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The Dance
Live album by Fleetwood Mac
Released	August 19, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Rock
Length	79:11
Label	Reprise
Producer	Lindsey Buckingham and Elliot Scheiner
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Fleetwood Mac chronology
Time (1995) The Dance (1997) Say You Will (2003)

The Dance is a live performance by the band Fleetwood Mac, released on CD and VHS in 1997, and later on DVD. It hailed the return (and also final collaboration) of the band's most successful line-up (Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie), which had not released an album together since 1987's Tango in the Night. 20 years on from their monumental bestselling album "Rumours", "The Dance" renewed public interest in the band, which had by that time had fallen into relative obscurity. It was also the first Fleetwood Mac release to top the US album charts since 1982's "Mirage". This line-up (without Christine McVie) would later go on to record the 2003 studio album "Say You Will". The concert was recorded on a soundstage in Burbank, CA, and features the University of Southern California Marching Band who perform on the tracks "Tusk" (which they had also played on the original recording of) and "Don't Stop". Although predominantly a live greatest hits package, "The Dance" also features new material written by each of the primary songwriting members of the band (two from Buckingham) as well as popular album tracks. A notable and surprising inclusion is the Stevie Nicks composition "Silver Springs", a largely forgotten track which was recorded for (but omitted from) the band's "Rumours" album in 1977, and was used as a B-side instead. In the early 1990's, the track was cited as the cause of a rift between Nicks and Mick Fleetwood, as she had wanted to use it for her own Best Of collection "TimeSpace". Fleetwood had apparently refused her request as he wanted to include it as a rarity on the 1992 Fleetwood Mac box set "25 years - The Chain". Following this disagreement, Nicks left the band. Her return for "The Dance" has given "Silver Springs" considerable prominence within the Fleetwood Mac catalogue, and the track has now become a regular live favourite.

Debuting at #1 in the Billboard 200, The Dance became the 5th best-selling live album of all time in the United States, with over 5 million copies sold there.

1. "The Chain" (Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks) – 5:11
2. "Dreams" (Nicks) – 4:39
3. "Everywhere" (C.McVie) – 3:28
4. "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)" (Nicks) – 6:48
5. "I'm So Afraid" (Buckingham) – 7:45
6. "Temporary One" (C.McVie, Quintela) – 4:00
7. "Bleed to Love Her" (Buckingham) – 3:27
8. "Big Love" (Buckingham) – 3:06
9. "Landslide" (Nicks) – 4:28
10. "Say You Love Me" (C.McVie) – 5:00
11. "My Little Demon" (Buckingham) – 3:33
12. "Silver Springs" (Nicks) – 5:41
13. "You Make Loving Fun" (C.McVie) – 3:50
14. "Sweet Girl" (Nicks) – 3:19
15. "Go Your Own Way", (Buckingham) – 5:00
16. "Tusk" (Buckingham) – 4:22
17. "Don't Stop" (C.McVie) – 5:31

The DVD video in 1.33:1 aspect ratio, audio in Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM stereo

1. "The Chain" (Buckingham, Fleetwood, McVie, McVie, Nicks)
2. "Dreams" (Nicks)
3. "Everywhere" (McVie)
4. "Gold Dust Woman" (Nicks) *
5. "I'm So Afraid" (Buckingham)
6. "Temporary One" (McVie, Quintela)
7. "Bleed to Love Her" (Buckingham)
8. "Gypsy" (Nicks) *
9. "Big Love" (Buckingham)
10. "Go Insane" (Buckingham) *
11. "Landslide" (Nicks)
12. "Say You Love Me" (McVie)
13. "You Make Loving Fun" (McVie)
14. "My Little Demon" (Buckingham)
15. "Silver Springs" (Nicks)
16. "Over My Head" (McVie) *
17. "Rhiannon" (Nicks)
18. "Sweet Girl" (Nicks)
19. "Go Your Own Way" (Buckingham)
20. "Tusk" (Buckingham)
21. "Don't Stop" (McVie)
22. "Songbird" (McVie) *

* Exclusive to the VHS/DVD version

Fleetwood Mac

• Stevie Nicks - vocals
• Lindsey Buckingham - guitar, vocals
• Christine McVie - keyboards, piano, vocals
• John McVie - bass, background vocals on "Say You Love Me"
• Mick Fleetwood - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Brett Tuggle - Keyboards, Guitars, Background Vocals
• Neale Heywood - Guitar, Background Vocals
• Lenny Castro - Percussion
• Sharon Celani - Background Vocals
• Mindy Stein - Background Vocals
• U.S.C. Trojan Marching Band, Dr. Arthur C. Bartner - Director

• Producers: Lindsey Buckingham, Elliot Scheiner
• Engineers: Guy Charbonneau, Barry Goldberg, Elliot Scheiner
• Assistant Engineers: Charlie Bouis, John Nelson
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Mixing: Elliot Scheiner
• Technical Assistance: Ted Barela, David Gallo, Eric Johnston
• Digital Editing: Paul DeCarli, Scott Humphrey
• Photography: David LaChapelle, Neal Preston

• Producers: Lindsey Buckingham, Elliot Scheiner
• Director: Bruce Gower
• Photography: David LaChapelle, Neal Preston
• Recording: Barry Goldberg, Elliot Scheiner
• Mixing: Elliot Scheiner
• Director, USC Marching Band: Dr. Arthur C. Bartner

Album

Singles