Kiln House

The album title is taken from the name of a converted oast house in Truncheaunts Lane, near Alton in Hampshire. The house was leased by the band, who lived there communally with their families for a six-month period in 1970. Mick Fleetwood married Jenny Boyd at the house on 20 June 1970.[4]

Spencer, who played on only one track during the recording of the previous album, Then Play On, played a much more active role during the Kiln House sessions. His retro 1950s homages and parodies dominate the album, although Danny Kirwan's songs are almost equally prominent.[5] "Buddy's Song" is a cover of a song first recorded by Bobby Vee in 1963, which itself was a partial cover of "Peggy Sue Got Married" with new lyrics listing a number of Buddy Holly song titles. The song is credited to Buddy Holly's mother, who received the writing credit after Buddy's funeral from the original composer, Waylon Jennings.[3]

An early version of Kirwan's instrumental "Earl Gray", entitled "Farewell", was later released on the compilation The Vaudeville Years.[6]

The album reached No. 69, on the Billboard 200 album chart on 7 November 1970,[7] and No. 67 in Canada's RPM Magazine, December 19, 1970.[8]

• "Hi Ho Silver" (a.k.a. "Honey Hush") incorrectly credited to Fats Waller and Ed Kirkeby, in confusion with another song (Waller died ten years before this song was written).
• "Purple Dancer" is referred to as such only on the 2020 remastered album; on all prior releases it is titled "The Purple Dancer".

Fleetwood Mac

• Jeremy Spencer – guitar, slide guitar, piano, vocals
• Danny Kirwan – guitar, vocals
• John McVie – bass guitar
• Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Christine McVie – Wurlitzer 200A, piano, backing vocals (uncredited)

Production

• Producer – Fleetwood Mac
• Engineer – Martin Birch
• Cover drawing – Christine McVie