Editing Rumours (album) (section)

==Background==
After guitarist [[Bob Welch (musician)|Bob Welch]] left Fleetwood Mac in 1974, drummer [[Mick Fleetwood]], keyboardist and vocalist [[Christine McVie]], and bassist [[John McVie]] were joined by guitarist and singer [[Lindsey Buckingham]] and singer [[Stevie Nicks]].<ref>{{harvnb|''Classic Albums''|2004|loc=01:25–02:35}}</ref> In July 1975, Fleetwood Mac released its [[Fleetwood Mac (1975 album)|eponymous tenth album]] to great commercial success, reaching No. 1 [[Billboard 200|in the U.S.]] in 1976; the record's singles "[[Over My Head (Fleetwood Mac song)|Over My Head]]", "[[Rhiannon (song)|Rhiannon]]" and "[[Say You Love Me (Fleetwood Mac song)|Say You Love Me]]" all reached the [[Billboard Hot 100|Top 20]] there.

But the band's success belied turmoil amongst its members. After six months of non-stop touring, the McVies divorced, ending eight years of marriage.<ref name="RSINT">{{cite magazine |title=The True Life Confessions of Fleetwood Mac |author=Crowe, Cameron |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=24 March 1977 |issue=235}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/penguin/chris.htm |title=Christine McVie|first=Martin E. |last=Adelson |website=www.fleetwoodmac.net |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509140502/http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/penguin/chris.htm |archive-date=9 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The couple stopped talking to each other socially and discussed only musical matters.<ref name="dvd9min">{{harvnb|''Classic Albums''|2004|loc=09:15–11:50}}</ref> Buckingham and Nicks were having an on/off relationship that led them to fight often. The duo's arguments stopped only when they worked on songs together.<ref>{{harvnb|''Classic Albums''|2004|loc=05:20–05:30}}</ref> Fleetwood faced domestic problems of his own after discovering that his wife [[Jenny Boyd|Jenny]], mother of his two children, was having an affair with his best friend.<ref name="22min">{{harvnb|''Classic Albums''|2004|loc=22:20–23:45}}</ref>

Press intrusions into the band members' lives led to inaccurate stories. Christine McVie was reported to have been in the hospital with a serious illness, while Buckingham and Nicks were declared the parents of Fleetwood's daughter Lucy after being photographed with her. The press also wrote about a rumoured return of original Fleetwood Mac members [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]], [[Danny Kirwan]], and [[Jeremy Spencer]] for a tenth anniversary tour.<ref name="brunn108">{{harvnb|Brunning|2004|p=108}}</ref> Despite false reports, the band did not change its lineup, although its members had no time to come to terms with the separations before recording for a new album began.<ref name="dvd9min" /> Fleetwood has noted the "tremendous emotional sacrifices" made by everyone just to attend studio work.<ref name="ricky59">{{harvnb|Rooksby|2005|p=59}}</ref> In early 1976, Fleetwood Mac crafted some new tracks in Florida.{{sfn|Brackett|2007|p=118}} Fleetwood and John McVie fired their producer [[Keith Olsen]] because he favoured a lower emphasis on the [[rhythm section]]. The duo formed a company called Seedy Management to represent the band's interests.<ref name="brunn111">{{harvnb|Brunning|2004|p=111}}</ref>