Mystery to Me

Mystery to Me is Fleetwood Mac's eighth studio album, released on 15 October 1973 on Warner Bros. Records. It sits in the band's transitional early-seventies years, between Penguin and Heroes Are Hard to Find, and it was the last record to feature guitarist Bob Weston. Most of the songs came from Bob Welch and Christine McVie, and their writing nudged the band away from its blues rock roots towards a more pop-leaning rock sound.

It sold moderately at first, reaching number 67 on the US Billboard 200 in December 1973. "Hypnotized" never became a hit single, but American FM radio kept it in rotation for years. When the Buckingham/Nicks line-up broke through a couple of years later, the album returned to the chart, and it was certified gold in the US in November 1976. It's a good one to hear for the band's story before the superstar era.