“Over My Head”
Written by Christine McVie

MAUREEN HENESEY: Lead Vocal
TONY HOOPER: Electric Guitar
LOREN BARRIGAR: Acoustic Guitar
WALLY SMITH: Piano
RON DISILVESTRO: Drums
CHICO HUFF: Bass
KIM PARENT: Background Vocals

Producer: Tom Emmi
Audio Engineers: Ron Keck, Glenn Barratt, Rob Cowart
Video Editors: George Ramsay, Adam Henderson

Christine Anne McVie was an English musician and singer. She was the keyboardist and one of the vocalists and songwriters of the band Fleetwood Mac. She initially began working with Fleetwood Mac as a session player in 1968, before officially joining the band two years later. Her first compositions with Fleetwood Mac appeared on their fifth album. She remained with the band through many changes of line-up, writing songs and performing before partially retiring in 1998. McVie was responsible for many of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits. McVie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1998, after almost 30 years with Fleetwood Mac, she left the band and lived in semi-retirement, releasing a solo album in 2004. She was also the recipient of two Grammy Awards. Sadly, she left us in 2022.

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