Although it made number ten in the U.K., Fleetwood Mac's second album was a disappointment following their promising debut.
So much of the record was routine blues that it could even be said that it represented something of a regression from the first LP, despite the enlistment of a horn section and pianist Christine Perfect (the future Christine McVie) to help on the sessions.
In particular, the limits of Jeremy Spencer's potential for creative contribution were badly exposed, as the tracks that featured his songwriting and/or vocals were basic Elmore James covers or derivations.
Peter Green, the band's major talent at this point, did not deliver original material on the level of the classic singles he would pen for the band in 1969, or even on the level of first-album standouts like "I Loved Another Woman." The best of the lot, perhaps, is "Love That Burns," with its mournful minor-key melody and sluggish, responsive horn lines.
Mr.
Wonderful, strangely, was not issued in the U.S., although about half the songs turned up on its stateside counterpart, English Rose, which was fleshed out with some standout late-'60s British singles and a few new tracks penned by Danny Kirwan (who joined the band after Mr.
Wonderful was recorded).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop Messin' RoundClifford Adams, Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | I've Lost My BabyJeremy Spencer | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Rollin' ManClifford Adams, Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Dust My BroomElmore James, Robert Johnson | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Love That BurnsClifford Adams, Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Doctor BrownJ.T. Brown, Waymon Glasco | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Need Your Love TonightJeremy Spencer | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | If You Be My BabyClifford Adams, Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Evenin' BoogieJeremy Spencer | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | Lazy Poker BluesClifford Adams, Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | Coming HomeElmore James | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 12 | Trying So Hard to ForgetClifford Adams, Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 227 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clifford Adams | Composer |
| 2 | John Almond | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 3 | Duster Bennett | Harmonica |
| 4 | J.T. Brown | Composer |
| 5 | Fleetwood Mac | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Mick Fleetwood | Drums |
| 7 | Waymon Glasco | Composer |
| 8 | Peter Green | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 9 | Steve Gregory | Alto, Saxophone |
| 10 | Dave Howard | Saxophone |
| 11 | Terence Ibbott | Cover Design, Photography |
| 12 | Elmore James | Composer |
| 13 | Robert Johnson | Composer |
| 14 | Christine McVie | Keyboards, Vocals |
| 15 | John McVie | Bass |
| 16 | Christine Perfect | Piano |
| 17 | Mike Ross | Engineer |
| 18 | Jeremy Spencer | Composer, Guitar, Piano, Slide Guitar, Vocals |
| 19 | Roland Vaughan | Saxophone |
| 20 | Mike Vernon | Producer |
| 21 | Richard Vernon | Coordination |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |