worked on some of Don Henley's solo albums. Although Buckingham did play acoustic guitar on the title track, Behind the Mask deviated from the ornate production found on earlier Fleetwood Mac albums in favor of adult oriented rock. As noted by Nicks, the album was easier to record compared to their other work. "It's not that we didn't take as much time, it's more that the time that we did take was quality time. So it therefore did not seem to take nearly as long." Critical reception The album received very mixed to negative reviews. AllMusic retrospectively gave the album 1.5/5 stars, their lowest rating of any Fleetwood Mac album, calling Buckingham's departure "a severe blow" for the band and saying that "the songs are among the least inspired the band ever recorded." Other critics, however, praised the new line-up. The Los Angeles Times gave the album 3.5/5 stars, commenting that "[w]ithout Buckingham's obsessively unique vision, the group has embraced an all-for-one, one-for-all attitude for what sounds like the most truly group effort since Rumours, or perhaps even since 1972's Bare Trees." Rolling Stone rated it as 4/5 stars, claiming that "the addition of Rick Vito and Billy Burnette is the best thing to ever happen to Fleetwood Mac" and that "[n]ot since Rumours has Fleetwood Mac recorded pain so unwaveringly and sounded this together." Track listing Personnel Fleetwood Mac Stevie Nicks – vocals Christine McVie – vocals, keyboards Rick Vito – lead guitars, vocals Billy Burnette – guitars, vocals John McVie – bass guitar Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion, spoken word on "In the Back of My Mind" Additional musicians Stephen Croes – keyboards, Synclavier programming Dan Garfield – keyboard programming Lindsey Buckingham – acoustic guitar on "Behind the Mask" Okyerema Asanté – percussion on "Freedom" Production Fleetwood Mac – producers Greg Ladanyi – producer, engineer, mixing Tim McCarthy – assistant producer Bob Levy – engineer Dennis Mays – engineer Craig Porteils – assistant engineer Duane Seykora – assistant engineer Brett Swain – assistant engineer Paula Wolak – assistant engineer Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California) John Courage – studio coordinator Dennis Dunstan – studio coordinator Steve Dikun – guitar technician Michael Randolph Reed – drum technician Dave Gorton – cover photography Jeri Heiden – art direction Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Fleetwood Mac albums 1990 albums Albums produced by Greg Ladanyi Warner Records