Songbird (Fleetwood Mac song)

"Songbird"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Rumours
A-side"Dreams"
ReleasedFebruary 1977 (1977-02)
RecordedMarch 3–4, 1976
StudioZellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, California
GenreSoft rock
Length3:20
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Christine McVie
Producer(s)Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
"Go Your Own Way"
(1977) 		"Songbird"
(1977) 		"Don't Stop"
(1977)

"Songbird" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The song first appeared on the band's 1977 album Rumours and was released as the B-side of the single "Dreams". It is one of four songs written solely by Christine McVie on the album.

McVie frequently sang the song at the end of Fleetwood Mac concerts.[1] Her former husband, John McVie, recalled that "When Christine played "Songbird", grown men would weep. I did every night."[2]

In 2022, the song was given an orchestral arrangement by Vince Mendoza on McVie's Songbird (A Solo Collection) compilation album.[3] This version received a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.[4]

  1. ^ Evans, Mike (2011). Fleetwood Mac – The Definitive History. New York, NY: Sterling. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4027-8630-3.
  2. ^ Weingarten, Christopher; et al. (2 May 2022). "Fleetwood Mac's 50 Greatest Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ Sinclair, Paul (25 April 2022). "Christine McVie / Songbird (A Solo Collection) – SuperDeluxeEdition". Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Watch: Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt And Mick Fleetwood Honor Christine McVie In A Heartfelt Performance Of "Songbird" 2023 GRAMMYs Performance GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.