Christine McVie, who had already retired from live performances, informed the band that it would also be her last album appearance. Within a year this band line-up had split, with Mason, Bramlett and Billy Burnette all leaving the band. 'Hollywood' alludes to the homesickness that would cause her to retire temporarily from the band, while 'Nights in Estoril' celebrated time spent at Estoril in Portugal with her then-husband Eddy Quintela, who was Portuguese himself. As such, her five featured songs were recorded separately from the full band and all guitar parts on these were played by session musician Michael Thompson, although Billy Burnette is featured on the album's only single, 'I Do', which only charted in Canada.
įleetwood mentioned in his autobiography that Christine McVie did not originally intend to participate on the album (she had technically quit in 1990) but that Warner Bros.
Jeremy Spencer, one of the band's original guitarists, joined the group on stage for their Tokyo performance.
A second leg of the tour began in April 1995 with dates in America, Europe and Japan. The new lineup toured in July 1994 with Steve Thoma deputizing for Christine McVie – McVie had retired from touring in 1990.
