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  Studio Album · No. 16

Time Songwriting Credits by Fleetwood Mac

1995 Warner Bros. 13 tracks 60 min

Produced by Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Glyn Johns, John Jones  ·  Engineered by Ken Allardyce

Warner Bros. Pop RockSoft Rock
46%
Authorship
Collaborator

Holds writing credit on 6 of 13 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 6 / 13 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether Fleetwood Mac carries a lyricist or composer credit.

46%
6 trackswritten by Fleetwood Mac 7 tracksoutside writers
Fleetwood Mac's roles on this album

Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist46%
Composer46%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

13
Tracks
16
Lyricists
4
Producers
32,000
US Copies Sold
1995
Released
Data Insight

Time was made by a heavily reshuffled lineup, with Christine McVie the only classic-era songwriter left and new members Billy Burnette, Bekka Bramlett, and Dave Mason writing most of the rest. Neither Lindsey Buckingham nor Stevie Nicks contributed songs, and the album is the band's lowest-selling, lowest-charting release.

Time is the sixteenth studio album by Fleetwood Mac, released in October 1995 on Warner Bros. Records. Recorded without either Stevie Nicks, who had departed in 1993, or Lindsey Buckingham, who had left in 1987, the album features an entirely reconstituted vocal lineup: Bekka Bramlett, the daughter of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, and Dave Mason, the Traffic co-founder and 1970s solo artist, joined Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood as the core of the lineup. Christine McVie wrote or co-wrote the majority of the material, making Time the most McVie-dominated Fleetwood Mac album in terms of songwriting composition, and her contributions include the majority of the album's more polished pop-rock tracks. The album reached number 47 on the Billboard 200 and performed poorly by the standards of the Buckingham/Nicks era, with neither single nor album generating significant commercial traction. Time was Christine McVie's final studio album with the band for nearly two decades; she departed the group in 1998 citing a dislike of touring and a desire to return to England, and she did not participate in the 2003 Say You Will album before rejoining the touring lineup in 2014.

Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Talkin' to My Heart
Billy BurnetteDeborah AllenRafe Van Hoy Billy BurnetteDeborah AllenRafe Van Hoy Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
2
Hollywood (Some Other Kind of Town)
Christine McVieEddy Quintela Christine McVieEddy Quintela Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
3
Blow by Blow
Dave MasonJohn CesarioMark Holden Dave MasonJohn CesarioMark Holden Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
4
Winds of Change
Kit Hain Kit Hain Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
5
I Do
Christine McVieEddy Quintela Christine McVieEddy Quintela Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
6
Nothing Without You
Delaney BramlettDoug GilmoreBekka Bramlett Delaney BramlettDoug GilmoreBekka Bramlett Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
7
Dreamin' the Dream
Bekka BramlettBilly Burnette Bekka BramlettBilly Burnette Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
8
Sooner or Later
Christine McVieEddy Quintela Christine McVieEddy Quintela Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
9
I Wonder Why
Dave MasonFranke PreviteTom Fuller Dave MasonFranke PreviteTom Fuller Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
10
Nights in Estoril
Christine McVieEddy Quintela Christine McVieEddy Quintela Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
11
I Got It in for You
Billy BurnetteDeborah Allen Billy BurnetteDeborah Allen Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
12
All Over Again
Christine McVieEddy Quintela Christine McVieEddy Quintela Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)
13
These Strange Times
Mick FleetwoodRaymond Louis Kennedy Mick FleetwoodRaymond Louis Kennedy Fleetwood MacLindsey BuckinghamGlyn JohnsJohn Jones Christine McVie (Lead Vocals)

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Frequently Asked Questions Time

Who wrote the songs on Time?
Christine McVie wrote five songs, with the rest mostly from new members Billy Burnette, Bekka Bramlett, and Dave Mason. Neither Lindsey Buckingham nor Stevie Nicks contributed songs.
Why is Time so different from classic Fleetwood Mac?
By 1995 the lineup had changed drastically, with Buckingham and Nicks gone and new members brought in, giving the album little connection to the band's famous era.
How did Time perform commercially?
It was the band's lowest-charting album, failing to chart in the US and selling only about 32,000 copies there.
Is Mick Fleetwood on Time?
Yes. He performs a seven-minute spoken-word piece, These Strange Times, produced with John Jones of Duran Duran.
Who produced Time?
Fleetwood Mac produced it with Richard Dashut, John Jones, and Ray Kennedy.
Was Fleetwood Mac's Time well received?
No. It drew largely unfavorable reviews and is considered one of the weakest entries in the band's catalog.

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