The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
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The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac is an enhanced compilation album
released by rock
band Fleetwood Mac
in 2002
to promote their then-upcoming album Say You Will
(2003). It was released as a double album in the USA
, and as a single disc in the United Kingdom
. It debuted on the Billboard
200 album chart at number 12 on 2 November 2002. It spent 42 weeks on the chart. It was certified gold on 12 November 2002, and platinum on 10 January 2003, by the RIAA
.
The US version contained the highly successful Californian era of Fleetwood Mac's work (1975 onwards). It also featured the B-side "Silver Springs", the previously unreleased The Dance
performance of "Go Insane", and several rare single remixes of key tracks, such as "Rhiannon
" and "Sisters of the Moon
". The enhanced section contained rare live performances, interviews, music videos and footage of the band making their next album.
The UK version of 2002 was not enhanced, and contained a few songs from the Peter Green
-led blues era of Fleetwood Mac.
The re-release has proven to be as successful in the UK as the previous 2002 release, and it re-entered the UK album chart at #6 (the 2002 edition had peaked at #7). Sales of both the 2002 edition and the 2009 edition combined have achieved quadruple platinum status (shipping of 1,200,000) by March 2010. The album had spent 100 weeks in the UK Top 100 by June 2011.
It reached #1 on the Australian ARIA Catalogue Chart in December 2009, and achieved platinum status in New Zealand within only 5 weeks after release there.
Only the US 2002 release contains bonus multimedia which is playable on most computers, and it also has special music videos, interviews, discography and vaults and a password to the special website only obtainable on this disc.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
in 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
to promote their then-upcoming album Say You Will
Say You Will
Say You Will is the 17th album by British/American band Fleetwood Mac, released in 2003. It was the first Fleetwood Mac album in 34 years not to include tracks written by vocalist/keyboardist Christine McVie, who had left the group in 1998. McVie is featured on two songs, which had been originally...
(2003). It was released as a double album in the USA
United States
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, and as a single disc in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It debuted on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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200 album chart at number 12 on 2 November 2002. It spent 42 weeks on the chart. It was certified gold on 12 November 2002, and platinum on 10 January 2003, by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
The US version contained the highly successful Californian era of Fleetwood Mac's work (1975 onwards). It also featured the B-side "Silver Springs", the previously unreleased The Dance
The Dance (album)
The Dance is a live performance by Fleetwood Mac, released on Cassette, CD and VHS in 1997, and later on DVD. It hailed the return of the band's most successful line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks, who had not released an album together since...
performance of "Go Insane", and several rare single remixes of key tracks, such as "Rhiannon
Rhiannon (song)
"Rhiannon" is a single released by Fleetwood Mac in 1976. The song was written by Stevie Nicks."Rhiannon" was voted #488 in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. Its US chart peak was in June 1976, when it hit #11...
" and "Sisters of the Moon
Sisters of the Moon
"Sisters of the Moon" is a song by Anglo-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. It was written and performed by band-member Stevie Nicks and was released in the US as the fourth single from the 1979 album Tusk. It was not a big hit and peaked at #86....
". The enhanced section contained rare live performances, interviews, music videos and footage of the band making their next album.
The UK version of 2002 was not enhanced, and contained a few songs from the Peter Green
Peter Green (musician)
Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and the founder of the band Fleetwood Mac...
-led blues era of Fleetwood Mac.
2009 Re-release
In October 2009, the two-disc US version was released in the UK and many other territories in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, to coincide with the European and Australasian legs of the group's 'Unleashed' world tour. The re-released version features a different picture on the outer slipcase to previous releases, but does not contain the enhanced material of the 2002 US release.The re-release has proven to be as successful in the UK as the previous 2002 release, and it re-entered the UK album chart at #6 (the 2002 edition had peaked at #7). Sales of both the 2002 edition and the 2009 edition combined have achieved quadruple platinum status (shipping of 1,200,000) by March 2010. The album had spent 100 weeks in the UK Top 100 by June 2011.
It reached #1 on the Australian ARIA Catalogue Chart in December 2009, and achieved platinum status in New Zealand within only 5 weeks after release there.
UK track listing 2002 release
- "Go Your Own Way" (Lindsey BuckinghamLindsey BuckinghamLindsey Adams Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, composer and producer, most notable for being the guitarist and male lead singer of the musical group Fleetwood Mac. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and a live album...
) – 3:39 - "Don't StopDon't Stop (Fleetwood Mac song)"Don't Stop" is a song by the rock group Fleetwood Mac, written by vocalist and keyboard player Christine McVie. Sung by Christine McVie and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, it was a single taken from the band's 1977 hit album, Rumours. It is one of the band's most enduring hits, peaking at number...
" (Christine McVieChristine McVieChristine McVie is an English rock singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. Her primary fame came as a member of the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, though she has also released three solo albums...
) – 3:11 - "DreamsDreams (Fleetwood Mac song)"Dreams" is a song written by singer Stevie Nicks, for the group Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, Rumours. The song was the only U.S. number one hit for the group, and remains one of their best known songs.-Background and writing:...
" (Stevie NicksStevie NicksStephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
) – 4:16 - "Little LiesLittle Lies"Little Lies" is a song by the English/American band Fleetwood Mac. It was the third single to be taken from their 1987 album Tango in the Night. As of 2011, it is their final top 10 hit in the U.S....
" (C. McVie, Eddy Quintela) – 3:38 - "EverywhereEverywhere (Fleetwood Mac song)"Everywhere" is a single released by the British-American band Fleetwood Mac from their album Tango in the Night. It was released in the UK on February 24, 1988 and reached # 4. In the United States, it was released a little earlier on November 28, 1987 and reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot...
" (C. McVie) – 3:42 - "AlbatrossAlbatross (composition)"Albatross" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in 1969, later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen and English Rose...
" (Peter GreenPeter Green (musician)Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and the founder of the band Fleetwood Mac...
) – 3:08 - "You Make Loving FunYou Make Loving Fun"You Make Loving Fun" is a song written by Christine McVie of the British-American band Fleetwood Mac. "You Make Loving Fun" was separately published as the fourth and final 45 rpm single from the band's album Rumours in 1977. McVie also sang the lead vocal for this song, and she did so for many...
" (C. McVie) – 3:33 - "RhiannonRhiannon (song)"Rhiannon" is a single released by Fleetwood Mac in 1976. The song was written by Stevie Nicks."Rhiannon" was voted #488 in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. Its US chart peak was in June 1976, when it hit #11...
" (Nicks) – 3:47 - "Black Magic WomanBlack Magic Woman"Black Magic Woman" is a song written by Peter Green that first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968, subsequently appearing on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose and The Pious Bird of Good Omen . In 1970, it became a classic hit by Santana, as sung...
" (Green) – 2:51 - "TuskTusk (song)"Tusk" is a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 double LP of the same name. The song reached #8 on the U.S. charts, #6 in the U.K. and #3 in Australia and Canada....
" (Buckingham) – 3:34 - "Say You Love MeSay You Love Me"Say You Love Me" is a song written by singer Christine McVie, for the group Fleetwood Mac's 1975 album, Fleetwood Mac. The song reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remains one of their best known songs...
" (C. McVie) – 4:01 - "Man of the WorldMan of the World (song)"Man of the World" is a song recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1969, and composed by vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green. It first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1969, subsequently appearing on the Greatest Hits album in 1971...
" (Green) – 2:50 - "Seven WondersSeven Wonders (song)"Seven Wonders" is a song by Fleetwood Mac. It was released as the second single from the band's 1987 album Tango in the Night.Stevie Nicks performed the lead vocals on this song, which was written by Sandy Stewart with additional lyrics written by Nicks....
" (Sandy StewartSandy Stewart (musician)Sandy Stewart is a songwriter, singer and keyboardist from Houston, Texas, USA. She is mostly known for her album Cat Dancer, and her association with Fleetwood Mac vocalist and solo act Stevie Nicks. Sandy's first single, "Saddest Victory" was released in 1983. Its video played on MTV for...
, Nicks) – 3:36 - "Family ManFamily Man (Fleetwood Mac song)"Family Man" is a song by Fleetwood Mac from their 1987 album "Tango In The Night". It was written by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut. In the USA, the song was released as the fifth single from the album as the follow-up to "Everywhere"...
" (Buckingham, Richard DashutRichard DashutRichard Charles Dashut is a record producer who produced several Fleetwood Mac albums including their popular Rumours and Tusk, and later an album by Matthew Sweet, Altered Beast. Dashut also co-wrote several songs with Lindsey Buckingham during his time with Fleetwood Mac...
) – 4:02 - "SaraSara (Fleetwood Mac song)"Sara" is a song written by Stevie Nicks and released in an edited 4:37 version by Fleetwood Mac as a single from the 1979 Tusk double LP. The song reached #7 on the U.S. charts, #37 in the UK, #11 in Australia and #2 in Canada...
" (Nicks) – 6:27 - "Monday Morning" (Buckingham) – 2:45
- "GypsyGypsy (Fleetwood Mac song)"Gypsy" is a song by the rock group Fleetwood Mac. Stevie Nicks wrote the song originally circa 1979, and the earliest demo recordings were recorded in early 1980 with Tom Moncrieff for possible inclusion on her solo debut Bella Donna. However, when Nicks' friend Robin Anderson died of leukemia,...
" (Nicks) – 4:22 - "Over My HeadOver My Head (Fleetwood Mac song)"Over My Head" is a rock song performed by Anglo-American music group Fleetwood Mac. The song was written by group keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie. In September 1975, "Over My Head" was released as the lead single from the LP album entitled Fleetwood Mac...
" (C. McVie) – 3:07 - "LandslideLandslide (song)The country group Dixie Chicks then covered "Landslide" on their 2002 Home album. This rendition, featuring the group's trademark two- and three-part harmonies reached the Top 10 of both the pop and country charts as well as several other charts. It became the Dixie Chicks' only number 1 single ...
" (Nicks) – 3:15 - "The ChainThe Chain"The Chain" is a song from Fleetwood Mac's best-selling album Rumours. "The Chain" is unique in being the only song credited to all five members of the Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac lineup: Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks; this is partly because John McVie...
" (Buckingham, Mick FleetwoodMick FleetwoodMichael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood is a British musician and actor best known for his role as the drummer and namesake of the blues/rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of John McVie, was the inspiration for the name of the originally Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac...
, C. McVie, John McVieJohn McVieJohn Graham McVie is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of the rock group Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of Mick Fleetwood, was the inspiration for the band's name...
, Nicks) – 4:29 - "Big Love" (Live, 1997) (Buckingham) – 2:47
Disc 1
- "Monday Morning" (Buckingham) – 2:48
- "DreamsDreams (Fleetwood Mac song)"Dreams" is a song written by singer Stevie Nicks, for the group Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, Rumours. The song was the only U.S. number one hit for the group, and remains one of their best known songs.-Background and writing:...
" (Nicks) – 4:14 - "You Make Loving FunYou Make Loving Fun"You Make Loving Fun" is a song written by Christine McVie of the British-American band Fleetwood Mac. "You Make Loving Fun" was separately published as the fourth and final 45 rpm single from the band's album Rumours in 1977. McVie also sang the lead vocal for this song, and she did so for many...
" (C. McVie) – 3:31 - "Go Your Own WayGo Your Own Way"Go Your Own Way" is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham and performed by Fleetwood Mac. It was released in late 1976, the first single from their then forthcoming Rumours and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's first top ten hit in the U.S...
" (Buckingham) – 3:38 - "RhiannonRhiannon (song)"Rhiannon" is a single released by Fleetwood Mac in 1976. The song was written by Stevie Nicks."Rhiannon" was voted #488 in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. Its US chart peak was in June 1976, when it hit #11...
" (Nicks) – 3:46- Single mix, 1976
- "Say You Love MeSay You Love Me"Say You Love Me" is a song written by singer Christine McVie, for the group Fleetwood Mac's 1975 album, Fleetwood Mac. The song reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remains one of their best known songs...
" (C. McVie) – 4:09 [4:01]- Single mix, 1976
- "I'm So Afraid" (Live, 1997) (Buckingham) – 6:00
- This version is an edit from the version originally heard on The DanceThe Dance (album)The Dance is a live performance by Fleetwood Mac, released on Cassette, CD and VHS in 1997, and later on DVD. It hailed the return of the band's most successful line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks, who had not released an album together since...
(1997)
- This version is an edit from the version originally heard on The Dance
- "Silver SpringsSilver Springs (song)"Silver Springs" is a song written by Stevie Nicks and performed by Fleetwood Mac. It was originally intended for the band's 1977 album Rumours, but became a B-side to the song "Go Your Own Way", and was eventually released as a single from the 1997 album The Dance.-History:Written by Stevie Nicks,...
" (Nicks) – 4:35- Remix from studio version, 1976
- "Over My HeadOver My Head (Fleetwood Mac song)"Over My Head" is a rock song performed by Anglo-American music group Fleetwood Mac. The song was written by group keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie. In September 1975, "Over My Head" was released as the lead single from the LP album entitled Fleetwood Mac...
" (C. McVie) – 3:09- Single mix, 1975
- "Never Going Back Again" (Buckingham) – 2:02 [2:14]
- "SaraSara (Fleetwood Mac song)"Sara" is a song written by Stevie Nicks and released in an edited 4:37 version by Fleetwood Mac as a single from the 1979 Tusk double LP. The song reached #7 on the U.S. charts, #37 in the UK, #11 in Australia and #2 in Canada...
" (Nicks) – 6:26 - "Love in StoreLove in Store"Love in Store" is a song by British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. The song is the opening track on the 1982 album Mirage, the fourth album by the band with Lindsey Buckingham acting as main producer with Richard Dashut and Ken Caillat. "Love in Store" was written by Christine McVie and Jim...
" (C. McVie, Jim Recor) – 3:23 [3:10] - "TuskTusk (song)"Tusk" is a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 double LP of the same name. The song reached #8 on the U.S. charts, #6 in the U.K. and #3 in Australia and Canada....
" (Buckingham) – 3:29 - "LandslideLandslide (song)The country group Dixie Chicks then covered "Landslide" on their 2002 Home album. This rendition, featuring the group's trademark two- and three-part harmonies reached the Top 10 of both the pop and country charts as well as several other charts. It became the Dixie Chicks' only number 1 single ...
" (Nicks) – 3:16 - "Songbird" (C. McVie) – 3:20
- "Big Love (Live, 1997)" (Buckingham) – 3:39 [2:47]
- Originally found on Tango in the NightTango in the NightTango in the Night is the 14th studio album by the British-American band Fleetwood Mac. Released in April 1987, it is the fifth and final studio album from the line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood....
(1987)
- Originally found on Tango in the Night
- "Storms" (Nicks) – 5:28
Only the US 2002 release contains bonus multimedia which is playable on most computers, and it also has special music videos, interviews, discography and vaults and a password to the special website only obtainable on this disc.
Disc 2
- "The ChainThe Chain"The Chain" is a song from Fleetwood Mac's best-selling album Rumours. "The Chain" is unique in being the only song credited to all five members of the Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac lineup: Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks; this is partly because John McVie...
" (Buckingham, Fleetwood, Nicks, C. McVie, J. McVie) – 4:28 - "Don't StopDon't Stop (Fleetwood Mac song)"Don't Stop" is a song by the rock group Fleetwood Mac, written by vocalist and keyboard player Christine McVie. Sung by Christine McVie and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, it was a single taken from the band's 1977 hit album, Rumours. It is one of the band's most enduring hits, peaking at number...
" (C. McVie) – 3:11 - "What Makes You Think You're the One" (Buckingham) – 3:30
- "GypsyGypsy (Fleetwood Mac song)"Gypsy" is a song by the rock group Fleetwood Mac. Stevie Nicks wrote the song originally circa 1979, and the earliest demo recordings were recorded in early 1980 with Tom Moncrieff for possible inclusion on her solo debut Bella Donna. However, when Nicks' friend Robin Anderson died of leukemia,...
" (Nicks) – 4:23 - "Second Hand News" (Buckingham)" – 2:43 [2:52]
- "Little LiesLittle Lies"Little Lies" is a song by the English/American band Fleetwood Mac. It was the third single to be taken from their 1987 album Tango in the Night. As of 2011, it is their final top 10 hit in the U.S....
" (C. McVie, Quintela) – 3:38 - "Think About Me" (C. McVie) – 2:44
- Single mix, 1980
- "Go InsaneGo Insane (song)"Go Insane" was the title track of Lindsey Buckingham's second solo album. Released as a single, 3 July 1984, it became Buckingham's second solo hit...
(Live, 1997)" (Buckingham) – 4:20- Performed on The Dance (1997), but not included on the original CD; it only appeared on the DVD.
- "Gold Dust WomanGold Dust Woman"Gold Dust Woman" is a song from the best-selling Fleetwood Mac album Rumours. It was written and sung by Stevie Nicks and released as a B-side to the "You Make Loving Fun" single...
" (Nicks) – 4:51 - "Hold MeHold Me (Fleetwood Mac song)"Hold Me" is a single by British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. The song was the first track to be released from the 1982 album Mirage, the fourth album by the band with Lindsey Buckingham acting as main producer with Richard Dashut and Ken Caillat....
" (C. McVie, Robbie PattonRobbie PattonRobbie Patton is an English singer-songwriter. His first major exposure came in 1979 when he was selected as the opening act for a Fleetwood Mac tour. Mac member Christine McVie would go on to produce both of Patton's solo albums and played keyboards on them; Lindsey Buckingham played guitar on...
) – 3:46 - "Seven WondersSeven Wonders (song)"Seven Wonders" is a song by Fleetwood Mac. It was released as the second single from the band's 1987 album Tango in the Night.Stevie Nicks performed the lead vocals on this song, which was written by Sandy Stewart with additional lyrics written by Nicks....
" (Stewart, Nicks) – 3:38 - "World Turning" (Buckingham, C. McVie) – 4:25
- "EverywhereEverywhere (Fleetwood Mac song)"Everywhere" is a single released by the British-American band Fleetwood Mac from their album Tango in the Night. It was released in the UK on February 24, 1988 and reached # 4. In the United States, it was released a little earlier on November 28, 1987 and reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot...
" (C. McVie) – 3:43 - "Sisters of the MoonSisters of the Moon"Sisters of the Moon" is a song by Anglo-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. It was written and performed by band-member Stevie Nicks and was released in the US as the fourth single from the 1979 album Tusk. It was not a big hit and peaked at #86....
" (Nicks) – 4:37- Single mix, 1980
- "Family ManFamily Man (Fleetwood Mac song)"Family Man" is a song by Fleetwood Mac from their 1987 album "Tango In The Night". It was written by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut. In the USA, the song was released as the fifth single from the album as the follow-up to "Everywhere"...
" (Buckingham, Dashut) – 4:01 - "As Long as You FollowAs Long as You Follow"As Long as You Follow" is the title of a song by the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Written by band member Christine McVie and her then-husband Eddy Quintela, the song was one of two new tracks on the band's 1988 greatest hits album and the sleeve for "As Long as You Follow" is identical to "Greatest...
" (C. McVie) – 4:08* - "No Questions Asked" (Nicks) – 4:40*
- "Skies the Limit" (McVie) – 3:44
- "Paper Doll" (Nicks) – 3:56*
- "As Long as You Follow" and "No Questions Asked" are non-album studio tracks which originally appeared on the 1988 Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (1988 Fleetwood Mac album)Greatest Hits is a 1988 compilation album by British-American band Fleetwood Mac. It covers the period of the band's greatest commercial success, from the mid 1970s to the late 1980s....
album. - "Paper Doll" is also a non-album studio track, and was previously released on the 1992 compilation album/box set 25 Years – The Chain.