Sisters of the Moon
"Sisters of the Moon" | ||||
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Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
from the album Tusk | ||||
B-side | "Walk a Thin Line" | |||
Released | June 1980 (USA) | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 4:36 (album), 4:41 (single mix) | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stevie Nicks | |||
Producer(s) | Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat | |||
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology | ||||
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"Sisters of the Moon" is a song by British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. It was written and performed by band-member Stevie Nicks and was released in the US as the fourth single from the 1979 album Tusk. It peaked at No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was not released in the UK, where "Not That Funny" had been released as a single instead. The 'single version' of "Sisters of the Moon" is included on the compilation The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac and both the 2004 and 2015 remaster of 'Tusk'.
"Sisters of the Moon" emerged from a jam during a session at Village Recorder in Los Angeles. Unlike her other songs on Tusk, "Sisters of the Moon" was not written with anyone in mind; she found the lyrics nonsensical.[1] When performed live, the song would usually go for over eight minutes in length, most notably the Mirage Tour version in 1982.[2] The song did not appear on any subsequent tour until their 2013 Tour.[3] The song was also played on the North American and European legs of the On with the Show tour, but with an abbreviated guitar solo.
Personnel
- Mick Fleetwood – drums
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Christine McVie – keyboards
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitars
- Stevie Nicks – vocals
Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 86 |
References
- ^ Sheffield, Christopher R. Weingarten,David Browne,Jon Dolan,Corinne Cummings,Keith Harris,Rob (2017-07-11). "Fleetwood Mac's 50 Greatest Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "VINTAGE VIDEO: 'Sisters of the Moon'". Stevie Nicks Info. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "FULL VIDEO: The Elusive "Sisters of the Moon" + More Photos - Fleetwood Mac Live in Philadelphia 4/6/2013". Fleetwood Mac News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Further reading
The Great Rock Discography by Martin C.Strong. Page 378. ISBN 1-84195-312-1