The Visitor is an album by Mick Fleetwood, released by RCA Records in 1981. All the songs were recorded in Accra, Ghana between January and February 1981 at the "Ghana Film Industries, Inc. Studio" and produced by Richard Dashut, and were later mixed in various studios in England.
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The Visitor | ||||
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Studio album by Mick Fleetwood | ||||
Released | June 1981[1] | |||
Recorded | Ghana, Africa - January–February 1981 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dashut | |||
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Two of the tracks were covers of Fleetwood Mac songs: "Rattlesnake Shake" was originally recorded for the 1969 album Then Play On, and "Walk a Thin Line" first appeared on the 1979 album Tusk. Peter Green sang lead vocals and played lead guitar on "Rattlesnake Shake", and was credited as Peter Greenbaum. George Harrison appeared on "Walk a Thin Line".
The album has been re-released several times, most recently with a US CD release by Wounded Bird Records on October 18, 2011.
George Hawkins, who performs most of the lead vocals on this album, later appeared on the I’m Not Me album from 1983 as a member and co-lead vocalist of Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rattlesnake Shake" | Peter Green | 3:49 |
2. | "You Weren't in Love" | Billy Field | 3:55 |
3. | "O' Niamali" | Nii Amartey | 2:47 |
4. | "Super Brains" | A. B. Crentsil | 4:07 |
5. | "Don't Be Sorry, Just Be Happy" | Todd Sharp | 4:24 |
6. | "Walk a Thin Line" | Lindsey Buckingham | 3:19 |
7. | "Not Fade Away" | Charles Hardin, Norman Petty | 2:22 |
8. | "Cassiopeia Surrender" | George Hawkins | 4:34 |
9. | "The Visitor" | C. K. Ganjo | 4:05 |
10. | "Amelle (Come on Show Me Your Heart)" | Nii Amartey | 4:35 |
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[2] | 80 |
US Billboard 200[3] | 43 |
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