In 1970, Christine McVie released her first solo album. It scared her off of making another one for 12 years

Christine McVie released her first solo album in 1970, before Fleetwood Mac’s best-known line-up had fully taken shape. The article presents it as an early glimpse of the rootsy songwriting and melodic instincts she later brought to the band, while noting that she was wary of pursuing a solo career.

McVie later said she seldom listened to the record and felt inexperienced writing enough songs to carry an album, though she thought a couple were good. The album’s blues-based tracks include ideas that could have suited later Fleetwood Mac records, and she did not release another solo album until 1984, a 12-year gap.