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Did she have to leave him for some of the reasons she left her ex-husband, bassist and bandmate John? “No,” she says firmly. “John was different. John didn’t have the same problems as Dennis. John wasn’t as loopy as Dennis. John just had a serious drink problem. And the fact we had to work together only multiplied the problem. So we were much better off being friends. And now we’re terrific friends.” British album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Mirage". British Phonographic Industry. 27 November 1989 . Retrieved 17 July 2021.

There have been many rough times," Christine McVie conceded. "But we’ve always ended up on some high note, standing around and jamming, or whatever, just really getting a charge out of playing together. It’s a joyous situation, and that takes over the bad points." If I’m being honest with you, this is not top of my list of favourite Fleetwood Mac albums. It’s a fairly commercial album, with some quite good commercial songs. I don’t think we were trying to make them commercial. Or maybe we were – maybe that was the trouble. Where on Rumours, we weren’t trying to do anything except write. That has soul, that album. That’s what leaps out of the grooves. And I don’t believe this one has to the same extent. There’s some great craftsmanship, some great songs – but it pays Rumours homage.” Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Fleetwood Mac; 'Mirage ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 1 October 2013. Christgau, Robert (31 August 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved 13 February 2012. McVie had only recently left Dennis Wilson, the once golden but now burnt-out Beach Boy who would drown while drunk on December 28, 1983, a year after Mirage’s release. His self-destruction had been too extreme for her to tolerate. Her love songs on Tusk and Mirage were based on their difficult, full-on months together.

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Collis, Clark (April–May 2002). "Fleetwood Mac: Mirage". Blender. No.7. Archived from the original on 19 October 2006 . Retrieved 9 December 2017.

There’s always an element of that with him. ‘Gee, what-ever,’ you know. ‘O-kay…’ But then he gets sparked and excited about something. Like we were just doing a few songs a year ago in the studio, because we’re starting another album. And when you see the tears come into his eyes, you know it’s genuine. That he really is enjoying himself. I’ve never heard him say that [about a day job] – but as you say it, I can see it. Yeah, I’m sure a lot of it was quite pedestrian.” Many 70s superstars struggled in the 80s pop landscape. If Fleetwood Mac wobbled at the decade’s start, by 1987 they seemed almost as imperious as they had been circa Rumours thanks to songs such as Little Lies, co-written by McVie and her then-husband, Eddy Quintela. While the keyboardist-singer was keen to emphasise its blues roots, to everyone else it just sounded like impeccable pop music. 20. Seven Wonders (1987) It was supposed to be Neil Sedaka-esque,” McVie says of Oh Diane’s vintage style. “And Lindsey’s always been a huge fan of the Kingston Trio. He loves all that stuff – folk, early Elvis songs, slap bass, the Everly Brothers. He loves the harmonies.” American album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Mirage". Recording Industry Association of America. 22 October 1984 . Retrieved 1 October 2013.Ultratop.be – Fleetwood Mac – Mirage (2016 Reissue)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2022. Top 100 Albums 82". RPM. Vol.37, no.19. 25 December 1982. p.19. ISSN 0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Tango in the Night". Music Canada . Retrieved 1 October 2013.

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a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Fleetwood Mac – Mirage" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

Ultimately, Mirage fell victim to the same inflated expectations that loomed over everything else the band would try to do in the immediate wake of their late-'70s sales peak. Though it was the type of hit most other bands would kill for, it suggested Fleetwood Mac's biggest days were behind them. It had to be England, close to my brother, just outside Canterbury. The green, green grass of home. And for a few years, it was fantastic – the dogs, the Aga. I was the quintessential retired country gal. But it wasn’t what I thought it was going to be.”Ultratop.be – Fleetwood Mac – Mirage (2016 Reissue)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2022. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 14 July 2021. Jerome, Jim; Buchalter, Gail; Evans, Hilary; Manna, Sal; Pilcher, Joseph & Rayl, Salley (16 January 1984). "Death of a Beach Boy". People Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015 . Retrieved 30 July 2023. Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados > 2000–2003. Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Green quit the band in May 1970, his mental health damaged by drug use. A second guitarist, Jeremy Spencer, also afflicted by drug-related trauma, vanished 10 months later in the middle of a US tour, after saying he was popping out to get a magazine. He later resurfaced as a member of American religious cult The Children Of God. And a third guitarist, Danny Kirwan, was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after being fired in 1972. A fourth, Bob Weston, was also fired after he had an affair with Fleetwood’s wife.