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Robert Lawrence Welch Jr. (August 31, 1945 – June 7, 2012) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974. He had a successful solo career in the late 1970s.
Mystery to Me is the eighth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 15 October 1973.This was their last album to feature Bob Weston.Most of the songs were penned by guitarist/singer Bob Welch and keyboardist/singer Christine McVie, who were instrumental in steering the band toward the radio-friendly pop rock that would make them successful a few years later.
A different song of the name was written by Bob Welch and included on Fleetwood Mac's Heroes are Hard to Find album in 1974. In the liner notes for Welch's Greatest Hits & More – Revisited , he said that the lyrics were about "want[ing] to see an angel" and "understanding whether the angel is a human being".
Fleetwood Mac held auditions for a replacement during the summer and eventually selected Bob Welch after hearing his demo tape. [ 9 ] Without Spencer's Chicago blues and 1950s rock and roll leanings, the band moved further away from blues and closer to the melodic pop sound that would finally break them into America four years later.
The FM radio staple “Hypnotized” may be Welch’s finest Fleetwood Mac song. Guitarist Bob Weston was kicked out of the band after Mystery To Me for having an affair with Mick Fleetwood’s ...
Bob Welch: His Fleetwood Mac Years & Beyond is an album by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist turned solo artist Bob Welch, released in 2003. As the title suggests, most of the songs were rerecordings of songs he had written and recorded both with Fleetwood Mac and solo.
"Hypnotized" is a song written by Bob Welch.The song originally featured on Fleetwood Mac's 1973 album Mystery to Me.The track was released on a single as the B-side of "For Your Love" and has been described as "gorgeous and lyrically strong", and referred to as the album's best track.
"Sentimental Lady" is a song written by Bob Welch. It was originally recorded for Fleetwood Mac's 1972 album Bare Trees, but was re-recorded by Welch on his debut solo album, French Kiss, in 1977. [3] It is a romantic song, originally written for Welch's first wife. Welch recorded it again in 2003 for his album His Fleetwood Mac Years & Beyond. [4]