded in popular culture… even today it is unusual to listen to a
popular music programme without hearing a Fleetwood Mac song. Very
likely, it will be one of Christine’s… Don’t Stop, Songbird, You Make
Lovin’ Fun, Little Lies, Everywhere.
Recording an album was an attenuated and hair-raising process for the
Mac. A melting pot of talent and egocentricity that did much to assure
the quality and character of the output but took its toll on the band.
Add this to a gruelling schedule of touring on a grandiose scale and
you begin to see why Christine uprooted herself from LA… encouraged by
the 1994 earthquake… and headed for the serenity of the English
countryside. She continued working with the Mac until her final tour
with the band in late 1997 – the last time I had the privilege of
seeing her live on stage. The other four core members of the Mac are
back on the boards but despite the ties of history and shared
creativity Christine could not be persuaded to join them. Time to hang
up the keyboard and rest the larynx. Or was it?
Songwriters don’t just shut up shop. Despite a growing distance from
the world of music Christine kept being visited by the odd snatch of
lyric and fragment of melody that got written down in a note book
somewhere ready for use when the time came. And it did. Christine has
passed through a turmoil of emotions disengaging from the craziness of
being a rock goddess (my term, not hers!) and re-engaging with the
demands, challenges, joys and frustrations of a new lifestyle. The
songs on this album have provided the stepping stones for this process
and the passion of her involvement is clear to anyone willing to
listen. Of course, she has had help from her friends but the album is
remarkably independent of the musical environment in which she has
operated for the last 30 years. Despite the power and warmth of the
music, introspection has been a key feature of the project and my son
Dan has been an essential provider of technical and musical support.
It has taken a while coming, but the result has been an album to be
proud of.
John Perfect April 2004
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Album Press Release
Return Of The Songbird
Christine McVie is back! The first lady of Fleetwood Mac and key song writing force behind some of the band’s biggest hits including ‘Don’t Stop’ and ‘You Make Loving Fun’, ‘Everywhere’ and ‘Little Lies’ returns with a brand new solo album, ‘In The Meantime’, out on June 21st on
Sanctuary/Adventure Records.
‘In The Meantime’ is the perfect showcase for Christine’s instantly recognisable voice and eloquent, intimate song writing.
The album is produced by Christine, her nephew Dan Perfect and Ken Caillat. Christine takes full song writing credit for the second track ‘You Are’ and co-writes ten of
the album’s 12 songs. Highlights include the infectious ‘Friend’, the
beautiful ‘You Are’ and the haunting ‘Calumny’.
Christine last performed with Fleetwood Mac at the Brit Awards in 1998, where the band picked up a Life Time Achievement Award for their outstanding contribution to music. She last collaborated with the band on 1995’s ‘Time’ studio album. A vital lynchpin of Fleetwood Mac, Christine wrote a string of hits for the band including the hit tracks, ‘Don’t Stop’, ‘Over My Head’ and ‘You Make Loving Fun’ and ‘Songbird’. Christine was a member of the group for nearly thirty years and as she observes: “Not a day goes by that I don’t think about Fleetwood Mac”.
Since leaving the band, Christine returned to her roots living a quiet life in the country. However writing has always been Christine’s first love and the time away from touring and music has allowed her to return to recording with a new
outlook and a new found sense of freedom.
The album developed organically, growing over a period of time after Christine asked Dan to
collaborate with her on an early album track. The partnership flourished
and the project blossomed into the new album. For Dan, “Christine sounds
as young as she does on ‘Rumours’”, for Christine the essence of the album
was fun. The result is a mesmerising and expressive album from one of
music’s most compelling and distinctive talents.
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Additional Info
- The album was recorded at Sphere Studios, London UK and at Christine's home in Kent, UK.
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- 'In The Meantime' was released by Sanctuary Records (cat# SANCD280) in the UK and Europe on the 21st June 2004.
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- Release date in the USA is through Koch Records on the 27th July 2004.
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- The track 'Easy Come, Easy Go' was co-written with Eddy Quintela and dates from 1992
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- In The Meantime made #133 on the UK Album Charts
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- In The Meantime did not make the Billboard top 200, but made #32 on the independent album charts.
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- The single 'Friend' made #29 on the US Adult Contemporary chart
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- New unreleased song 'Come Out To Play' was released on the Australian Promo Album and has now made it's way into the online community
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- An acoustic version of 'Friend' was made available on the US iTunes store
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