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| ''Tusk'' peaked at No. 4 in the U.S., spent over five months within the top 40, and was certified double platinum for shipping two million copies.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|title=Tusk |artist=Fleetwood Mac|type=album}} It peaked at No. 1 in the UK and achieved a Platinum award for shipments in excess of 300,000 copies{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United Kingdom|title=Tusk |artist=Fleetwood Mac|type=album}}. The album gave the group two U.S. top-ten hit singles, with the Buckingham-penned ] (US #8/UK #6), and the ] composition "]" (U.S. #7/UK #37). Further releases from the album, "Not That Funny" (UK only single release), "]" and "]" were less successful; however, the latter two appear in their 'single versions' on the 2002 compilation '']''. "Sara" was cut to 4½ minutes for both the single and the first CD release of the album, but the unedited version has since been restored on the 1988 ''Greatest Hits'' compilation and the 2004 reissue of ''Tusk'' as well as Fleetwood Mac's 2002 release of ''The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac''. Original guitarist ] also took part in the sessions for ''Tusk'', but his playing on the Christine McVie track "Brown Eyes" is not credited on the album.<ref Name="Peter Green">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fleetwoodmac.org/peter-green.php|title=Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green|publisher=Fleetwood Mac|accessdate=Sep 9, 2011}}</ref> However, on the alternate version (at 30 seconds longer) that was released on '']'', Green's distinctive guitar playing can be recognized, especially at the end of the song. | ''Tusk'' peaked at No. 4 in the U.S., spent over five months within the top 40, and was certified double platinum for shipping two million copies.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|title=Tusk |artist=Fleetwood Mac|type=album}} It peaked at No. 1 in the UK and achieved a Platinum award for shipments in excess of 300,000 copies{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United Kingdom|title=Tusk |artist=Fleetwood Mac|type=album}}. The album gave the group two U.S. top-ten hit singles, with the Buckingham-penned ] (US #8/UK #6), and the ] composition "]" (U.S. #7/UK #37). Further releases from the album, "Not That Funny" (UK only single release), "]" and "]" were less successful; however, the latter two appear in their 'single versions' on the 2002 compilation '']''. "Sara" was cut to 4½ minutes for both the single and the first CD release of the album, but the unedited version has since been restored on the 1988 ''Greatest Hits'' compilation and the 2004 reissue of ''Tusk'' as well as Fleetwood Mac's 2002 release of ''The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac''. Original guitarist ] also took part in the sessions for ''Tusk'', but his playing on the Christine McVie track "Brown Eyes" is not credited on the album.<ref Name="Peter Green">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fleetwoodmac.org/peter-green.php|title=Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green|publisher=Fleetwood Mac|accessdate=Sep 9, 2011}}</ref> However, on the alternate version (at 30 seconds longer) that was released on '']'', Green's distinctive guitar playing can be recognized, especially at the end of the song. | ||
| Though the album sold 4 million copies worldwide, and earned a Grammy nomination in 1981 |
Though the album sold 4 million copies worldwide, and earned a Grammy nomination in 1981 for its art designers in the category "Best Album Package", and considering the comparatively huge sales of '']'' and the album's unprecedented recording expense, the band's record label deemed the project a failure, laying the blame squarely with Buckingham.<ref name=complete>{{Cite book |last=Rooksby |first=Rikky |title=The Complete Guide to the Music of Fleetwood Mac |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=1998 |pages=115 |isbn=0-7119-6310-X }}</ref> Fleetwood, however, blames the album's relative failure on the ] radio chain playing the album in its entirety prior to release, thus allowing mass home recording.<ref>{{cite book| title=My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac|last=Fleetwood|first=Mick|last2=Davis|first2=Stephen|year=1991|page=219}}</ref> In addition, ''Tusk'' was a ], with a high list price of $15.98 ($2.00 more than other double albums). | ||
| The band embarked on a massive 18-month tour to promote ''Tusk''. They travelled extensively across the world, including the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and UK. In Germany they shared the bill with reggae superstar ]. It was on this world tour that the band recorded music for the '']'' album, which was released in 1980. | The band embarked on a massive 18-month tour to promote ''Tusk''. They travelled extensively across the world, including the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and UK. In Germany they shared the bill with reggae superstar ]. It was on this world tour that the band recorded music for the '']'' album, which was released in 1980. | ||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
| MusicHound |  |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Smash Hits | 9/10 |
Tusk is the 12th album by the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Released in 1979, it is considered experimental, primarily due to Lindsey Buckingham's sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of punk rock and new wave on his production techniques. Bassist John McVie has commented that the album sounds like "the work of three solo artists" (Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie), whilst Mick Fleetwood later proclaimed that it is his favourite and the best Fleetwood Mac studio album created by the group. Costing over $1 million to record (a fact widely noted in the 1979 press), it was the most expensive rock album made up to that point.
Tusk peaked at No. 4 in the U.S., spent over five months within the top 40, and was certified double platinum for shipping two million copies. It peaked at No. 1 in the UK and achieved a Platinum award for shipments in excess of 300,000 copies. The album gave the group two U.S. top-ten hit singles, with the Buckingham-penned title track (US #8/UK #6), and the Stevie Nicks composition "Sara" (U.S. #7/UK #37). Further releases from the album, "Not That Funny" (UK only single release), "Think About Me" and "Sisters of the Moon" were less successful; however, the latter two appear in their 'single versions' on the 2002 compilation The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac. "Sara" was cut to 4½ minutes for both the single and the first CD release of the album, but the unedited version has since been restored on the 1988 Greatest Hits compilation and the 2004 reissue of Tusk as well as Fleetwood Mac's 2002 release of The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac. Original guitarist Peter Green also took part in the sessions for Tusk, but his playing on the Christine McVie track "Brown Eyes" is not credited on the album. However, on the alternate version (at 30 seconds longer) that was released on 25 Years – The Chain, Green's distinctive guitar playing can be recognized, especially at the end of the song.
Though the album sold 4 million copies worldwide, and earned a Grammy nomination in 1981 for its art designers in the category "Best Album Package", and considering the comparatively huge sales of Rumours and the album's unprecedented recording expense, the band's record label deemed the project a failure, laying the blame squarely with Buckingham. Fleetwood, however, blames the album's relative failure on the RKO radio chain playing the album in its entirety prior to release, thus allowing mass home recording. In addition, Tusk was a double album, with a high list price of $15.98 ($2.00 more than other double albums).
The band embarked on a massive 18-month tour to promote Tusk. They travelled extensively across the world, including the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and UK. In Germany they shared the bill with reggae superstar Bob Marley. It was on this world tour that the band recorded music for the Fleetwood Mac Live album, which was released in 1980.
In 2013, NME ranked Tusk at number 445 in their list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over & Over" | Christine McVie | 4:35 |
| 2. | "The Ledge" | Lindsey Buckingham | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Think About Me" | C. McVie | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Save Me a Place" | Buckingham | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Sara" (Edited to 4:39 on earlier CD pressings.) | Stevie Nicks | 6:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What Makes You Think You're the One" | Buckingham | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Storms" | Nicks | 5:31 |
| 3. | "That's All for Everyone" | Buckingham | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Not That Funny" | Buckingham | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Sisters of the Moon" | Nicks | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Angel" | Nicks | 4:54 |
| 2. | "That's Enough for Me" | Buckingham | 1:50 |
| 3. | "Brown Eyes" | C. McVie | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Never Make Me Cry" | C. McVie | 2:18 |
| 5. | "I Know I'm Not Wrong" (Another mix than the original LP version) | Buckingham | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honey Hi" | C. McVie | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Child" | Nicks | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Walk a Thin Line" | Buckingham | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Tusk" | Buckingham | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Never Forget" | C. McVie | 3:44 |
Remastered Compact Disc
In 1990, Ken Caillat originally remastered the album to compact disc, with the original album in the same track order as the vinyl LP. Warner Bros. released the CD in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Germany, under various catalog numbers.
Remastered 2-Disc Deluxe Edition
A 2-disc remastered version of the album was released in 2004, featuring the entire, unedited version of the original album on the first disc and various demos, outtakes and alternate versions on the second disc:
Bonus CD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One More Time (Over & Over)" | C. McVie | |
| 2. | "Can't Walk Out of Here (The Ledge)" | Buckingham | |
| 3. | "Think About Me" | C. McVie | |
| 4. | "Sara" | Nicks | |
| 5. | "Lindsey's Song #1 (I Know I'm Not Wrong)" | Buckingham | |
| 6. | "Storms" | Nicks | |
| 7. | "Lindsey's Song #2 (That's All for Everyone)" | Buckingham | |
| 8. | "Sisters of the Moon" | Nicks | |
| 9. | "Out on the Road (That's Enough for Me)" | Buckingham | |
| 10. | "Brown Eyes" | C. McVie | |
| 11. | "Never Make Me Cry" | C. McVie | |
| 12. | "Song #1 (I Know I'm Not Wrong)" | Buckingham | |
| 13. | "Honey Hi" | C. McVie | |
| 14. | "Beautiful Child" | Nicks | |
| 15. | "Song #3 (Walk a Thin Line)" | Buckingham | |
| 16. | "Come on Baby (Never Forget)" | C. McVie | |
| 17. | "Song #1 (I Know I'm Not Wrong) " | Buckingham | |
| 18. | "Kiss and Run" | Jorge Calderón | |
| 19. | "Farmer's Daughter" | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | |
| 20. | "Think About Me " | C. McVie | |
| 21. | "Sisters of the Moon " | Nicks |
2015 Reissue
A 5-CD deluxe edition featuring many unreleased demos, live tracks and an 'Alternate Tusk'
- Tusk remastered
- An alternate version of the complete album consisted of session outtakes, most of which have never been released
- A selection of singles, demos and remixes
- Unreleased performances from the band’s 1979 Tusk tour with selections from concerts in London, Tucson, and St. Louis.
- 5.1 surround mix - DVD
- Tusk – 2LP 180-gram vinyl
Disc One: Original Album Remastered
- “Over & Over”
- “The Ledge”
- “Think About Me”
- “Save Me a Place”
- “Sara”
- “What Makes You Think You’re the One”
- “Storms”
- “That’s All for Everyone”
- “Not That Funny”
- “Sisters of the Moon”
- “Angel”
- “That’s Enough for Me”
- “Brown Eyes”
- “Never Make Me Cry”
- “I Know I’m Not Wrong”
- “Honey Hi”
- “Beautiful Child”
- “Walk a Thin Line”
- “Tusk”
- “Never Forget”
Disc Two: Singles, Outtakes, Sessions
- “Think About Me” (Single Remix)
- “That’s All for Everyone” (Remix)
- “Sisters of the Moon” (Remix)
- “Not That Funny” (Single Remix)
- “Sara” (Single Edit)
- “Walk a Thin Line” (Song #3 — 3/13/79)
- “Honey Hi” (Alternate Version — 10/18/78)
- “Storms” (Alternate Version — 11/30/78)
- “Save Me a Place” (2nd Version — 10/10/78)*
- “Never Make Me Cry” (Version — 4/17/79)
- “Out on the Road” (aka “That’s Enough for Me” — 12/19/78)*
- “I Know I’m Not Wrong” — Lindsey’s Song #1 (Demo)
- “I Know I’m Not Wrong” (10/10/78 Version)*
- “I Know I’m Not Wrong” (11/3/78 Version)*
- “I Know I’m Not Wrong” (4/25/79 Version)*
- “I Know I’m Not Wrong” (8/13/79 Version)*
- “I Know I’m Not Wrong” (1/23/79 Version)*
- “Tusk” (Demo — 1/15/79)*
- “Tusk” “Stage Riff” (Demo — 1/30/79)*
- “Tusk” (Outtake Track — 2/1/79)*
- “Tusk” (Outtake Mix — 1/23/79)*
- “Tusk” (USC Version — 6/4/79)*
Disc Three: The Alternate Tusk
- “Over & Over” (4/2/79)*
"“The Ledge” (3/13/79)
- “Think About Me” (2/18/79)*
- “Save Me a Place” (10/18/78)*
- “Sara” (3/10/79)
- “What Makes You Think You’re the One” (2/24/79)*
- “Storms” (6/2/79)*
- “That’s All for Everyone” (10/20/78)*
- “Not That Funny” (5/19/79)*
- “Sisters of the Moon” (11/12/78)
- “Angel” (4/2/79)*
- “That’s Enough for Me” (9/29/78)*
- “Brown Eyes” (with Lindsey & Peter Green, 9/20/78)*
- “Never Make Me Cry” (2/8/79)*
- “I Know I’m Not Wrong” (11/2/78)*
- “Honey Hi” (10/11/78)*
- “Beautiful Child” (10/9/78)*
- “Walk a Thin Line” (4/6/79)*
- “Tusk” (7/19/79)*
- “Never Forget” (6/29/78)*
Disc Four: Tusk Tour Live I**
- Intro (Wembley, 6/26/80)
- “Say You Love Me”(Wembley, 6/26/80)
- “The Chain” (Wembley, 6/20/80)
- “Don’t Stop” (Wembley, 6/27/80)
- “Dreams” (Wembley, 6/20/80)
- “Oh Well” (Wembley, 6/20/80)
- “Rhiannon” (Tucson, 8/28/80)
- “Over and Over” (St. Louis, 11/5/79)
- “That’s Enough for Me” (Wembley, 6/21/80)
- “Sara” (Tuscon, 8/28/80)
- “Not That Funny” (St. Louis, 11/5/79)
- “Tusk” (St. Louis, 11/5/79)
Disc Five: Tusk Tour Live II**
- “Save Me a Place” (St. Louis, 11/5/79)
- “Landslide” (Omaha, 8/21/80)
- “What Makes You Think You’re the One” (St. Louis, 11/5/79)
- “Angel” (St. Louis, 11/5/79)
- “You Make Loving Fun” (Wembley, 6/20/80)
- “I’m So Afraid” (St. Louis, 11/5/79)
- “World Turning” (Wembley, 6/22/80)
- “Go Your Own Way” (Wembley, 6/22/80)
- “Sisters of the Moon” (Wembley, 6/22/80)
- “Songbird” (Wembley, 6/27/80)
(* = previously unreleased)
(** = all live tracks are previously unreleased)
Credits
Fleetwood Mac
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion, vocals
- Stevie Nicks – vocals
- Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- USC Trojan Marching Band – percussion, horns – appears on "Tusk"
Production
- Producers: Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat
- Engineers: Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat
- Assistant Engineers: Rich Feldman, Hernan Rojas
- Mastering: Ken Perry
- Remastering: Ken Caillat
- Photography: Peter Beard, Jayme Odgers, Norman Seeff
- Art Direction: Vigon Nahas Vigon
- Design: Vigon Nahas Vigon
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 2× Platinum | 140,000 |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 167,600 |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | 250,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 300,000 |
| United States (RIAA) | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000 |
|
Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Charts
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
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Cover versions
- In 1991, R.E.M. covered Tusk introducing it by noting that, earlier in their career, they were able to take advantage of Fleetwood Mac's unused recording studio time.
- In 2002, Camper Van Beethoven released a full cover of the original Tusk album in its entirety. The cover art and track listings are almost identical.
- In 2004, The Twilight Singers covered What Makes You Think You're The One on their covers album She Loves You.
- In 2007, Mossyrock covered I Know I'm Not Wrong for their debut EP which was also called I Know I'm Not Wrong. It was later rereleased on the compilation album The Three EPs.
- In 2012, The Flowers of Hell included a cover of Over & Over featuring Neil Wilkinson and Abi Fry of British Sea Power on their Odes album
- In 2012, Tame Impala covered "That's All For Everyone" for the Fleetwood Mac tribute compilation Just Tell Me That You Want Me.
- In 2012, Craig Wedren and St. Vincent covered "Sisters of the Moon" for the Fleetwood Mac tribute compilation Just Tell Me That You Want Me.
- In 2012, Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney covered "Storms" for the Fleetwood Mac tribute compilation Just Tell Me That You Want Me.
- In 2012, Marianne Faithfull covered "Angel" for the Fleetwood Mac tribute compilation Just Tell Me That You Want Me.
- In 2012, Best Coast covered "Storms" for the B-side of a promo-only 7" featuring the title track of their 2nd album The Only Place. It was released as a bonus track on the Australian edition of the album and the cover was also performed live around this time including on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
References
- "...group's new Tusk album scheduled to be released today..." (October 12, 1979). "A Star for Fleetwood Mac". Los Angeles Times: E44.
- Mawer, Sharon. Tusk at AllMusic
- Rolling Stone, 13 Dec 1979
- Robert Christgau review
- Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 1–14, 1979): 29.
- Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 434. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
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- Fleetwood, Mick; Davis, Stephen (1991). My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac. p. 219.
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- "French album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Tusk" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "allmusic ((( Tusk > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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External links
- Tusk (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
| Preceded byReggatta de Blanc by The Police | UK Albums Chart number one album 10 November 1979 |
Succeeded byGreatest Hits Vol. 2 by ABBA |
| Preceded byThe Wall by Pink Floyd | New Zealand Chart number-one album 6 April 1980 |
Succeeded byMusic by Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir & Harry Van Hoof |
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