The Pious Bird of Good Omen is a
compilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter...
by
Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac are a British/American rock band formed in 1967 in London, England.The only member present in the band from the very beginning is its namesake drummer Mick Fleetwood...
, released in
1969-Events:Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hells Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event. In retrospect, some commentators have concluded that the...
. It consisted of the first four UK singles and their B-sides, two tracks from the second album
Mr. WonderfulMr. Wonderful is the second album by the blues-rock band, Fleetwood Mac, released in 1968. An expanded version of this album was included in the box set, The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions.-Track listing:...
, and two tracks by Blues artist
Eddie BoydEdward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.-Life and career:...
with backing by members of Fleetwood Mac. These two tracks came from Boyd's album
7936 South Rhodes.
The US-only compilation
English RoseEnglish Rose is a compilation album by Fleetwood Mac, released in January 1969. It was originally a US-only compilation, combining six tracks from the UK-only Mr. Wonderful , three UK non-album single sides , two not-yet-released songs from the UK version of Then Play On and one other previously...
was a similar package with a different track listing.
In 2002, the tracks from this album were repackaged by Sony BMG and released as a new collection very closely resembling
the 1971 Greatest Hits albumThis was the first greatest hits package from the rock band Fleetwood Mac, covering the period from the band's beginning in 1968 through 1971, in its original incarnation led by guitarist Peter Green...
, but with the addition of "Shake Your Moneymaker" and "Love That Burns".
- "Need Your Love So Bad" (Little Willie John
William Edward John, better known by the stage name Little Willie John was an American R&B singer of the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his hits "All Around the World" and the much-covered "Fever" , a tune copied by Peggy Lee and made famous in 1958.-History:He was born William Edward John...
)
- "Coming Home" (Elmore James
Elmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, song writer and band leader.His distinctive style of slide guitar playing was influential on the development of post-World War 2 blues.-Biography:...
)
- "Rambling Pony" (Peter Green
Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and founder of the band Fleetwood Mac.A figurehead in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement, Green inspired B. B...
)
- "The Big Boat" (Eddie Boyd
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.-Life and career:...
) *
- "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (Jeremy Spencer
Jeremy Spencer , is a British musician, best known as one of the first guitarists in Fleetwood Mac.Spencer was born in Hartlepool, County Durham. He grew up in South London and was educated at Strand School, where he became known for hilarious impressions of the headmaster and several of his...
)
- "The Sun Is Shining" (Spencer)
- "Albatross
"Albatross" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in 1969, later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen and English Rose . The piece was composed by Peter Green....
" (Green)
- "Black Magic Woman
"Black Magic Woman" is a song written by Peter Green that first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968, subsequently appearing on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose and The Pious Bird of Good Omen . It became a classic hit by Santana in 1970, reaching...
" (Green)
- "Just The Blues" (Eddie Boyd
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.-Life and career:...
) *
- "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" (Danny Kirwan
Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan is a British musician best known for his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972.-Early career:...
)
- "Looking For Somebody" (Green)
- "Stop Messin' Round" (Green, Clifford Adams
Clifford Davis is a British musician and music manager, chiefly known for his time as manager of successful blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, from 1967 to 1974.He also used the pseudonyms Clifford Adams and C.G...
)
- * Credited to "Eddie Boyd with Fleetwood Mac"
- "Need Your Love So Bad" version #2 (remake), take 4 – (6:55)
- "Rambling Pony" – (3:32)
- "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" – (3:01)
- "The Sun Is Shining" – (3:10)
- "Albatross" (3:10)
- "Black Magic Woman" – (2:51)
- "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" – (1:33)
- "Like Crying" (Kirwan) – (2:29)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" version #1, takes 1, 2 & 3 – (11:33)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" version #2 (remake), takes 1 & 2 – (13:06)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" version #2 (remake), take 3 – (6:18)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" USA Version – (6:18)
- Peter Green
Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and founder of the band Fleetwood Mac.A figurehead in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement, Green inspired B. B...
– vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
, guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, harmonicaThe harmonica is a free reed wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes. The pressure caused by blowing or drawing air into the reed chambers causes a reed or multiple reeds to vibrate up and down creating sound...
- Jeremy Spencer
Jeremy Spencer , is a British musician, best known as one of the first guitarists in Fleetwood Mac.Spencer was born in Hartlepool, County Durham. He grew up in South London and was educated at Strand School, where he became known for hilarious impressions of the headmaster and several of his...
– vocals, slide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide is in reference to the sliding motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides, which were the necks of glass bottles...
- Danny Kirwan
Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan is a British musician best known for his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972.-Early career:...
– vocals, electric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The signal that comes from the guitar is sometimes electronically altered with guitar effects such as...
on tracks 7 and 10 (original release); 5, 7 and 8 (2004 release)
- John McVie
John Graham McVie is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of the rock group Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of Mick Fleetwood, was the inspiration for the band's name...
– bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
- Mick Fleetwood
Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood is a British-born musician best known for his role as the drummer and namesake of the blues/rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac...
– drumsA drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
- Eddie Boyd
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.-Life and career:...
– vocals, pianoThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
on tracks 4 and 9 (original release)
- Producer: Mike Vernon
- Engineer: M.
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The Pious Bird of Good Omen is a
compilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter...
by
Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac are a British/American rock band formed in 1967 in London, England.The only member present in the band from the very beginning is its namesake drummer Mick Fleetwood...
, released in
1969-Events:Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hells Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event. In retrospect, some commentators have concluded that the...
. It consisted of the first four UK singles and their B-sides, two tracks from the second album
Mr. WonderfulMr. Wonderful is the second album by the blues-rock band, Fleetwood Mac, released in 1968. An expanded version of this album was included in the box set, The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions.-Track listing:...
, and two tracks by Blues artist
Eddie BoydEdward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.-Life and career:...
with backing by members of Fleetwood Mac. These two tracks came from Boyd's album
7936 South Rhodes.
The US-only compilation
English RoseEnglish Rose is a compilation album by Fleetwood Mac, released in January 1969. It was originally a US-only compilation, combining six tracks from the UK-only Mr. Wonderful , three UK non-album single sides , two not-yet-released songs from the UK version of Then Play On and one other previously...
was a similar package with a different track listing.
In 2002, the tracks from this album were repackaged by Sony BMG and released as a new collection very closely resembling
the 1971 Greatest Hits albumThis was the first greatest hits package from the rock band Fleetwood Mac, covering the period from the band's beginning in 1968 through 1971, in its original incarnation led by guitarist Peter Green...
, but with the addition of "Shake Your Moneymaker" and "Love That Burns".
Track listing
- "Need Your Love So Bad" (Little Willie John
William Edward John, better known by the stage name Little Willie John was an American R&B singer of the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his hits "All Around the World" and the much-covered "Fever" , a tune copied by Peggy Lee and made famous in 1958.-History:He was born William Edward John...
)
- "Coming Home" (Elmore James
Elmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, song writer and band leader.His distinctive style of slide guitar playing was influential on the development of post-World War 2 blues.-Biography:...
)
- "Rambling Pony" (Peter Green
Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and founder of the band Fleetwood Mac.A figurehead in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement, Green inspired B. B...
)
- "The Big Boat" (Eddie Boyd
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.-Life and career:...
) *
- "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (Jeremy Spencer
Jeremy Spencer , is a British musician, best known as one of the first guitarists in Fleetwood Mac.Spencer was born in Hartlepool, County Durham. He grew up in South London and was educated at Strand School, where he became known for hilarious impressions of the headmaster and several of his...
)
- "The Sun Is Shining" (Spencer)
- "Albatross
"Albatross" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in 1969, later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen and English Rose . The piece was composed by Peter Green....
" (Green)
- "Black Magic Woman
"Black Magic Woman" is a song written by Peter Green that first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968, subsequently appearing on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose and The Pious Bird of Good Omen . It became a classic hit by Santana in 1970, reaching...
" (Green)
- "Just The Blues" (Eddie Boyd
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.-Life and career:...
) *
- "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" (Danny Kirwan
Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan is a British musician best known for his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972.-Early career:...
)
- "Looking For Somebody" (Green)
- "Stop Messin' Round" (Green, Clifford Adams
Clifford Davis is a British musician and music manager, chiefly known for his time as manager of successful blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, from 1967 to 1974.He also used the pseudonyms Clifford Adams and C.G...
)
- * Credited to "Eddie Boyd with Fleetwood Mac"
2004 version
- "Need Your Love So Bad" version #2 (remake), take 4 – (6:55)
- "Rambling Pony" – (3:32)
- "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" – (3:01)
- "The Sun Is Shining" – (3:10)
- "Albatross" (3:10)
- "Black Magic Woman" – (2:51)
- "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" – (1:33)
- "Like Crying" (Kirwan) – (2:29)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" version #1, takes 1, 2 & 3 – (11:33)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" version #2 (remake), takes 1 & 2 – (13:06)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" version #2 (remake), take 3 – (6:18)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" USA Version – (6:18)
Credits
- Peter Green
Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and founder of the band Fleetwood Mac.A figurehead in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement, Green inspired B. B...
– vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
, guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, harmonicaThe harmonica is a free reed wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes. The pressure caused by blowing or drawing air into the reed chambers causes a reed or multiple reeds to vibrate up and down creating sound...
- Jeremy Spencer
Jeremy Spencer , is a British musician, best known as one of the first guitarists in Fleetwood Mac.Spencer was born in Hartlepool, County Durham. He grew up in South London and was educated at Strand School, where he became known for hilarious impressions of the headmaster and several of his...
– vocals, slide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide is in reference to the sliding motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides, which were the necks of glass bottles...
- Danny Kirwan
Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan is a British musician best known for his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972.-Early career:...
– vocals, electric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The signal that comes from the guitar is sometimes electronically altered with guitar effects such as...
on tracks 7 and 10 (original release); 5, 7 and 8 (2004 release)
- John McVie
John Graham McVie is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of the rock group Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of Mick Fleetwood, was the inspiration for the band's name...
– bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
- Mick Fleetwood
Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood is a British-born musician best known for his role as the drummer and namesake of the blues/rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac...
– drumsA drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
- Eddie Boyd
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd was a blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi.-Life and career:...
– vocals, pianoThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
on tracks 4 and 9 (original release)
Production
- Producer: Mike Vernon
- Engineer: M. Ross