Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self-titled release was not a debut album but with new members and a new musical direction, it could just as well have been.
Lindsey Buckingham and his girlfriend/songwriting partner Stevie Nicks found themselves in the right place at the right time: The departure of guitarist Bob Welch at the end of 1974 necessitated an immediate replacement – and within a few months, the most enduring (but not necessarily least tumultuous) Fleetwood Mac lineup had come to fruition.
As the new group entered the studio for recording sessions in early 1975, there were still plenty of kinks to work out. Nevertheless, the end result featured several of Fleetwood Mac's most memorable songs, many of them written by the women of the group – including Christine McVie's catchy "Say You Love Me" and Nicks' haunting "Rhiannon," both remained in their live-performance rotation for decades.