Kiln House
| Kiln House | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| Released | 18 September 1970 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1970 at De Lane Lea Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 33:54 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Fleetwood Mac | |||
| Fleetwood Mac chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
Kiln House is the fourth album by British rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1970. This is the first of the post-Peter Green Fleetwood Mac albums, and their last album to feature Jeremy Spencer. Christine McVie was present at the recording sessions and contributed backing vocals and cover art, although she was not a full member of the band until shortly after the album's completion.[3]
The album title is taken from the name of a converted Oast house in Truncheaunts Lane, near Alton in Hampshire (UK). The house (now a grade II listed building) was leased by the band, who lived there communally, with their families, for a six-month period in 1970. Mick Fleetwood was married to his wife at the house on 20 June 1970.[4]
Spencer's retro 1950s homages and parodies dominate the album, but Danny Kirwan's more sincere songs are almost equally prominent. "Buddy's Song" is credited to Buddy Holly's mother, but is basically the song "Peggy Sue Got Married" with new lyrics listing a number of Buddy Holly song titles.[3]
An early version of Kirwan's instrumental "Earl Gray", entitled "Farewell", was later released on the compilation The Vaudeville Years.[5]
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "This Is the Rock" | Jeremy Spencer | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Station Man" | Danny Kirwan, Spencer, John McVie | 5:49 |
| 3. | "Blood on the Floor" | Spencer | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Hi Ho Silver" | Fats Waller, Ed Kirkeby | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Jewel-Eyed Judy" | Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood, McVie | 3:17 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Buddy's Song" | Ella Holley | 2:08 |
| 2. | "Earl Gray" | Kirwan | 4:01 |
| 3. | "One Together" | Spencer | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Tell Me All the Things You Do" | Kirwan | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Mission Bell" | Jesse D. Hodges, William Michael | 2:32 |
Personnel
Fleetwood Mac
- Jeremy Spencer – guitar, vocals, piano
- Danny Kirwan – guitar, vocals
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Christine McVie – backing vocals, keyboards (uncredited)
Production
- Producer: Fleetwood Mac
- Engineer: Martin Birch
- Cover drawing by Christine McVie
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- 1 2 Kiln House (CD booklet notes). Fleetwood Mac. Reprise. 1970.
- ↑ Fleetwood, Mick (2014). Play On. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
- ↑ The Vaudeville Years (CD booklet notes). Fleetwood Mac. Receiver Records. 1998.
