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English Rose is a compilation album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in December 1968. It was originally a US-only compilation, combining six tracks from the UK release Mr. Wonderful, three UK non-album single sides, two not-yet-released songs from the UK version of Then Play On and one other previously unreleased track.[5] It was released some months before the UK release of The Pious Bird of Good Omen, sharing four songs with that album. Mick Fleetwood appears in drag on the cover.
| English Rose | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | December 1968[1] | |||
| Recorded | February–October 1968 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, British blues | |||
| Length | 40:14 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
| Fleetwood Mac compilations chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
| Blender | [4] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Other release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stop Messin' Round" | Clifford Adams, Peter Green | Mr. Wonderful | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" | Danny Kirwan | Non-album single | 1:36 |
| 3. | "Doctor Brown" | J. T. Brown, W. Glasco | Mr. Wonderful | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Something Inside of Me" | Kirwan | Previously unreleased | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Evenin' Boogie" | Jeremy Spencer | Mr. Wonderful | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Love That Burns" | Adams, Green | Mr. Wonderful | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Other release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Black Magic Woman" | Peter Green | Non-album single | 2:48 |
| 8. | "I've Lost My Baby" | Spencer | Mr. Wonderful | 4:17 |
| 9. | "One Sunny Day" | Kirwan | Then Play On (UK version) | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Without You" | Kirwan | Then Play On (UK version) | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Coming Home" | Elmore James | Mr. Wonderful | 2:40 |
| 12. | "Albatross" | Green | Non-album single | 3:07 |
Personnel
edit- Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar, piano (tracks 3, 8, and 11)
- Danny Kirwan – vocals, electric guitar
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums
- Christine Perfect — piano (tracks 1 and 6).
- Mike Vernon – producer
- M. Ross – engineer
- Dinky Dawson – sound consultant
Charts
edit| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 184 |
References
edit- ^ "Billboard". 28 December 1968.
- ^ English Rose at AllMusic
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "English Rose". blender.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Fleetwood, Mick; Bozza, Anthony (October 2014). Play On: Now Then & Fleetwood Mac. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-316-40342-9.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 August 2023.