Fleetwood Mac released Mirage

Mirage Fleetwood Mac

Released: June 18, 1982 Peak: 15 US, 5 UK, 2 CN, 4 AU Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.3 UK, 6.5 world (includes US and UK), 8.68 EAS Genre: classic rock

Tracks: Click on a song titled for more details. Love in Store [3:14] Can’t Go Back [2:42] That’s Alright [3:09] Book of Love [3:21] Gypsy [4:24] Only Over You [4:08] Empire State [2:51] Straight Back [4:17] Hold Me [3:44] Oh Diane [2:36] Eyes of the World [3:44] Wish You Were Here [4:45] Total Running Time: 42:52 Other Songs from This Era: Goodbye Angel Teen Beat The Players: Lindsey Buckingham (vocals, guitar, et al) Stevie Nicks (vocals, tambourine) Christine McVie (vocals, keyboards) John McVie (bass) Mick Fleetwood (drums, percussion)

Rating: 3.521 out of 5.00 (average of 21 ratings)

About the Album Fleetwood Mac formed in 1967 as a British blues band, but their fortunes changed when Americans Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the group for their 1975 self-titled release. The album went to #1 in the U.S. on the strength of three top-20 hits and was followed up by the monstrously successful Rumours in 1977. That album set a bar no band could match with 40 million in sales worldwide, 31 weeks atop the Billboard album chart, and four top-10 singles. For their next outing, the Mac responded in the only way they could – a sprawling, double album with a weirder vibe that seemed to intentionally challenge the group’s large pop following. Even so, the album was still a multi-platinum, top-5 release which sent two songs into the top 10 in the U.S. Not sure what to do next, fans could be understandably forgiven for thinking the band might be done when Nicks and Buckingham both released solo efforts. Nicks especially looked ready to fully embrace a solo career with her chart-topping Bella Donna album which was fueled by two top-10 hits. Nonetheless, the quartet reunited in 1982 for this chart-topping album. However, it sports neither the pop savviness of Fleetwood Mac or Rumours nor “the insular strangeness of Tusk.” AM “Rumours had raw emotion to give it a core, and Tusk had Lindsey Buckingham’s runaway ambition…Mirage sounds as if its sole goal is to sustain Fleetwood Mac’s popularity.” AM To be fair, it does accomplish commercial success, most notably with the catchy-as-hell Chrstine McVie/Lindsey Buckingham gem in the top-5 hit Hold Me. Then there’s Stevie Nicks’ Gypsy, which offered up an inevitable title for the singer who’d crafted an image of herself as a fairly-like figured who floated along in her flowing robes. Both songs were top-5 hits on the album rock chart. This is “straightforward pop songcraft” AM with “a glossy, friendly production.” AM While “ that makes even the lesser numbers pleasant and ingratiating, Mirage nonetheless suffers from a lack of substance.” AM “There are “a handful of terrific songs – notably the hit singles…it simply isn’t as compelling as the group's previous three albums.” AM Reissue In 2016, a deluxe edition was released with alternate versions of the songs on a second disc, and a third disc of 1982 live performances. The Songs Here’s a breakdown of each of the individual songs.

Love in Store Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Christine McVie, Jim Recor Released: single (11/26/1982), Mirage (6/18/1982), 25 Years: The Chain (box, 11/23/1992), The Very Best of (U.S. compilation, 9/30/2002), 50 Years: Don’t Stop (box, 11/16/2018) B-side: “Can’t Go Back” Peak: 22 BB, 28 CB, 10 GR, 9 RR, 11 AC, 96 AU, 22 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 7.13 streaming About the Song: The third single from Mirage was a Christine McVie affair. It just missed the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 but a couple of that chart’s peers ranked the song as a top-10 hit.

Can’t Go Back Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Lindsey Buckingham Released: B-side of “A Love in Store” (US, 11/26/1982), single (UK, April 1983), Mirage (6/18/1982) B-side: “That’s Alright” Peak: 83 UK, 40 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 2.77 streaming About the Song: Lindsey Buckingham’s “Can’t Go Back” was the fifth single in the UK, but barely dented the chart.

That’s Alright Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Stevie Nicks Released: B-side of “Oh Diane” (US, April 1983), B-side of “Can’t Go Back” (UK, April 1983), Mirage (6/18/1982) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 8.68 streaming

Book of Love Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut Released: Mirage (6/18/1982) Peak: 40 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 2.56 streaming

Gypsy Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Stevie Nicks Released: single (8/18/1982), Mirage (6/18/1982), Greatest Hits (compilation, 11/5/1988), 25 Years: The Chain (box, 11/23/1992), The Very Best of (U.S. compilation, 9/30/2002), 50 Years: Don’t Stop (box, 11/16/2018) B-side: “Cool Water” Peak: 12 BB, 13 CB, 2 GR, 11 RR, 9 AC, 4 AR, 46 UK, 16 CN, 17 AU, 8 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): 0.40 UK Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 2.0 radio, -- video, 53.18 streaming

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About the Song: As the second single from Mirage, “Gypsy” didn’t match the success of “Hold Me” in terms of chart success on the Billboard Hot 100. However, by nearly every other metric the Stevie Nicks-helmed song was a bigger hit. It actually reached #1 on the Radio & Records chart (a competitor of Billboard) and outsold “Hold Me” in the UK. In the long run, “Gypsy” was far and away the streaming champion of the album topping 50 million, while no other song approach the 20 million mark.

Only Over You Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Christine McVie Released: B-side of “Oh Diane” (UK, 12/12/1982), Mirage (6/18/1982), 25 Years: The Chain (box, 11/23/1992) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 11.58 streaming

Empire State Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Lindsey Buckingham, Richad Dashut Released: Mirage (6/18/1982) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 2.17 streaming

Straight Back Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Stevie Nicks Released: Mirage (6/18/1982) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 3.20 streaming

Hold Me Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Chistine McVie, Robbie Patton Released: single (6/19/1982), Mirage (6/18/1982), Greatest Hits (compilation, 11/5/1988), The Very Best of (U.S. compilation, 9/30/2002), 50 Years: Don’t Stop (box, 11/16/2018) B-side: “Eyes of the World” Peak: 4 BB, 3 CB, 3 GR, 2 RR, 7 AC, 3 AR, 94 UK, 9 CN, 12 AU, 6 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 2.0 radio, -- video, 13.03 streaming About the Song: “Hold Me,” the lead single from Fleetwood Mac’s Mirage album, gave the band their 7th top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The lead vocal is shared by Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham.

Oh Diane Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut Released: single (12/12/1982), Mirage (6/18/1982), 25 Years: The Chain (box, 11/23/1992), 50 Years: Don’t Stop (box, 11/16/2018) B-side: “Only Over You” / “The Chain” (UK), “That’s Alright” (US) Peak: 35 AC, 9 UK Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 14.40 streaming About the Song: This was released as the fourth single from Mirage in the UK, where it was a top-10 hit.

Eyes of the World Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Lindsey Buckingham Released: B-side of “Hold Me” (6/19/1982), Mirage (6/18/1982), 25 Years: The Chain (box, 11/23/1992) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 1.95 streaming

Wish You Were Here Fleetwood Mac

Writer(s): Christine McVie, Colin Allen Released: Mirage (6/18/1982) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 2.89 streaming

Resources/References: AM AllMusic.com review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Related DMDB Pages: First posted 9/17/2020; last updated 8/30/2025.