In the Meantime
Studio album by
Christine McVie
Released7 September 2004
StudioSwallow's Studio (Kent, UK)
Sphere Studios (London, UK)
Studio International (Ojai, California, USA)
Genre
Length50:30
Label
Producer
Christine McVie chronology
Christine McVie
(1984)		 In the Meantime
(2004)		 Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
People[3]
USA Today[4]

In the Meantime is the third and final solo studio album by the British Fleetwood Mac vocalist and keyboardist Christine McVie, released in 2004 on Koch Records and Sanctuary Records Group. It was McVie's first solo recording since 1984, and the first since her departure from Fleetwood Mac.

All of the songs on the album were composed by McVie and/or her nephew Dan Perfect,[5] with contributions from ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Billy Burnette; Robbie Patton, who co-wrote Fleetwood Mac's 1982 hit "Hold Me" with McVie; George Hawkins, ex-member of Mick Fleetwood's Zoo in the mid-1980s, and McVie's ex-husband Eddy Quintela.

In the Meantime reached number 133 on the UK Albums Chart and failed to enter the US Billboard 200. Debuting and peaking at number 32 on the US Independent Albums chart, it had sold around 20,000 copies in the United States up until 2005, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In a 2014 interview in the Los Angeles Times taken after her returning to Fleetwood Mac, McVie stated about the album that "It had some good songs on it, but I went about it all wrong. I did it the wrong way, with the wrong people, I didn’t want to fly, I didn’t want to promote it. I just did it in my garage and nothing happened with it. That caused a certain amount of angst, and then I just stopped.”.[6]

The album was remixed by Dan Perfect and will be reissued on November 3, 2023. The reissue contains "Little Darlin'", which had previously only appeared on 2004 Australian promo copies under the title "Come Out And Play".[7]

Track listing

In the Meantime track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Friend"
4:30
2."You Are"McVie3:35
3."Northern Star"Perfect5:22
4."Bad Journey"
  • McVie
  • Perfect
4:29
5."Anything Is Possible"
  • McVie
  • Perfect
  • Hawkins
3:14
6."Calumny"Perfect4:54
7."So Sincere"
  • McVie
  • Perfect
3:39
8."Easy Come, Easy Go"
  • McVie
  • Eddy Quintela
4:32
9."Liar"
  • McVie
  • Perfect
  • Hawkins
3:53
10."Sweet Revenge"
  • McVie
  • Perfect
3:50
11."Forgiveness"
  • McVie
  • Perfect
3:44
12."Givin' It Back"
4:42

The Australian promo release included exclusive track "Come Out to Play" and the US iTunes version featured an acoustic version of "Friend" as a bonus track.

Personnel

  • Christine McVie – vocals, keyboards (1–5, 7–12), synthesizers (2, 4, 5), acoustic piano (6)
  • Dan Perfect – guitars, backing vocals (2, 4, 6–9, 12), programming (5, 9)
  • George Hawkins – backing vocals (2, 4, 8, 9, 12), bass (3–7, 10, 11, 12)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion (1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
  • David Isaacs – backing vocals (7, 8)
  • Billy Burnette – backing vocals (12)

Production

  • Produced by Christine McVie, Dan Perfect and Ken Caillat.
  • Executive Producer – Martin Wyatt
  • Engineered by Ben Georgiades, Dan Perfect and Claus Trelby.
  • Assistant Engineers – Richard Edgeler and Mike Read
  • Mixed by Ben Georgiades, Christine McVie and Dan Perfect.
  • Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk (New York City, New York, USA).
  • Photography – Mike Prior
  • Design – Ryan Art
  • Sleeve Notes – John Perfect

Notes

  1. ↑ In the Meantime at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (15 October 2004). "Music Review: In the Meantime – Christine McVie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Picks and Pans Review". People. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Gardner, Elysa (8 September 2004). "Jackson does it right on 'What I Do'". USA Today. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Hasted, Nick (23 June 2022). "Drugs, alcohol and goofing around: The making of Fleetwood Mac's Mirage". louder. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Randy (2 May 2014). "Her fear gone, Christine McVie's muse soars with Fleetwood Mac reunion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Christine McVie In The Meantime Reissue Press Release". Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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