Future Games

This article is about the 1971 Fleetwood Mac album. For the 1977 Spirit album, see Future Games (Spirit album). For the video game company, see Future Games (video game developer).
Future Games
Studio album by
Fleetwood Mac
Released3 September 1971
RecordedJune–August 1971
StudioAdvision, London
Genre
Length42:22
LabelReprise
ProducerFleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac chronology
The Original Fleetwood Mac
(1971) 		Future Games
(1971) 		Greatest Hits
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]

Future Games is the fifth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 3 September 1971. It was recorded in the summer of 1971 at Advision Studios in London[4] and was the first album to feature Christine McVie as a full member. This album was also the first of five albums to feature American guitarist Bob Welch. "He was totally different background – R&B, sort of jazzy. He brought his personality," Mick Fleetwood said of Welch in a 1995 BBC interview, "He was a member of Fleetwood Mac before we'd even played a note."[5]

The album peaked at number 91 on the US Billboard 200 chart dated 18 December 1971.[6] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2000.[7]

  1. ^ Holtje, Steve (1998). "Fleetwood Mac". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 444-434.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Fleetwood, Mick; Bozza, Anthony (October 2014). Play On (first ed.). New York, NY: Little Brown and Company. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-0-316-40342-9.
  5. ^ Swanson, Dave (3 September 2016). "45 Years Ago: Fleetwood Mac Play 'Future Games'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200 – December 18, 1971". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. ^ "RIAA Certifications - Fleetwood Mac". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 March 2020.