English Rose is a compilation album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in December 1968 by Epic Records originally as a US-only compilation. The compilation album combines six tracks from the UK release Mr. Wonderful, three UK non-album single sides, two not-yet-released songs from the UK version of Then Play On, specifically "One Sunny Day" and "Without You", and "Something Inside of Me", which was a previously unreleased track. It was released a few months before the UK release of The Pious Bird of Good Omen, sharing four songs with that album.
Mick Fleetwood appears in drag on the cover. Fleetwood explained that he "got a schoolboy pleasure from shocking people" and that he collected "exotic jewelry, other erotica and those Victorian dolls that were made to be beautiful but are frightening to adults."
Critical reception Billboard expressed their belief that English Rose would "put Fleetwood Mac in the winner's circle." Record World thought that the album would bolster Fleetwood Mac's popularity in the United States. Cashbox referred to English Rose as an "excellent album", highlighting "Stop Messin' Round", "Something Inside of Me", "Black Magic Woman", and "Without You" as "particularly effective" tracks.
Track listing
Personnel Fleetwood Mac Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar, piano (tracks 3, 8, and 11) Danny Kirwan – vocals, electric guitar John McVie – bass guitar Mick Fleetwood – drums
Additional personnel Christine Perfect — piano (tracks 1 and 6)
Production Mike Vernon – producer M. Ross – engineer Dinky Dawson – sound consultant
Charts + Weekly chart performance for English Rose Chart (1969) Peakposition
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