Bare Trees
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| Studio album by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| Released | March, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971-1972 Delane Lea Music Centre, Wembley, London England Track 10 Recorded at Mrs.Scarrot's Home Hampshire | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:58 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Fleetwood Mac | |||
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Bare Trees is the sixth studio album by British rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1972. This is their last album to feature Danny Kirwan, who was fired during the tour to support this album. In the wake of the band's success in the mid-70s, Bare Trees earned Gold status in 1976.
The album features the original version of "Sentimental Lady", which was later re-recorded by its composer Bob Welch (with Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, and Lindsey Buckingham backing him) for his solo album French Kiss. "Spare Me a Little of Your Love" became a staple of the band's live act from 1972–77.
"Trinity", a Danny Kirwan song, was an outtake from the album that was subsequently released in 1992 on the 25 Years - The Chain box set.
The lyrics for Kirwan's composition "Dust" were taken from a poem by Rupert Brooke.[1]
"Thoughts on a Grey Day" is a poem read by an elderly woman, Mrs Scarrott, who lived near the band's communal home in southern England.
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [4] |
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Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Child of Mine" (Danny Kirwan) – 5:09
- "The Ghost" (Bob Welch) – 3:58
- "Homeward Bound" (Christine McVie) – 3:20
- "Sunny Side of Heaven" (Kirwan) – 3:10
[edit] Side two
- "Bare Trees" (Kirwan) – 5:02
- "Sentimental Lady" (Welch) – 4:35
- "Danny's Chant" (Kirwan) – 3:16
- "Spare Me a Little of Your Love" (C. McVie) – 3:44
- "Dust" (Kirwan) – 2:41
- "Thoughts on a Grey Day" (Scarrott) – 2:03
[edit] Credits
- Danny Kirwan – guitar, vocals
- Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals
- Bob Welch – guitar, vocals
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
- "Special thanks to Mrs Scarrott for her readings, recorded at her home in Hampshire."
[edit] Production
- Producer: Fleetwood Mac
- Engineer: Martin Birch
- Remix engineer: Bob Hughes
- Remastering: Lee Herschberg
- Cover photo by John McVie
- Recorded at DeLane Lea Music Centre
- Remixed at Record Plant Studios
[edit] References
- ^ "Dust By Rupert Brooke
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Bare Trees – Fleetwood Mac". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r7394/review. Retrieved 25 December 2006.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (August 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide: Fleetwood Mac: Bare Trees". Creem. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/crm7208.php. Retrieved 16 January 2012. Also posted in a revised version at "Fleetwood Mac: Bare Trees > Consumer Guide Album". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=1263. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ Scoppa, Bud (June 8, 1972). "Fleetwood Mac Bare Trees > Album Review". Rolling Stone (110). Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080907172652/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/fleetwoodmac/albums/album/242115/review/5941291/bare_trees. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
