And that became the English Rose album, offering three Kirwan-authored instrumentals, plus the hit U.K. licensee Epic Records something extra, representing who they were at the start of 1969. for the first time, as a quintet, playing to very enthusiastic audiences, and so there was some point to sending U.S. Additionally, the group had just toured the U.S. Wonderful represented them as a four-piece outfit. The band had just expanded by one member, to a quintet - with the addition of guitarist Danny Kirwan - by the end of 1968, whereas Mr. Wonderful album across the Atlantic - a little fine-tuning and retooling was in order. For reasons that no one seems to recall in detail - but for which we can be grateful - when it was time to release a second Fleetwood Mac LP in America, producer Mike Vernon and the band didn't just send the existing Mr.