Christine Perfect - Christine Perfect - Pure Pleasure LP

Christine Perfect is a British-born singer who worked with Spencer Davis in the early '60s and later fronted Chicken Shack before going off on her own with this solo album in 1970. By then, she had also contributed to recordings by Fleetwood Mac and became romantically involved with the group's bassist, John McVie. She then married McVie and officially joined the group, for which she served as vocalist/keyboardist/songwriter, contributing some of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits. In 1976, Sire Records issued the first U.S. release of what had been a mega-import of the Blue Horizon 1970 U.K. release, and album called simply Christine Perfect, the maiden name of Christine McVie. You don't need a crystal ball to tell you the album is classic and tremendous – the big surprise is that it didn't go multi-platinum in the States. There are 12 tracks, and "I'd Rather Go Blind," the cover of an Etta James classic, went Top 10 in the U.K.