# Who sang the lead vocals on Fleetwood Mac’s 1987 hit ‘Little Lies’?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/who-sang-the-lead-vocals-on-fleetwood-macs-1987-hit-little-lies/
- Published: 2026-11-09T15:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T17:11:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/who-sang-lead-vocals-fleetwood-mac-1987-hit-little-lies/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Christine McVie sang the lead on ‘Little Lies’.
- Lindsey Buckingham began the song as an unfinished track.
- Buckingham and Stevie Nicks added backing vocals.

## Summary

Christine McVie sang lead vocals on Fleetwood Mac’s 1987 hit ‘Little Lies’, a polished pop song that showed how far the band had moved from its blues roots. The track featured on *Tango in the Night* and became one of the group’s best-known late-period songs.

McVie built the song around an unfinished track by Lindsey Buckingham, adding the vocal melody, harmonies and lyrics. Her then-husband, Eddy Quintela, also received a songwriting credit; Buckingham and Stevie Nicks sang backing vocals, including on the chorus.

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