Bob Welch (musician)

Bob Welch (born July 31,1946) in Los Angeles, California, is a former member of Fleetwood Mac who had a brief successful solo career in the late 1970s. Singles included "Hot Love, Cold World," "Ebony Eyes", "Precious Love", and "Sentimental Lady."

Going solo

In September 1977, Welch released his first solo album, French Kiss, a mainstream pop collection featuring contributions from former bandmates Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. This release brought Welch his greatest success, selling two million copies and yielding three hit singles, a revamped version of "Sentimental Lady", the rocker "Ebony Eyes" and "Hot Love, Cold World".

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1977 - French Kiss - Mick Fleetwood

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Welch followed up French Kiss with 1979's Three Hearts, an album that replicated the rock/disco fusion of French Kiss. Another million-seller, it spawned the top 10 hit "Precious Love" and the top 40 hit "Church".

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Welch released solo albums into the early 1980s with decreasing success, during which time he also developed a heroin addiction. After cleaning himself up in 1986, Welch turned away from performing and recording and focused his attention on songwriting for others. In the early 1990s he moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he put together a short-lived group called Avenue M which backed him on tour recorded one song for a greatest hits compilation.

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1980s - Heroin addiction - 1986 - 1990s - Phoenix, Arizona

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In 1999, Welch released an experimental jazz/loop based album Bob Welch Looks At Bop. He followed up in 2003 with His Fleetwood Mac Years and Beyond which contain new recordings of songs he'd originally recorded with Fleetwood Mac as well as some solo hits.

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