Albatross (instrumental)
| "Albatross" | ||||
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Dutch single reissue: L–R: Kirwan, Green, McVie, Fleetwood (back), Spencer (front) | ||||
| Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| B-side | "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" | |||
| Released | 22 November 1968 | |||
| Recorded | October 1968 | |||
| Studio | CBS, London | |||
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| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Blue Horizon (BH 57-3145) | |||
| Songwriter | Peter Green | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
| Fleetwood Mac singles chronology | ||||
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"Albatross" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in November 1968, later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen (UK) and English Rose (US). The piece was composed by Peter Green and became Fleetwood Mac's only number one single on the UK charts. In 1973, the song was re-issued as a single and reached number two in the UK. Danny Kirwan's instrumental "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" was chosen for the B-side in most territories.