I'm Not Me

1983 studio album by Mick Fleetwood's Zoo

I'm Not Me

Studio album by

Mick Fleetwood's Zoo

Released

24 June 1983

Venue

Blue Whale

Genre

Rock, blues rock

Label

RCA Records

Producer

Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dashut

Mick Fleetwood's Zoo chronology

The Visitor
(1981)

I'm Not Me
(1983)

Shakin' the Cage
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

I'm Not Me is the second solo album by Mick Fleetwood. This album is credited to the British-American rock band Mick Fleetwood's Zoo and features contributions from Fleetwood Mac members Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham.^[2] Billy Burnette, who performs some of the lead vocals on this album as a member of Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo, would later join Fleetwood Mac in 1987 following the departure of Buckingham.^[3]

George Hawkins, who performed most of the lead vocals on Fleetwood’s first solo album The Visitor, returned to sing some lead vocals on this album, although he was also working concurrently with vocalist Al Jarreau and thus had less involvement in the making of I'm Not Me compared to The Visitor. Instead, Fleetwood, Burnette, and producer Richard Dashut primarily handled the logistics of creating I'm Not Me.^[4]

Fleetwood, who still had a record deal with Warner Brothers, purchased a mobile studio with the intention of recording a solo album in Brazil. However, this idea was scrapped and Fleetwood instead relocated to a facility known as Blue Whale to record a mixture of covers and new songs. A tour followed the release of I'm Not Me, which comprised a series of performances in both bars and stadiums. During one of the Zoo's performances, Stevie Nicks joined the band onstage to play Rhiannon. A radio station heard in advance that she would be performing and leaked the information to the public. As such, three thousand people attended that show, although most of Mick Fleetwood's shows attracted very few people. Mick Fleetwood commented in his 2014 autobiography that "I didn't worry if no one showed up to the Zoo shows, because in my mind if I was playing, I had a purpose. My band, however, was embarrassed for me."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Angel Come Home"	Carl Wilson, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray	Billy Burnette	4:18
2.	"You Might Need Somebody"	Tom Snow, Nan O'Byrne	Steve Ross	3:28
3.	"Tonight"	Annie McLoone	George Hawkins	3:59
4.	"I Want You Back"	Lindsey Buckingham, Ross	Buckingham, Ross	2:54
5.	"I'm Not Me"	Billy Burnette, Michael Smotherman	B. Burnette	3:42
6.	"State of the Art"	Hawkins	Hawkins	4:05
7.	"Tear It Up"	Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, Paul Burlison	B. Burnette	3:10
8.	"This Love"	Hawkins, Richard Dashut	Hawkins	4:18
9.	"I Give"	Ross	Ross	2:48
10.	"Just Because"	Lloyd Price	Ross	2:40
11.	"Put Me Right"	Hawkins	Hawkins	4:06

Personnel

Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
Billy Burnette – guitar, vocals
George Hawkins – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Steve Ross – guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

Lindsey Buckingham – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Jon Clarke – saxophone
Vince Denham – saxophone
Don Roberts – tenor saxophone
Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals
Todd Sharp – guitar
Ron Thompson – rhythm guitar, slide guitar

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mick Fleetwood, Mick Fleetwood's Zoo - I'm Not Me Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ Evans, Mike (2011). Fleetwood Mac: The Definitive History. New York: Sterling. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-4027-8630-3.
^ DeRiso, Nick (14 April 2015). "Fleetwood Mac hit big with 'Tango in the Night' then imploded". Something Else Reviews. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ "George Hawkins, Jr., April 4 - 19, 2000 - Section 1". The Penguin. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ Fleetwood, Mick; Bozza, Anthony (October 2014). Play On: Now Then & Fleetwood Mac. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 263–264. ISBN 978-0-316-40342-9.