Album
Tusk
Tusk is Fleetwood Mac's twelfth studio album, a double set released on 12 October 1979 by Warner Bros. Records. It followed Rumours, which had sold ten million copies within a few months of release, and the band chose not to repeat that formula. Lindsey Buckingham's sparser arrangements and the influence of post-punk gave the record a more experimental edge than anything they had done before.
It was also costly: around $1.4 million to make, which at the time made it the most expensive rock album recorded. The label saw four million sales as a commercial disappointment, but the album has since earned its place in lists such as NME's 500 Greatest Albums and the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. A nine-month world tour followed, and it produced the Fleetwood Mac Live album in 1980.
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Tusk: tracklist, credits and charts
20 tracks · 1:14:13Tracklist
- 1Over & OverChristine McVie4:34
- 2The LedgeLindsey Buckingham2:08
- 3Think About MeChristine McVie2:44
- 4Save Me a PlaceLindsey Buckingham2:42
- 5SaraStevie Nicks6:26
- 6What Makes You Think You’re the OneLindsey Buckingham3:32
- 7StormsStevie Nicks5:31
- 8That’s All for EveryoneLindsey Buckingham3:03
- 9Not That FunnyLindsey Buckingham3:11
- 10Sisters of the MoonStevie Nicks4:42
- 11AngelStevie Nicks4:54
- 12That’s Enough for MeLindsey Buckingham1:51
- 13Brown EyesChristine McVie4:27
- 14Never Make Me CryChristine McVie2:18
- 15I Know I’m Not WrongLindsey Buckingham3:02
- 16Honey HiChristine McVie2:45
- 17Beautiful ChildStevie Nicks5:21
- 18Walk a Thin LineLindsey Buckingham3:47
- 19TuskLindsey Buckingham3:36
- 20Never ForgetChristine McVie3:39
- Produced by
- Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut, Fleetwood Mac
- Recorded at
- Dodger Stadium, The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California
- Recorded
- 1978–1979
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 1:14:13
Line-up
- Lindsey Buckingham · guitar, background vocals, drums (drum set), electric bass guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar, piano, vocals, percussion, charango, mbira, acoustic guitar, chamberlin, acoustic bass guitar, resonator guitar, harmonica, keyboard
- Mick Fleetwood · drums (drum set), percussion, tambourine, tom-tom, cymbal
- Christine McVie · keyboard, background vocals, lead vocals, piano, vocals
- John McVie · electric bass guitar
- Stevie Nicks · background vocals, tack piano, lead vocals
- Peter Green · guitar · guest
- USC Trojan Marching Band · horn, percussion, woodwind · guest
Singles
- “Tusk” · September 1979
- “Sara” · December 1979
- “Not That Funny” · March 1980 (UK)
- “Think About Me” · March 1980 (US)
- “Sisters of the Moon” · June 1980 (US)
- “Angel” · July 1980 (Netherlands)
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1979–1980 | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1979–1980 | 4 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1979–1980 | 1 |
| Australia Albums (Kent Music Report) · 1979–1980 | 2 |
| US Cash Box Top 200 Albums · 1979–1980 | 2 |
| Dutch Albums · 1979–1980 | 3 |
| French Albums · 1979–1980 | 3 |
| German Albums · 1979–1980 | 3 |
| Austrian Albums · 1979–1980 | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1979–1980 | 6 |
All 19 charts
| Swedish Albums · 1979–1980 | 8 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1979–1980 | 11 |
| US Tastemaker · 2015–2016 | 14 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1979–1980 | 18 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2021 | 27 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1979–1980 | 27 |
| US Catalog Albums · 2004 | 30 |
| Ireland 2 · 2015–2016 | 62 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2015–2016 | 148 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1980 | 3× Platinum |
| France · 1982 | Gold |
| Germany | Gold |
| Netherlands · 1980 | Platinum |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 1980 | Platinum |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 October 1979 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 12 October 1979 | |
| Wikidata | 12 October 1979 | |
| US release | 12 October 1979 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1979 | earliest UK or European date |
28 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992739528 | other |
| — | US | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1979 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1979 | ES | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1979 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1979 | GB | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 12 October 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records | original | |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992739528 | other |
| 1987 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992739528 | other |
| 1987 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992739528 | other |
| 13 August 1987 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992739528 | other |
| 25 August 1987 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014345231 | other |
| 2004 | ZA | Warner Bros. Records | 6001212065133 | other |
| 22 March 2004 | XE | Rhino | 081227388324 | deluxe |
| 23 March 2004 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227388324 | other |
| 22 November 2011 | US | Rhino | remaster | |
| 2015 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227950842 | remaster |
| 2015 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227950835 | other |
| 2015 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 081227950835 | other |
| 2015 | — | Warner Bros. Records | 603497883639 | remaster |
| 2015 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 081227950842 | other |
| 9 November 2015 | XW | Rhino | 603497883691 | remaster |
| 4 December 2015 | AL | Rhino | 603497883714 | deluxe |
| 4 December 2015 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 603497883653 | remaster |
| 4 December 2015 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | remaster | |
| 4 December 2015 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227950859 | deluxe |
| 4 December 2015 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 081227950859 | other |
| — | — | Warner Records | 603497883646 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · cropped: cropped from 2825x2790 to 2790x2790
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2825×2790 | cropped: cropped from 2825x2790 to 2790x2790 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |