The Pious Bird of Good Omen
1969 compilation album by Fleetwood Mac
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The Pious Bird of Good Omen is a compilation album by the British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1969. It consists of their first four non-album UK singles and their B-sides, one track from their first album Fleetwood Mac, two tracks from their second album Mr. Wonderful, and two tracks by the blues artist Eddie Boyd with backing by members of Fleetwood Mac. These came from Boyd's album 7936 South Rhodes.[5]
| The Pious Bird of Good Omen | ||||
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| Released | 1 August 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 1967, January–April & October 1968 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 36:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Horizon | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
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The album was released under the Blue Horizon, which had published all of their material up until the "Man of the World" single, which was instead issued by Immediate Records. By the time Pious Bird of Good Omen was released, the band had left Immediate Records and were searching for a new record label.[1]
The Pious Bird of Good Omen was not released in the US. The closest US equivalent is the English Rose compilation album, released in December 1968 and sharing four songs with Pious Bird.
In 2002, the album was repackaged by Sony BMG as Greatest Hits with cover art very closely resembling the 1971 Greatest Hits album, and with "Shake Your Moneymaker" and "Love That Burns" added to the track listing. In 2004, when Fleetwood Mac's Blue Horizon era albums were remastered, Pious Bird was reconfigured to remove tracks from the previous two Mac albums and the Boyd tracks, which were replaced by archival recordings from the 1967 and 1968 period.
Reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Need Your Love So Bad" (single, 1968) |
| 3:50 |
| 2. | "Comin' Home" (from Mr. Wonderful, 1968) | Elmore James | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Rambling Pony" (B-side to "I Believe My Time Ain't Long", 1967) | Peter Green | 2:40 |
| 4. | "The Big Boat" (with Eddie Boyd) (single, 1968) | Boyd | 2:35 |
| 5. | "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (single, 1967) | James | 2:55 |
| 6. | "The Sun Is Shining" (B-side to "Black Magic Woman", 1968) | James | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Albatross" (single, 1968) | Green | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Black Magic Woman" (single, 1968) | Green | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Just the Blues" (with Eddie Boyd) (from 7936 South Rhodes) | Boyd | 5:35 |
| 4. | "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" (B-side to "Albatross") | Danny Kirwan | 1:33 |
| 5. | "Looking for Somebody" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1968) | Green | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Stop Messin' Round" (from Mr. Wonderful) |
| 2:18 |
2004 release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Need Your Love So Bad – Version No. 2 (Remake)" (Take 4 – complete master version/remix*) |
| 6:55 |
| 2. | "Rambling Pony" (Complete master version/remix*) | Green | 3:32 |
| 3. | "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (Master version with studio talk/remix*) | Elmore James | 3:01 |
| 4. | "The Sun Is Shining" | James | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Albatross" | Green | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Black Magic Woman" | Green | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" | Kirwan | 1:33 |
| 8. | "Like Crying" (*) | Kirwan | 2:29 |
| 9. | "Need Your Love So Bad – Version No. 1" (Take 1 – false start*, take 2 – incomplete* and take 3*) |
| 11:33 |
| 10. | "Need Your Love So Bad – Version No. 2 (Remake)" (Take 1* and take 2*) |
| 13:06 |
| 11. | "Need Your Love So Bad – Version No. 2 (Remake)" (Take 3*) |
| 6:18 |
| 12. | "Need Your Love So Bad – USA Version" (*) |
| 6:18 |
- * Bonus track
Credits
Fleetwood Mac
- Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar, piano
- Danny Kirwan – vocals, electric guitar (on side 2, tracks 1 and 4)
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums
Additional musicians
- Eddie Boyd – vocals, piano (on side 1, track 4 and side 2, track 3)
- Christine Perfect – keyboards, piano (on side 1, track 2 and side 2, track 6)
- Steve Gregory – alto saxophone (on side 1, track 2 and side 2, track 6)
- Dave Howard – alto saxophone (on side 1, track 2 and side 2, track 6)
- Johnny Almond – tenor saxophone (on side 1, track 2 and side 2, track 6)
- Roland Vaughan – tenor saxophone (on side 1, track 2 and side 2, track 6)
Technical staff
- Mike Vernon – producer
- Mike Ross – engineer
2004 release
Fleetwood Mac
- Peter Green – vocals (except on tracks 3, 4, 5, and 7), guitar (except on tracks 3 and 4), harmonica (on tracks 2 and 3)
- Jeremy Spencer – vocals (on tracks 3 and 4), guitar (on tracks 3 and 4), piano (on track 4)
- Danny Kirwan – vocals (on track 8), guitar (on track 5, 7, and 8)
- John McVie – bass guitar (except on track 2, 3, and 8)
- Mick Fleetwood – drums (except on track 8)
- Bob Brunning – bass guitar (on track 3)
Additional musicians
- Christine Perfect – piano (on track 9), organ (on tracks 10, and 11)
- Steve Gregory – tenor saxophone (on track 10 and 11)
- Mickey "Guitar" Baker – string arrangement (on track 1, 10, and 11)
- Terry Noonan – director of strings and horns (on tracks 1, 10, and 11)
Technical staff
- Mike Vernon – producer
- Mike Ross – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[8] | 18 |