25 Years - The Chain

Album infobox
Name = 25 Years - The Chain
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Fleetwood Mac


Released = 1992
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Behind the Mask" (1990)
This album = "25 Years - The Chain" (1992)
Next album = "Time" (1995)
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"25 Years - The Chain" is a compilation album (boxed set) by British-American band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1992. It consists of four CDs, covering the entire history of the band from its formation in 1967, up to 1992. The set features several previously unreleased tracks, and new remixes of familiar songs.

A condensed 2 CD version of the compilation was also available (see below). The new track "Love Shines" was released as a single in the UK, whereas the track "Paper Doll" was released in the US.

Track listing

CD 1

#"Paper Doll" [Previously Unreleased] (Nicks/Vito/Herron)
#"Love Shines" [Previously Unreleased] (C McVie/Quintela)
#"Stand Back" [Live] (Nicks)
#"Crystal" (Nicks)
#"Isn't It Midnight" [Alternate Mix] (C McVie/Quintela/Buckingham)
#"Big Love" (Buckingham)
#"Everywhere" (C McVie)
#"Affairs of the Heart" (Nicks)
#"Heart of Stone" [Previously Unreleased] (C McVie/Quintela)
#"Sara" (Nicks)
#"That's All for Everyone" (Buckingham)
#"Over My Head" (C McVie)
#"Little Lies" (C McVie/Quintela)
#"Eyes of the World" (Buckingham)
#"Oh Diane" (Buckingham/Dashut)
#"In the Back of My Mind" (Burnette/Malloy)
#"Make Me a Mask" [Previously Unreleased] (Buckingham)

CD 2

#"Save Me" (C McVie/Quintela)
#"Goodbye Angel" [Mirage Outtake] (Buckingham)
#"Silver Springs" [1976 B-Side] (Nicks)
#"What Makes You Think You're the One" (Buckingham)
#"Think About Me" (C McVie)
#"Gypsy" [Alternate Unedited Version] (Nicks)
#"You Make Loving Fun" (C McVie)
#"Second Hand News" [Alternate Mix] (Buckingham)
#"Love In Store" [Alternate Mix] (C McVie/Recor)
#"The Chain" [Alternate Mix] (Buckingham/Fleetwood/C McVie/J McVie/Nicks)
#"Teen Beat" [Live] (Buckingham/Dashut)
#"Dreams" [Alternate Mix] (Nicks)
#"Only Over You" (C McVie)
#"I'm So Afraid" [Live] (Buckingham)
#"Love Is Dangerous" (Vito/Nicks)
#"Gold Dust Woman" [Alternate Mix] (Nicks)
#"Not That Funny" [Live] (Buckingham)

CD 3

#"Warm Ways" (C McVie)
#"Say You Love Me" (C McVie)
#"Don't Stop" (C McVie)
#"Rhiannon" (Nicks)
#"Walk a Thin Line" (Buckingham)
#"Storms" (Nicks)
#"Go Your Own Way" (Buckingham)
#"Sisters of the Moon" (Nicks)
#"Monday Morning" [Live] (Buckingham)
#"Landslide" (Nicks)
#"Hypnotized" (Welch)
#"Lay It All Down" [Alternate Mix] (Welch)
#"Angel" [Alternate Mix] (Nicks)
#"Beautiful Child" [Alternate Mix] (Nicks)
#"Brown Eyes" (C McVie)
#"Save Me a Place" (Buckingham)
#"Tusk" [Alternate Mix] (Buckingham)
#"Never Going Back Again" (Buckingham)
#"Songbird" (C McVie)

CD 4

#"I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (Spencer)
#"Need Your Love So Bad" (John)
#"Rattlesnake Shake" (Green)
#"Oh Well, Pt. 1" [Original Mono Version] (Green)
#"Stop Messin' Round" (Green/Adams)
#"The Green Manalishi" (Green)
#"Albatross" (Green)
#"Man of the World" (Green)
#"Love That Burns" (Green/Adams)
#"Black Magic Woman" (Green)
#"Watch Out" (Green)
#"String-A-Long" [Jeremy Spencer solo song] (Duncan/Doyle)
#"Station Man" (Kirwan/Spencer/J McVie)
#"Did You Ever Love Me" (C McVie/Welch)
#"Sentimental Lady" (Welch)
#"Come a Little Bit Closer" (C McVie)
#"Heroes are Hard to Find" (C McVie)
#"Trinity" [Bare Trees Outtake] (Kirwan)
#"Why" (C McVie)

* "String-A-Long" was a track from Jeremy Spencer's first solo album "Jeremy Spencer", with backing from Fleetwood, Kirwan, Green and John McVie.

elections From 25 Years - The Chain

Condensed version of the box set, featuring selected tracks.

CD 1

#Paper Doll
#Love Shines
#Love In Store
#Goodbye Angel
#Heart Of Stone
#Silver Springs
#Oh Diane
#Big Love
#Rhiannon
#Crystal
#The Chain
#Over My Head
#Dreams
#Go Your Own Way
#Sara
#Hold Me
#Gypsy
#Make Me A Mask

CD 2

#Don't Stop
#Everywhere
#Tusk
#Not That Funny
#Beautiful Child
#Teen Beat
#Need Your Love So Bad
#Did You Ever Love Me
#Oh Well (Part 1)
#I Believe My Time Ain't Long
#Bermuda Triangle
#Why
#Station Man
#Albatross
#Black Magic Woman
#Stop Messin' Round
#Trinity
#Heroes Are Hard to Find
#The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)

Credits

Fleetwood Mac
*Stevie Nicks - Vocals
*Peter Green - Guitars, Vocals, Banjo
*Jeremy Spencer - Guitars, Vocals
*Danny Kirwan - Guitars, Vocals
*Bob Welch - Guitars, Vocals
*Bob Weston - Guitars, Vocals
*Lindsey Buckingham - Guitars, Vocals
*Billy Burnette - Guitars, Vocals
*Rick Vito - Guitars, Vocals
*Christine McVie - Keyboards, Vocals
*John McVie - Bass
*Mick Fleetwood - Percussion, drums

Released by Warner Bros

Executive Producers
Mick Fleetwood and John McVie

Anthology Produced & Engineered
Ken Caillat

Historical Research & Coordination Frank Harding