Albatross (instrumental)

"Albatross"
"Albatross"
	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
Genre	Instrumental rock; exotica; lounge; post-psychedelia; blues;
Length	3:07
Label	Blue Horizon (BH 57-3145)
Songwriter(s)	Peter Green
Producer(s)	Mike Vernon
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology

"Albatross" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in November 1968,^[7] later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen (UK)^[8] and English Rose (US).^[9] The piece was composed by Peter Green.^[7]

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