Christine McVie reportedly regarded her 1970 self-titled solo album poorly in later years, saying she seldom listened to it and felt too inexperienced as a songwriter to carry a full album alone. The article argues that, despite her own criticism, the record matters as an early stage in the development of a songwriter who later became central to Fleetwood Mac’s success.

McVie had written and performed blues-influenced music before Fleetwood Mac’s Buckingham-Nicks era, though she later became best known for polished pop songs such as ‘Songbird’ and ‘Over My Head’. She said the album contained “a couple of good songs” but considered most of it mediocre, while maintaining that persistence could eventually lead artists to work they value.