Mick Fleetwood - The Visitor (1981) (vinyl Lp) - €10,00

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"The Visitor" is the debut solo album by Mick Fleetwood, released by RCA Records in 1981. 

All the songs were recorded in Accra, Ghana between January and February 1981 at the "Ghana Film Industries, Inc. Studio" and produced by Richard Dashut, and were later mixed in various studios in England. 

The album contains a mixture of covers songs and original material written by George Hawkins and Todd Sharp, both of whom provided some of the album's instrumentation. Several Ghanaian musicians and ensembles also participated in the recording sessions, including Ebaali Gbiko, Adjo Group, and The Superbrains.

Mick Fleetwood's solo debut reveals more diversity and depth of feeling than any of Fleetwood Mac's multi-platinum monsters. Six of the tracks are not overt attempts at worldbeat, instead using a variety of West African musicians as sidemen, sidewomen, and, in the case of drum ensemble Ebaali Gbiko, sidechildren. Of these six tracks, several stand out. 

"Walk a Thin Line," written by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, is an infectious pop song blending Adjo Group's enchanting backing vocals with guest George Harrison's lush 12-string and slide guitars. 

Another Fleetwood Mac veteran, Peter Greenbaum (aka Peter Green), accompanies a multinational percussion section for a remake of his "Rattlesnake Shake," originally found on Then Play On. 

Even the Buddy Holly classic "Not Fade Away" gets supercharged with a percussion ensemble made up of Fleetwood on drums and Lord Tiki and Adjo Group on hand drums and percussion. The West African tracks that make up the remainder of the album are pure pleasure. 

"Super Brains" is a funk instrumental with a groove James Brown would be proud of; "The Visitor" features a synthesizer soaring above and growling beneath the Ghana Folkloric Group's vocals and polyrhythmic percussion; and "Amelle" is a lovely finale that again showcases Adjo Group's vocals. 

An underrated gem, The Visitor rewards repeated listening and deserves a wider audience.

Side one

1. Rattlesnake Shake - 3:49

2. You Weren’t In Love - 5:55

3. O’ Niamali - 2:47

4. Super Brains (Instrumental) - 4:07

5. Don’t Be Sorry, Just Be Happy - 4:24

Side two

1. Walk A Thin Line - 3:19

2. Not Fade Away - 2:22

3. Cassiopeia Surrender - 4:34

4. The Visitor - 4:05

5. Amelle (Come On Show Me Your Heart) - 4:35

Band

• Mick Fleetwood – drums (1–3, 5–9), percussion (1, 6), extra percussion (1), water gong (5)
• George Hawkins – lead vocals (2, 5–8), bass guitar (1–3, 5–8, 10), piano (2, 6, 9), guitar (6), organ (8, 10)
• Todd Sharp – guitars (1, 2, 5, 7), rhythm guitar (4), lead guitar (8)

Additional musicians

• Lord Tiki – congas, hand drums (1, 2, 7), percussion (7)
• Ebaali Gbiko (children's drum ensemble) – hand drums (1, 8), backing vocals (1)
• The Ghana Folkloric Group – vocals and instrumentation (9)
• Superbrains – instrumentation (4)
• Adjo Group – vocals and instrumentation (3, 10), backing vocals (6, 7), hand drums (7), percussion (7)
• Dicky Dash and the Clapettes (Richard Dashut) – extra percussion (1)
• Tony Todaro – extra percussion (1)
• Accra Roman Catholic Choir – backing vocals (2)
• Sara Recor – backing vocals (6)

Guest musicians

• Peter Greenbaum – lead vocals (1), guitar (1, 4)
• George Harrison – twelve string guitar (6), slide guitar (6), backing vocals (6)
• Ian Bairnson – lead guitar (7), rhythm guitar (8)
• Mike Moran – Prophet-5 synthesizer (9)
• Andrew Powell – string arrangements

Production

• Mick Fleetwood; Richard Dashut – producers
• Mickey Shapiro – executive producer
• Andrew Powell; Mike Moran – arrangers (1–2, 5)
• Richard Dashut; Richard Aaron; Mick Fleetwood (Sx 70) – photography
• Richard Dashut; Mick Fleetwood – album concept
• James Campus; Anthony Cohen – album design

Technical crew

• Richard Dashut – engineer
• Bill Youdelman – engineer in Ghana
• Randy Ezratty – engineer, recording equipment and coordination
• Jim Barnes – production coordinator in Ghana
• Tony Todaro – road and equipment manager 

Notes

Release:  1981

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Pop, Rock

Label:  RCA

Catalog#  PL-14080

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG) Gatefold

Prijs: €10,00