Gift of Screws

Infobox Album |
Name = Gift of Screws
Type = Album
Artist = Lindsey Buckingham


Released = September 15, 2008
Recorded = 1995 - 2008
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Producer = Lindsey Buckingham
Reviews = * All Music Guide Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9fexzukldae link]
* Rolling Stone Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/22723948/review/22787151/gift_of_screws?source=album_reviews_rssfeed link]
* muiscOHM Rating|4|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/lindsey-buckingham_0808.htm link]
*Stereo Subversion Rating|8|10 [http://www.stereosubversion.com/album-reviews/10-08-2008/lindsey-buckingham-2/ link]
Last album = "Under the Skin" (2006)
This album = "Gift of Screws"
(2008)
Next album =

"Gift of Screws" is the latest solo album by American musician and Fleetwood Mac vocalist/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, and was released on September 15, 2008. It is Buckingham's fifth solo album.

Album history

The album title existed as a solo album set for release in 2001 by Reprise Records. Songs were recorded between 1995 and 2000, some of which were performed and recorded live by Fleetwood Mac for their "The Dance" album and tour in 1997. They also feature contributions from newly reunited bandmates Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.

Upon presenting the finished album to Reprise, Buckingham was advised to retain some of the material for a forthcoming Fleetwood Mac album. To this end, Buckingham contributed several of the songs towards the 2003 album "Say You Will" and ultimately his next solo project, "Under the Skin", released in 2006.

However, the "Gift of Screws" project had not been mastered and high quality bootlegs made their way onto the internet via peer-to-peer networks.

The title track takes its inspiration from an Emily Dickinson [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Essential_Oils_%E2%80%94_are_wrung_%E2%80%94 poem] . The song was recorded during the sessions for "Say You Will" but did not appear on the album.

Buckingham mentioned in several interviews upon the release of "Under the Skin" that his next album was to be more rock-oriented and would possibly feature contributions from Fleetwood and McVie.

The album features a song co-written with Buckingham's son Will and two songs co-written with his wife Kristen, who is also credited with the album's photography.

Track listing

All tracks written by Lindsey Buckingham except where noted.

#"Great Day" (Lindsey Buckingham & Will Buckingham) - 3:15
#"Time Precious Time" - 4:27
#"Did You Miss Me" (L. Buckingham & Kristen Buckingham) - 3:58
#"Wait for You" - 5:02
#"Love Runs Deeper" (L. Buckingham & K. Buckingham) - 3:58
#"Bel Air Rain" - 3:52
#"The Right Place to Fade" - 4:05
#"Gift of Screws" - 2:56
#"Underground" - 3:02
#"Treason" - 4:28

Chart Performance

"Gift of Screws" debuted on the Billboard 200 at #48 the week of October 4, 2008.

Credits

*All Tracks Performed by Lindsey Buckingham except:

*Walfredo Reyes - Drums on Track #3 & Track #5
*John McVie - Bass on Track #4 and Track #8
*Mick Fleetwood - Drums & Percussion on Track #4, Track #7, and Track #8
*John Pierce - Bass on Track #7

*All Tracks Produced and Mixed by Lindsey Buckingham except:

*Track #4 - Produced by Rob Cavallo & Lindsey Buckingham, Mixed by Mark Needham
*Track #8 - Produced by Rob Cavallo & Lindsey Buckingham

*All track Engineered by Lindsey Buckingham, Ken Allardyce, and Mark Needham
*Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering
*Art Direction by Jeri Heiden, Smog Design
*Design by Jeri Heiden and Nick Steinhardt
*Photography by Kristen Buckingham
*Additional Photography by Jeff Gros

References

[http://www.lindseybuckingham.com] Lindsey Buckingham official website, accessed July 12th 2008