Gift of Screws
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| Studio album by Lindsey Buckingham | ||||
| Released | September 15, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 - 2008 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:46 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Lindsey Buckingham | |||
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| BBC News | (Favorable) |
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Gift of Screws is the fifth solo album by American musician and Fleetwood Mac vocalist/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, and was released on September 15, 2008. Gift of Screws peaked at #48 on the Billboard 200 album chart in September 2008. Additionally, it also reached number #15 on the Billboard Rock Album Chart.
The album title existed as a solo album set for release in 2001 by Reprise Records. Songs were recorded between 1995 and 2000, some of which were performed and recorded live by Fleetwood Mac for their The Dance album and tour in 1997. They also feature contributions from bandmates Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and at least on one track Christine McVie.
Upon presenting the finished album to Reprise, Buckingham was advised to retain some of the material for a forthcoming Fleetwood Mac album. To this end, Buckingham contributed several of the songs towards the 2003 album Say You Will and ultimately his next solo project, Under the Skin, released in 2006.
However, high-quality bootlegs of the Gift of Screws project, which had been mixed but not yet mastered, were publicly circulated for free MP3 download in October 2001.
The title track takes its inspiration from an Emily Dickinson . The song was recorded during the sessions for Say You Will but did not appear on the album.
Buckingham mentioned in several interviews upon the release of Under the Skin that his next album was to be more rock-oriented and would possibly feature contributions from Fleetwood and McVie.
The album features a song ("Great Day") co-written with Buckingham's son Will and two songs co-written with his wife Kristen, who is also credited with the album's photography. On "Great Day", Will was responsible with the vocal melody while Lindsey built around it with "fingerpicked acoustic parts, counterpoint vocals, and flashy leads."
All tracks written by Lindsey Buckingham except where noted.
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