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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.[1] Additionally, it also reached number #15 on the Billboard Rock Album Chart.

Gift of Screws
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2008
Recorded1995 - 2008
StudioOcean Way Recording (Hollywood, California); Cornerstone Studios (Chatsworth, California).
GenreRock
Length38:46
LabelReprise
ProducerLindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham chronology
Live at the Bass Performance Hall
(2008)
Gift of Screws
(2008)
Seeds We Sow
(2011)
Singles from Gift of Screws
  1. "Did You Miss Me"
    Released: July 2008
  2. "Love Runs Deeper"
    Released: September 2008
  3. "Gift of Screws EP"
    Released: October 2009

Album history


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 and John 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.[2]

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.[3]

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", Buckingham built around Will's vocal melody with "fingerpicked acoustic parts, counterpoint vocals, and flashy leads."[4] The title track takes its inspiration from an Emily Dickinson poem.[5]


Track listing


All tracks written by Lindsey Buckingham except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Great Day" (Buckingham, Will Buckingham)3:15
2."Time Precious Time"4:27
3."Did You Miss Me" (Buckingham, Kristen Buckingham)3:58
4."Wait for You"5:02
5."Love Runs Deeper" (Buckingham, Kristen Buckingham)3:58
6."Bel Air Rain"3:52
7."The Right Place to Fade"4:05
8."Gift of Screws"2:56
9."Underground"3:02
10."Treason"4:28
Bootleg track listing
No.TitleOfficial releaseLength
1."Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind"Under the Skin 
2."Miranda"Say You Will, with additional overdubs 
3."Steal Your Heart Away"Say You Will, with additional overdubs 
4."Red Rover"Say You Will 
5."She Smiled Sweetly" (Rolling Stones cover)Seeds We Sow, alternate version 
6."Come"Say You Will 
7."Down on Rodeo"Under the Skin 
8."Gotta Get Away" (Rolling Stones cover)Officially unreleased 
9."Try for the Sun"Under the Skin, renamed "To Try for the Sun" 
10."Shuffle Riff"Gift of Screws, renamed "Wait for You" 
11."Murrow"Say You Will, renamed "Murrow Turning Over in His Grave" 
12."Gift of Screws"Gift of Screws 
13."Bleed to Love Her"Say You Will 
14."Twist of Fate"Gift of Screws, renamed "The Right Place to Fade" 
15."Go Insane (Live)"The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac 
16."Say Goodbye"Say You Will 
17."The Singer Not the Song" (Rolling Stones Cover)Officially unreleased 

Single releases


"Did You Miss Me" and "Love Runs Deeper" were serviced to radio stations as promo releases. "Did You Miss Me" was also released as a single via digital download. In addition, an EP was released from Gift of Screws that contained "Did You Miss Me", "Love Runs Deeper" and three live tracks from KBCO Studio C Sessions - "Did You Miss Me", "Time Precious Time" and "Big Love". Two videos that contained track commentaries for "Wait For You" and "Love Runs Deeper" were released as a digital download as well.


Format


The album was released physically on CD as well as a 180g heavyweight black vinyl disc in a Stoughton jacket with bonus CD in paper sleeve via Reprise Records.[6]



Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
BBC News(Favorable)[8]
musicOMH[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Stereo Subversion[11]
USA Today[12]

Gift of Screws debuted on the Billboard 200 at #48 the week of October 4, 2008. The album was ranked #41 in Q's 50 Best Albums of 2008.[13]


Personnel



Production



References


  1. Billboard Album Chart - Lindsey Buckingham
  2. "Redirecting to Google Groups".
  3. O'Hare, Kevin (12 October 2008). "Lindsey Buckingham on Fleetwood Mac, solo work and Sheryl Crow". Mass Live. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  4. Romano, Will. "Let The Right Sounds In: Fleetwood Mac's Studio Genius Opens Up About His Off-Kilter Production Techniques". Electronic Musician. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  5. "Finding a place for Lindsey Buckingham". No Depression. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  6. "Still Going Insane . A Lindsey Buckingham Resource". fleetwoodmac-uk.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  7. AllMusic review
  8. BBC News review
  9. musicOMH review
  10. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  11. Stereo Subversion review[permanent dead link]
  12. USA Today review Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. The 50 Best Albums of 2008, Q, January 2009, p. 82

Lindsey Buckingham official website, accessed July 12, 2008




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