Atlanta Rhythm Section developed a sexually charged soft rock track titled "Imaginary Lover" that was a hit among listeners, but it was due to a misconception about the singer.
The Southern rock band was diving into the yacht rock genre when they released the track and their greatest hit. "Imaginary Lover" was released as part of their Champagne Jam album and entered the charts at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also did well on the Adult Contemporary chart at No. 20.
Written by Perry Carlton "Buddy" Buie, Dean Daughtry, and Robert Nix, the band has always kept its lips sealed about what inspired the track. Fans can either take its lyrics literally or figuratively about an imaginary lover. The track gives off the message of "private pleasure" that guarantees satisfaction in the absence of a partner. Buie was once asked if "Imaginary Lover" was in fact about masturbation, to which he replied, "Yes!"
While the song's lyrics are something to talk about, the backstory to how it got popular among fans is arguably more interesting. "Imaginary Lover" received unusual publicity when a DJ jockie accidentally played the track at 45 rpm instead of its normal 33.
To everyone's surprise, they had no idea the track was by Atlanta Rhythm Section due to Ronnie Hammond's vocals sounding almost exactly like Stevie Nicks' from Fleetwood Mac. Many even called the track the "lost" Fleetwood Mac track, with listeners calling into the radio station requesting to play "Imaginary Lover."
The popularity surrounding the track even reached Nicks herself. According to Rolling Stone, she rushed out to buy the record and played it at the wrong speed to see if it was true. At the time, Fleetwood Mac was in between albums and creating new song demos for Tusk.
“I got chills,” says Nicks. “It sounds exactly like something I’d sing, the way I’d sing it. I even played it for Christine [McVie], mixed in with some other demos for the new album. She complimented me on it.”
According to reports, engineer Hernán Rojas would later learn that Atlanta Rhythm Section were the real singers. He wasn't amused by what Nicks had done and claimed that he "didn't find it as funny as we did.
Having formed in 1970, the band gained the most success with their Champagne Jam album and "Imaginary Lover." The album also led off with "Large Time", a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and their No. 14 hit on the charts, "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight."
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