Fleetwood Mac released their first major greatest hits record with this collection. The CD covers the years 1975 - 1988, when the group consisted of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood. Although the group formed in 1967 as a blues rock band, they didn't start having big hits in the United States until this period. The CD includes 14 of their 16 U.S. Top 20 hits - only "Don't Think About Me" (#20 in 1980) and "Seven Wonders" (#19 in 1987) are excluded.

Fleetwood Mac recorded some of the most brilliant California pop-rock of the 1970s and 1980s, and this collection represents it well. Their enduring popularity is witnessed by the over eight millions copies this record has sold. In addition, having three talented lead singers and song writers helps make their music so varied. I particularly enjoy Stevie's songs, such as "Rhiannon" (which went to #11, not #5 as stated in the Editorial Review) and "Dreams."

Two additional songs were recorded for inclusion on this set (Lindsey Buckingham had left the group by then). "As Long as You Follow" features a solid vocal by Christine McVie and peaked on the Top 100 at #43 in 1989. "No Questions Asked" is a somewhat cluttered-sounding song featuring Stevie Nicks that's not a particularly strong addition.

Since the release of this CD, of course, Fleetwood Mac has reunited. They also subsequently released the 2-disk "The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac," which covers 35 of their songs. Whether you prefer to purchase this CD or the more extensive one obviously would seem to rest on how much depth your Fleetwood Mac collection already has and how deep you want it to go. I'm sticking with this one as I have several of their studio CDs that help fill in some of the gaps, such as the sublime "Landslide."

Although they recapitulated and brilliantly reinterpreted a lot of the material in here with their marvelous CD, "The Dance" a few years ago, the versions included in this offering are the original studio versions that were both on the original albums and all over the wavelengths of popular FM radio in the seventies and eighties. From the innovative treatment in the opening number of Rhiannon" to the final refrains of "No Questions Asked", this CD treats the listener to all their favorite Fleetwood Mac songs. And all them are indeed here.

Included are "Don't Stop", "Go Your Own Way", "Hold Me", and "Everywhere". Of course, no greatest hits album would be complete without "Gypsy", "You Make Loving Fun", and "Dreams". Also here is "Say You Love Me", "Tusk", "Sara", and "Over My Head". There are few other songs included, so you have well over an hour of exceptional music from one of the most wildly successful rock bands of the last twenty years. This should keep you busy remembering just how good Lindsay Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, the MacVies, and of course, Stevie Nicks were. Who knows, perhaps there will be another reunion! Meanwhile, enjoy this collection of their greatest hits!

How could anyone not enjoy this 16 song collection of some of Fleetwood Macs' greatest songs? Noting that it starts with the Nicks/Buckingham period until the nineties, every song is a gem. Included are some lesser known tracks like, "No Questions Asked" and "Little Lies" along with the perennial favorites. I surprised to learn that with all these fantastic hits, only "Dreams" made it to #1 on the Billboard charts, noting that Stevie Nicks had written the lyrics pre-Fleetwood Mac days. Stephen Davis includes some nice liner notes.

If this set does not satisfy you, obtain the four disc set called, "The Chain". That collection includes a full disc of early Fleetwood Mac material from the late sixties/early seventies to the present. Regardless, this CD is a reflection of rockin' songs we all grew up with.

In case you haven't heard yet, "Fleetwood Mac" is one of the most popular and best selling groups in rock history, and this 16 track "Greatest Hits" is a good reason why. Included here are the big hits "Don't Stop", "Sara", "Go Your Own Way", and "You Make Loving Fun". Plus fan favorites like "Everywhere", "Gypsy", "Dreams", and "Over My head". The only song I don't care for is "Tusk", and I would easily replace that with "Gold Dust Woman" or "Seven Wonders". There's also the newer 2-disc "Very Best Of", if you want more than what's here. Any fan of "Fleetwood Mac" might also want to check out "Timespace: The Best Of Stevie Nicks". It's a little more 80's, but just as good.

first off, i love this one. it's fabulous and there's nothing even remotely unlikeable about it. i have pretty much all the Fleetwood Mac albums, but there are two new songs on Greatest Hits (As Long As You Follow and No Questions Asked), so i had to collect it as well. it's great to play at parties because all the songs are so recognizable and blend in wonderfully, and for someone who plans to own only one Fleetwood Mac album, after Rumours, this would be my reccomendation. a problem for people who would have more than one Fleetwood Mac album though is that they may mistake a Greatest Hits album for a Best Of album. by this i mean that one whose first FMac cd was Greatest Hits may walk into a cd store, start thumbing through the FMacs, come across Mirage and read the back and say "hmmmm....well...Gypsy is the only song i really recognize from here...the rest of this stuff may not be worth having," then they'd put the cd back, head to the dance section, and pick up the latest compilation (which will be "hip" for about a month), forever depriving themself of songs like Love In Store (which will never go out of style). also, a band as unstoppable as Fmac puts out more hits than can be captured on one album and technically, anything from Rumours would have been greatest-hits worthy. one shocking omission was The Chain...another thing is that by Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits, they mean the Rumours incarnation of FMac. there's absolutely no Peter Green era stuff on here...but don't get me wrong....i DO love this album.