Fleetwood faced domestic problems of his own after discovering that his wife Jenny, mother of his two children, had had an affair with his best friend. The duo's arguments stopped only when they worked on songs together.

Buckingham and Nicks-who had joined the band before 1975's Fleetwood Mac after guitarist Bob Welch had left -were having an on/off relationship that led them to fight often. The couple stopped talking to each other socially and discussed only musical matters. After six months of non-stop touring, the McVies divorced, ending eight years of marriage. At the time, Fleetwood Mac's line-up consisted of guitarist and vocalist Lindsey Buckingham, drummer Mick Fleetwood, keyboard player and vocalist Christine McVie, bass guitarist John McVie, and vocalist Stevie Nicks. The record's biggest hit single, ' Rhiannon', gave the band extensive radio exposure. In July 1975, Fleetwood Mac's eponymous tenth album was released to great commercial success, reaching No. In 2020, Rumours was rated the seventh-greatest album of all time in Rolling Stone 's list of the ' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry, being deemed 'culturally, historically, or artistically significant' by the Library of Congress. In 2003, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rumours was remastered and reissued with the addition of ' Silver Springs', which had been excluded from the original, and a bonus CD of outtakes from the recording sessions. Often considered Fleetwood Mac's magnum opus, Rumours has frequently been cited as one of the greatest albums of all time. Domestically, it has received Diamond certifications in several countries, including the UK, Canada, and Australia, and has been certified 20Г— platinum in the US. It has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. It won Album of the Year at the 1977 Grammy Awards. It garnered widespread acclaim from critics, with praise centred on its production quality and harmonies, which frequently relied on the interplay among three vocalists and has inspired the work of musical acts in different genres. Rumours was an instant commercial success, selling over 10В million copies worldwide within just a month of its release.

The songs ' Go Your Own Way', ' Dreams', ' Don't Stop', and ' You Make Loving Fun' were released as singles, all of which reached the US top 10, with 'Dreams' reaching number one. Rumours became the band's first number-one album on the UK Albums Chart and also topped the US Billboard 200. Following the album's release, Fleetwood Mac undertook worldwide promotional tours. The album was postponed by delays in the mixing process. Recorded with the intention of making 'a pop album', the album's music included considerable pop rock sounds, characterized by accented rhythms and electric keyboards such as the Fender Rhodes and Hammond B3 organ. The group recorded the album in the aftermath of relationship breakups among its members and heavy drug use, both of which shaped the album's lyrics. The band wanted to expand on the commercial success of their self-titled 1975 album. Largely recorded in California in 1976, it was produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut. Rumours is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 4 February 1977 by Warner Bros.

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