Future Games

Infobox Album |
Name = Future Games
Type = studio
Artist = Fleetwood Mac


Recorded = June–August 1971 at Advision Studios, London, England
Released = September 1971
Genre = Rock
Length = 42:22
Label = Reprise
Producer = Fleetwood Mac
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:81w67ui0h0jw link]
Last album = "Kiln House"
(1970)
This album = "Future Games"
(1971)
Next album = "Bare Trees"
(1972)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = album


Lower caption = Cover used for later US pressings

"Future Games" is an album by British/American blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). This is their first album with guitarist Bob Welch and the first to feature Christine McVie as a full member.With this album, the Mac take advantage of the arrival of Welch and McVie. Without the 1950s leanings of departed guitarist Jeremy Spencer, they move further away from blues and closer to the melodic pop sound that would finally break them in America four years later.

A heavily edited version of "Sands of Time" was an unsuccessful single in the United States. However, the album did get airplay on FM radio.

Track listing

ide one

#"Woman of 1000 Years" (Danny Kirwan) – 5:28
#"Morning Rain" (Christine McVie) – 5:38
#"What a Shame" (Bob Welch, Kirwan, C. McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood) – 2:19
#"Future Games" (Welch) – 8:18

ide two

#"Sands of Time" (Kirwan) – 7:23
#"Sometimes" (Kirwan) – 5:26
#"Lay It All Down" (Welch) – 4:30
#"Show Me a Smile" (C. McVie) – 3:20

Cover

*Early pressings of this album, and some foreign issues, have a yellow border around the picture of the two children. Subsequent pressings have a green border.

Notes

*The song timings listed here are not as indicated on all CDs since some of those timings are inaccurate, in a few cases very inaccurate. On some versions of the album (depending on the country of issue), the notes state that the track 'Woman of a 1000 Years' runs for 8:20 when in fact it runs for 5:28. Similar is the track, 'Morning Rain', listed as 6:22 and runs for 5:38, while the track 'Sometimes' is listed to run for 6:25 and only runs for 5:26.
*The title track "Future Games" was later re-recorded by Bob Welch for his 1979 solo album The Other One.
*There is at least one known early version of "Morning Rain" with the title "Start Again".

Personnel

*Danny Kirwan – guitar, vocals
*Bob Welch – guitar, vocals
*Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals
*John McVie – bass
*Mick Fleetwood – percussion, drums

Additional Personnel

*John Perfect – Saxophones

Production

*Producer: Fleetwood Mac
*Engineer: Martin Rushent
*Sleeve design: John Pasche
*Cover photo by Sally Jesse
*Group photos by Edmund Shea