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Fleetwood Mac — Mystery to Me

Released October, 1973 Fleetwood Mac was one of the biggie artists played on Deaconlight in the mid-1970s. This was BEFORE Fleetwood Mac became a so-called supergroup after Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham joined, although that lineup was played on Deaconlight as well.

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This version of Fleetwood Mac featured Bob Welch, an American, at the mic helm. Even WKZL - which back then had the call letters WSGH (for Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point) - played "Hypnotized" from this record. The fact that North Carolina is mentioned in a line of that song might have added to its local popularity, but that is a very good song. Welch wrote that one, by the way, as well as another much-played song called "Emerald Eyes."

Among the songs recorded for Mystery to Me was a Bob Welch composition called "Good Things (Come to Those Who Wait)." At the last minute, however, the record label decided the album didn't have a hit, so the band recorded a cover of The Yardbirds' "For Your Love" at the suggestion of guitarist Bob Weston. That song was released as a single, ironically, with "Hypnotized" as the B-side.

But a few thousand copies of the record cover had already been printed with the Bob Welch song printed on the back as well as the song lyrics on an album insert. I have the original Deaconlight copy of Mystery to Me, which is one of those rare printings. The vinyl, however, has "For Your Love" on it.

Bob Welch eventually re-recorded the song for his 1979 album Three Hearts with the name "Don't Wait Too Long." From what I understand, the original Fleetwood Mac recording of "Good Things (Come to Those Who Wait)" has never been released.

-- Orignally posted April 29, 2005 (DD)
-- Updated September 8, 2010 (DD)

Original Album Tracks

Fleetwood Mac – Mystery to Me

Special editions may have bonus tracks.

1. Emerald Eyes
2. Believe Me
3. Just Crazy Love
4. Hypnotized
5. Forever
6. Keep on Going
7. The City
8. Miles Away
9. For Your Love [Last-minute replacement for "Good Things (Come to Those Who Wait)"]
10. The Way I Feel
11. Why

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