Tusk is the 12th studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released as a double album on October 12, 1979. It is considered more experimental than their previous albums: partly a consequence of Lindsey Buckingham’s sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of post-punk. The production costs were estimated to be over $1 million (equivalent to $3.52 million in 2019), making it the most expensive rock album recorded to that date.
The band embarked on a nine-month tour to promote Tusk. They traveled extensively across the world, including the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. In Germany, they shared the bill with Bob Marley. On this world tour, the band recorded music for the Fleetwood Mac Live album released in 1980.
Compared to 1977’s Rumours, which sold 10 million copies by February 1978, Tusk was regarded as a commercial failure by the label, selling four million copies. In 2013, NME ranked Tusk at number 445 in their list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2000 it was voted number 853 in Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums.
Original 2 LP Release
1. “Over & Over” 4:34
2. “The Ledge” 2:08
3. “Think About Me” 2:44
4. “Save Me a Place” 2:42
5. “Sara” 6:22
1. “What Makes You Think You’re the One” 3:32
2. “Storms” 5:31
3. “That’s All for Everyone” 3:03
4. “Not That Funny” 3:11
5. “Sisters of the Moon” 4:42
1. “Angel” 4:54
2. “That’s Enough for Me” 1:50
3. “Brown Eyes” 4:27
4. “Never Make Me Cry” 2:18
5. “I Know I’m Not Wrong” 3:05
1. “Honey Hi” 2:41
2. “Beautiful Child” 5:21
3. “Walk a Thin Line” 3:46
4. “Tusk” Buckingham 3:37
5. “Never Forget” 3:34
CD 2
1. “Think About Me (Single remix)” 2:46
2. “That’s All for Everyone (Remix)” 2:52
3. “Sisters of the Moon (Remix)” 4:42
4. “Not That Funny (Single remix)” 3:15
5. “Sara (Single edit)” 4:36
6. “Walk a Thin Line (Song #3 – 3/13/79)” 3:15
7. “Honey Hi (Alternate version – 10/18/78)” 3:48
8. “Storms (Alternate version – 11/30/78)” 5:13
9. “Save Me a Place (2nd version – 10/10/78)*” 3:15
10. “Never Make Me Cry (Version – 4/17/79)” 2:17
11. “Out on the Road (aka “That’s Enough for Me” Demo – 12/19/78)*” 2:43
12. “I Know I’m Not Wrong – Lindsey’s Song #1 (Demo)” 3:07
13. “I Know I’m Not Wrong (10/10/78 version)*” 3:18
14. “I Know I’m Not Wrong (11/3/78 version)*” 3:05
15. “I Know I’m Not Wrong (4/25/79 version)*” 2:23
16. “I Know I’m Not Wrong (8/13/79 version)*” 3:00
17. “I Know I’m Not Wrong (1/23/79 version)*” 3:02
18. “Tusk (Demo – 1/15/79)*” 5:07
19. “Tusk stage riff (Demo – 1/30/79)*” 3:05
20. “Tusk (Outtake track – 2/1/79)*” 4:15
21. “Tusk (Outtake mix – 1/23/79)*” 4:35
22. “Tusk (USC version – 6/4/79)*” 3:52
CD3 the alternate Tusk
1. “Over & Over (4/2/79)*” 4:40
2. “The Ledge (3/13/79)” 2:07
3. “Think About Me (2/18/79)*” 2:45
4. “Save Me a Place (10/18/78)*” 3:04
5. “Sara (3/10/79)” 8:48
6. “What Makes You Think You’re the One (2/24/79)*” 3:29
7. “Storms (6/2/79)*” 5:32
8. “That’s All for Everyone (10/20/78)*” 3:45
9. “Not That Funny (5/19/79)*” 3:25
10. “Sisters of the Moon (11/12/78)” 5:14
11. “Angel (4/2/79)*” 4:56
12. “That’s Enough for Me (9/29/78)*” 1:52
13. “Brown Eyes (with Lindsey and Peter Green, 9/20/78)*” 5:08
14. “Never Make Me Cry (2/8/79)*” 2:14
15. “I Know I’m Not Wrong (11/2/78)*” 3:04
16. “Honey Hi (10/11/78)*” 3:09
17. “Beautiful Child (10/9/78)*” 5:40
18. “Walk a Thin Line (4/6/79)*” 3:22
19. “Tusk (7/19/79)*” 3:36
20. “Never Forget (6/29/78)*” 3:46
CD4 Tusk tour live I
1. “Intro (Wembley, 6/26/80)”
2. “Say You Love Me (Wembley, 6/26/80)”
3. “The Chain (Wembley, 6/20/80)”
4. “Don’t Stop (Wembley, 6/27/80)”
5. “Dreams (Wembley, 6/20/80)”
6. “Oh Well (Wembley, 6/20/80)”
7. “Rhiannon (Tucson, 8/28/80)”
8. “Over & Over (St. Louis, 11/5/79)”
9. “That’s Enough for Me (Wembley, 6/21/80)”
10. “Sara (Tucson, 8/28/80)”
11. “Not That Funny (St. Louis, 11/5/79)”
12. “Tusk (St. Louis, 11/5/79)”
CD5 Tusk Tour live II
1. “Save Me a Place (St. Louis, 11/5/79)”
2. “Landslide (Omaha, 8/21/80)”
3. “What Makes You Think You’re the One (St. Louis, 11/5/79)”
4. “Angel (St. Louis, 11/5/79)”
5. “You Make Loving Fun (Wembley, 6/20/80)”
6. “I’m So Afraid (St. Louis, 11/5/79)”
7. “World Turning (Wembley, 6/22/80)”
8. “Go Your Own Way (Wembley, 6/22/80)”
9. “Sisters of the Moon (Wembley, 6/22/80)”
10. “Songbird (Wembley, 6/27/80)”
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