The Chain
Fleetwood Mac | Artist Essentials
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original studio album recording
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
The original studio album and its track membership were reviewed. Year precision avoids replacing an earlier same-year single with a later album day; remasters and outtakes have separate dates.
Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Fleetwood Mac
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Rumours
Rumours - Rhino original album and B-side review
Original 1977 album and 11-track LP list; Silver Springs is explicitly a separately released B-side, not part of the original LP. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac's history crosses distinct musical eras, from British blues in the 1960s to the California-associated pop and rock of the 1970s. Changes in singers, guitarists and songwriters altered the band's repertoire over time. Peter Green's early work and the later recordings associated with Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie therefore sit within a changing group history. Rumours is a central album in the later period, while members' solo recordings remain separate from Fleetwood Mac's catalog.
Artist background sources
Fleetwood Mac - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
British blues origins, later California pop-rock direction, historical personnel and Rumours-era group identity. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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