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Fleetwood Mac: Mr. Wonderful

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Blue Horizon Records
Released: 1968.08.23
Time:
 41:30
Category: Pop/Rock, Blues
Producer(s): Mike Vernon
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.fleetwoodmac.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Stop Messin' 'Round (P.Green/C.G.Adams) - 2:22
[2] I've Lost My Baby (J.Spencer) - 4:18
[3] Rollin' Man (P.Green/C.G.Adams) - 2:54
[4] Dust My Broom (E.James/R.Johnson) - 2:54
[5] Love That Burns (P.Green/C.G.Adams) - 5:04
[6] Doctor Brown (J.T.Brown/W.Glasco) - 3:48
[7] Need Your Love Tonight (J.Spencer) - 3:29
[8] If You Be My Baby (P.Green/C.G.Adams) - 3:54
[9] Evenin' Boogie (J.Spencer) - 2:42
[10] Lazy Poker Blues (P.Green/C.G.Adams) - 2:37
[11] Coming Home (E.James) - 2:41
[12] Trying So Hard to Forget (P.Green/C.G.Adams) - 4:47

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Peter Green - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Jeremy Spencer - Vocals, Slide Guitar, Piano
John Mcvie - Bass Guitar
Mick Fleetwood - Drums

Christine Perfect - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Duster Bennett - Harmonica
Steve Gregory - Alto Saxophone
Dave Howard - Alto Saxophone
Johnny Almond - Tenor Saxophone
Roland Vaughan - Tenor Saxophone

Mike Vernon - Producer
Mike Ross - Engineer
Richard Vernon - Coordination
Terence Ibbott - Cover Design, Photography

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1968 LP Blue Horizon 6320

Recorded in the CBS Studio, London, April 1968.



Although it made number ten in the U.K., Fleetwood Mac's second album was a disappointment following their promising debut. So much of the record was routine blues that it could even be said that it represented something of a regression from the first LP, despite the enlistment of a horn section and pianist Christine Perfect (the future Christine McVie) to help on the sessions. In particular, the limits of Jeremy Spencer's potential for creative contribution were badly exposed, as the tracks that featured his songwriting and/or vocals were basic Elmore James covers or derivations. Peter Green, the band's major talent at this point, did not deliver original material on the level of the classic singles he would pen for the band in 1969, or even on the level of first-album standouts like "I Loved Another Woman." The best of the lot, perhaps, is "Love That Burns," with its mournful minor-key melody and sluggish, responsive horn lines. Mr. Wonderful, strangely, was not issued in the U.S., although about half the songs turned up on its stateside counterpart, English Rose, which was fleshed out with some standout late-'60s British singles and a few new tracks penned by Danny Kirwan (who joined the band after Mr. Wonderful was recorded).

Richie Unterberger - AllMusic.com



If Fleetwood Mac’s debut album saw them playing the blues with style, grace, and dignity, then their sophomore album is the complete opposite, perhaps being the textbook definition of a sophomore slump. This is certainly a shame; the band’s bluesy, if slightly generic sound, worked most of the time on their debut album, forgoing the shortcomings of the genre. Unfortunately, the Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac succumbed to blues conventions with Mr. Wonderful, their second release in 1968, resulting in a record that is best left forgotten.

There’s just no excuse for the laziness in songwriting and performing on Mr. Wonderful. Green’s was vocally on top form on Fleetwood Mac, providing genuine emotion and showing a wide range that propelled the music forward. Here he is content to be vocally conservative, sticking to gruff mannerisms, and it often sounds like Green is drunkedly wandering through the music. The production adds further insult to injury, as it muffles his voice rather than amplifying it and makes the instruments sound murky. The vocals aren’t entirely the problem, however. The guitar leads here are repetitive and uninspired, as is the bass, and the foundation isn’t helped in any way with the addition of a horn section, which merely adds an extra layer of cheese to an already-subpar album.

Sadly, there are few standouts on Mr. Wonderful because of these flaws; the songwriting here is several levels below their debut album. Although there are only a few covers on the record, you’ll struggle to differentiate them from the originals because of the weak songwriting. Clifford Adams and Peter Green teamed up to write most of the songs, which makes one wonder if Adams was part of the reason that the album falls flat. Peter Green’s previous songwriting was always above-average, but the material here is decidely generic. Take this for example: four songs begin with an identical riff lifted from an Elmore James song (although only one of these was penned by a band member). Possibly the only highlight on the record is “Love That Burns,” which could have been a golden standout if it didn’t run too long. It’s an evocatively low-key piece led by piano and a swaying brass-section, a quality blues song that’s a definite gem of their early catalog.

Overall, Mr. Wonderful is an album that can only be recommended to the completist or blues rock-devotee. This record is an uninspired exercise in blues that is as unappealing as animal feces, but taking into regard how difficult it is to create a good song in a genre as oversaturated as blues rock, perhaps it can be excused. Perhaps.

Sputnikmusic.com



As the U.K. blues-rock boom of the late ’60s escalated, Fleetwood Mac were in the thick of it with their second album, ‘Mr. Wonderful,’ which was released in August 1968. Having just put out their debut at the start of the year, the Mac were rolling full steam ahead. And much like that self-titled first LP, ‘Mr. Wonderful’ features a mix of blues covers and originals mostly written by guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer. The rhythm section of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie anchor the music, with the guitarists free to roam where they choose. Still, there’s something missing here. “It was recorded in four days, and it sounds like it,” Fleetwood recalled in his autobiography ‘Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac.’ “Ragged low-down blues by the seat of the pants,” he calls it, and the album kicks off with a fiery example: Green’s ‘Stop Messin Round,’ which picks up where the debut left off but with one difference. Producer Mike Heron decided to bring in horns and a piano player to augment the band’s naturally raw sound. (The pianist, by the way, was Christine Perfect, who later became Christine McVie, on loan from the band Chicken Shack.)

The band’s take on down-and-out blues continues in varying degrees throughout ‘Mr. Wonderful.’ The bluesy stomp of Elmore James’ ‘Dust My Broom’ gets it right, with a raw vocal performance and some ace slide-guitar playing by Spencer. But Green’s ‘Love That Burns’ includes a horn arrangement that dilutes the soul-searing blues the band could be so good at and ultimately distracts from the desperation at hand. Still, the horns and piano occasionally add a sweet jazzy flavor to the mix. The entire album sounds homemade, which works both for and against it in the end. Songs like ‘If You Be My Baby’ and ‘Lazy Poker Blues’ stomp in brash fashion, while ‘Evenin’ Boogie’ features a solid jump blues with excellent horns. And the closing track, ‘Tryin’ So Hard to Forget,’ is stripped bare, with only guitar, vocal and harmonica. It’s the purest blues on the album and a highlight, basking in its haunting darkness. Curiously, even with all of the traditional blues sounds found on ‘Mr. Wonderful,’ the album was preceded by one of Fleetwood Mac’s most significant singles, ‘Black Magic Woman,’ a non-LP track that revealed their versatility. Likewise, they followed ‘Mr. Wonderful’ with two more landmark hit singles, ‘Albatross’ and ‘Man of the World,’ which steer away from the blues while still using the music as a jumping-off point. A sign of things to come.

Dave Swanson - August 23, 2013
UltimateClassicRock.com



Released in 1968, Mr. Wonderful is the second album by the British blues-rock band, Fleetwood Mac. This all-blues album was broadly similar to their debut album, albeit with some changes to personnel and recording method. The album was recorded live in the studio with miked amplifiers and PA system, rather than plugged into the board. A horn section was introduced; and Christine Perfect of Chicken Shack was featured on keyboards. In the USA, the album was not issued under the name Mr. Wonderful, though around half of the tracks appeared on English Rose. An expanded version of Mr. Wonderful was included in the box set, The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions. Compared to the huge success of the band's first album, Fleetwood Mac, this sequel received rather muted critical reviews: Allmusic described it as "a disappointment". Four of the songs, "Dust My Broom", "Doctor Brown", "Need Your Love Tonight" and "Coming Home", all begin with an identical Elmore James riff. Sputnik Music describes the style as vocally conservative, sticking to gruff mannerisms, and it often sounds like Green is drunkedly wandering through the music. The production adds further insult to injury, as it muffles his voice rather than amplifying it and makes the instruments sound murky.

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 L y r i c s


STOP MESSIN' ROUND

Baby, please stop messin' round
You're messin' round all the time
Baby, please stop messin' round
You're messin' round all the time
Now, if you don't stop messin' round
You'll be somebody's baby 'stead of mine, yeah

I want you to squeeze a me, baby, 'til my face turns cherry red
You roll me so hard, baby, I'm fallin' out of bed, now
Please stop messin' round,
Messin' round all the time
And if you don't stop messin' round
Be somebody's baby instead of mine


I'VE LOST MY BABY

I'm waiting this mornin'
I'm waiting for my baby to come back home
I'm waiting this mornin'
I'm waiting for my baby to come back home
You know she left me this mornin'
And I don't know where she gone

She said she wasn't gonna leave me
She said she always gonna stay by my side
She said she wasn't gonna leave me
She said she always gonna stay by my side
This time she mistreated me
And I don't know how many times she lied

Well I love my baby
And I'll tell the world I do
I love my baby
I'll tell the world I do
But now I've lost my baby
I don't know what in the world I'm gonna do-yeah


ROLLIN' MAN

Oh baby,
Don't you want a man like me
Oh baby,
Don't you want a man like me
I could give you so much lovin'
More than one woman ever seen

Oh baby,
Make some love tonight
Oh baby,
We're gonna make some love tonight
Well be rollin' out the blankets
I'm gonna make you feel alright

I'm your rollin' man
I've got all the love you need
Rollin' man
Got all the love you need
I've got so much lovin'
More than you've ever seen


DUST MY BROOM

I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin'
I believe I'll dust my broom
I'm gettin' up soon in the mornin'
I believe I'll dust my broom
I quit the best I'm lovin'
Now my friends can get in my room

I'm gonna write a letter, telephone every town I know
I'm gonna write a letter, telephone every town I know
If I don't find her in mississippi
She be in East Monroe I know

I don't want no woman
Who wants every downtown man she meets
I don't want no woman
Who wants every downtown man she meets
Man cause no good darlin'
They shouldn't lie her on the street yeah

I believe, I believe my time ain't long
I believe, I believe my time ain't long
I ain't gonna leave my baby
And break up my happy home


LOVE THAT BURNS

Would you love me tomorrow
Like you say you love me now
Would you love me, would you love me tomorrow
Like you say you love me now
When the flames of our flesh have stopped burning
And the fire of our love has cooled down

Too many times I've given too much
Baby, give me your love to me in return
Too many times I've given too much
Baby, give me your love in return
Give me your mind and your heart
But please don't leave me with a love that burns

And don't use me as your fool
'Cause my heart can't stand another lie
Please don't use me, don't use me as your fool
Baby, 'cause my heart can't stand another lie
And if you can't love me tomorrow
Please leave me now in my room to cry


DOCTOR BROWN

Oh they call me doctor brown
They call me that lovin' man
Oh, they call me doctor brown
They call me that lovin' man
And if you got some trouble
Come around and see what you can

You don't have no prescription
You don't have to take no pills
You don't have no prescription
And baby don't have to take no pills
If you come to see me
Doctor brown will cure your ills

Oh ask any woman in my neighborhood
You just ask any woman in my neighborhood

You just ask any woman
In my neighborhood
You just ask any woman
In my neighborhood
If doctor brown don't cure you
Nobody can do you no good

Yes, you don't have no prescription
And baby you don't have to take no pills
You don't have no prescription
And baby you don't have to take no pills
You just come around to see me
And doctor brown will cure your ills


NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT

Oh baby, I'll buy you a diamond ring
Oh baby, I'll buy you a diamond ring
If you let me darling
I'll give you almost anything

Well it's early in the morning
And my baby can't be found
Well it's early in the morning
And my baby can't be found
I looking working for my baby
But she ain't nowhere around

Oh baby, I need your love tonight
Oh baby, you know I need your love tonight
I want to make love to you darling
While the moon is shining bright

Well it's high up in the morning
And I'm looking for my babe
Yes I been up in the morning
And i'm looking for my babe
If she don't come back to me
I'll put her six feet in her grave

I said baby, I need your love tonight
oh baby, I need your love tonight
I want to make love to you baby
While the moon is shining bright


IF YOU BE MY BABY

If you be my baby, tell you what I'll do
I'll give you so much lovin', you gotta love me too
If you be my baby
If you be my baby
If you be my baby
I'm gonna keep you satisfied

Now listen to me baby, just what I'm talkin' 'bout
You got something woman, makes a dumb man scream and shout
If you be my baby
If you be my baby
If you be my baby
I'm gonna keep you satisfied

Lookin' for a woman, never done no wrong
Cook my meals in the day time and love me all night long
If you be my baby
If you be my baby
If you be my baby
I'm gonna keep you satisfied

If you be my baby, tell you what I'll do
I'll give you so much lovin', you gotta love me too
If you be my baby
If you be my baby
If you be my baby
I'm gonna keep you satisfied


EVENIN' BOOGIE

Instrumental.


LAZY POKER BLUES

Me and my baby don't do nothing but lay around all day long
I said me and my baby don't do nothing but lay around all day long
Yeah when I'm with my baby, lazy poker goin' on

She puts some coal on the fire so I can keep my poker hot
she puts some coal on the fire so I can keep my poker hot
Yeah, we stoke around all day long and night time we stoke around some more

Well now me and my baby don't do nothin' but lay around the whole day long
I said me and my baby don't do nothin' but lay around the whole day long
When I'm with my baby, lazy poker goin' on


COMING HOME

Well now look for me baby
Cause you know I'm coming home
Well now look for me baby
Cause you know I'm coming home
Well I really outn't love you darlin'
You know you done me wrong

Well I'm coming home to you baby
And I ain't gonna leave no more
Well I'm coming home to you baby and I ain't gonna leave no more
Well I know I done you wrong darlin'
Like I'm a knockin' at your door

I want to tell you baby
Just before I leave this town
I wanna tell you baby
Just before I leave this town
Well I'm coming home to you baby
And won't stand no pushin' around


TRYING SO HARD TO FORGET

You know life can be so sad
Sometimes you just sit right down and cry
You know life can be so sad
Sometimes you just sit right down, and you cry

Sometime your luck it gets so bad
Maybe you'd be better off if you should die
Yes I've tried so hard not to remember
And people I've tried so hard to forget
I've tried so hard not to remember
And people I've tried so hard to forget

But I can't stop my mind wandering
Back to the days I was just a down trodden kid
Some folks have such a good life
You know they just get on that big train, and you ride
You know some folks have such a good life
They just get on that big train, and you ride

I would spend most of my days
Running and hiding from the world outside
If I ever get to heaven
You know, that sure would ease my worried mind
Yes, if I ever get to heaven
That sure would ease my worried life
You know when I find that place in the sky
People I'm gonna leave this old world behind

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