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''I'm Not Me'' is the second solo album by
Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and actor. He is the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of the group's bassist John Mc ...
. This album is credited to the British-American rock band Mick Fleetwood's Zoo and features contributions from
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members
Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician. She was the keyboardist and one of the vocalists and songwriters of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, notably Chic ...
and
Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician, record producer, and the lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with ...
.
Billy Burnette Dorsey William Burnette III (born May 8, 1953, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was part of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1996. Burnette also had a brief career in acting. Family ba ...
, who performs some of the lead vocals on this album as a member of Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, would later join Fleetwood Mac in 1987 following the departure of Buckingham.


Background

The impetus of Mick Fleetwood's Zoo began in 1982 when Buckingham was assembling a band to perform on
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. The band, which was at time was called The Cholos, featured Fleetwood, Burnette, George Hawkins, and Steve Ross. Burnette said that this lineup recorded some tracks, but was unsure if anything was done with them. With Burnette and Fleetwood at the helm, The Cholos later morphed into Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, which performed a series of gigs before entering the recording studio. According to David Elliot Otlinsky, who served as Fleetwood's assistant in the early 1980s, a tentative album cover with the name "Mick Fleetwood and the Cholos" was created, although Fleetwood's lawyer advised him against using the word
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on the grounds that it would be derogatory towards
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. Roughly 50 copies of the original album cover were made. Fleetwood, who still had a record deal with
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, purchased a mobile studio with the intention of recording a solo album in
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. However, this idea was scrapped and Fleetwood instead relocated to a facility known as Blue Whale to record a mixture of covers and new songs. The Blue Whale was a property in
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that Fleetwood acquired soon before the recording of his first solo album, '' The Visitor'' in 1981. One song on the album was a cover of "Angel Come Home", originally by
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, who had previously been in a romantic relationship with
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of The Beach Boys, contributed to the song along with
Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician, record producer, and the lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with ...
, who together with McVie were bandmates in Fleetwood Mac with Fleetwood. Of the erstwhile Fleetwood Mac lineup, only
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and
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did not participate in the making of the album. George Hawkins, who performed most of the lead vocals on ''The Visitor'', returned to sing some lead vocals on this album, although he was also working concurrently with vocalist
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and thus had less involvement in the making of ''I'm Not Me'' compared to ''The Visitor''. Instead, Fleetwood, Burnette, and Richard Dashut primarily handled the logistics of creating ''I'm Not Me''. A tour followed the release of ''I'm Not Me'', which comprised a series of performances in both bars and stadiums. During one of the Zoo's performances, Nicks joined the band onstage to play "
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". A few radio station heard in advance that she would be performing with the Zoo and leaked the information to the public. As such, three thousand people attended that show, although most of Fleetwood's shows attracted far fewer people. Fleetwood commented in his 2014 autobiography that "I didn't worry if no one showed up to the Zoo shows, because in my mind if I was playing, I had a purpose. My band, however, was embarrassed for me."


Track listing


Personnel

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Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and actor. He is the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of the group's bassist John Mc ...
– drums, percussion *
Billy Burnette Dorsey William Burnette III (born May 8, 1953, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was part of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1996. Burnette also had a brief career in acting. Family ba ...
– guitar, vocals *George Hawkins – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals *Steve Ross – guitar, vocals ;Additional personnel *
Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician, record producer, and the lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with ...
– guitar, keyboards, vocals *Jon Clarke – saxophone *Vince Denham – saxophone *Don Roberts – tenor saxophone *
Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician. She was the keyboardist and one of the vocalists and songwriters of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, notably Chic ...
– keyboards, vocals *Todd Sharp – guitar *Ron Thompson – rhythm guitar, slide guitar


References

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