25 Years – The Chain

25 Years – The Chain
25 Years – The Chain
Box set by Fleetwood Mac
Released	24 November 1992
Recorded	1967–92
Genre	Rock
Length	292:53
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Various
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25 Years – The Chain is a box set by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac originally released on 24 November 1992. It consists of four CDs, covering the history of the band from its formation in 1967 to 1992. The set features several previously unreleased studio tracks, new mixes, live recordings, and a different version of the international hit single "Tusk".

The extended version of Stevie Nicks' "Gypsy" was also included for the first time on a commercial release, and this collection also marked the first time Nicks' "Silver Springs" had appeared on a full-length Fleetwood Mac album. It was originally intended for inclusion on the international multi-million selling album Rumours, however, it was removed from the track listing at the last minute. Up until its inclusion on The Chain, the only other appearance of "Silver Springs" was on the B-side of "Go Your Own Way". Mick Fleetwood turned down Nicks' request to include "Silver Springs" on her retrospective compilation Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks as he had already selected the song for 25 Years – The Chain.^[2] The disagreement was ultimately resolved and the song itself was eventually released as a single five years later in 1997, taken from the album The Dance.

A condensed 2-CD version of the compilation was also available containing highlights from the 4-CD set. The popular hit single "Hold Me" was only available on this format as was the track "Bermuda Triangle". The new track "Love Shines" was released as a single in the UK, whereas the track "Paper Doll" was released in the US instead.

On 11 June 2012, the 4-disc version of The Chain was re-released in the UK at a budget price. It peaked at number 9 on the UK album charts the same week and has since been certified Gold by the BPI. The album reached #1 in New Zealand where it has since been certified 2xPlatinum.

Track listing

Standard 4 Disc Edition

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paper Doll" (new song)	John Herron, Stevie Nicks, Rick Vito	3:56
2.	"Love Shines" (new song)	Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela	4:48
3.	"Stand Back (Live)" (from Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night, 1988)	Nicks	5:02
4.	"Crystal" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	Nicks	5:09
5.	"Isn't It Midnight" (edited alternative version; originally from Tango in the Night, 1987)	C. McVie, Quintela	4:02
6.	"Big Love" (from Tango in the Night, 1987)	Buckingham	3:39
7.	"Everywhere" (from Tango in the Night, 1987)	C. McVie	3:43
8.	"Affairs of the Heart" (from Behind the Mask, 1990)	Nicks	4:20
9.	"Heart of Stone" (new song)	C. McVie, Quintela	4:39
10.	"Sara" (from Tusk, 1979)	Nicks	6:26
11.	"That's All for Everyone" (from Tusk, 1979)	Buckingham	3:02
12.	"Over My Head" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	C. McVie	3:34
13.	"Little Lies" (from Tango in the Night, 1987)	C. McVie, Quintela	3:38
14.	"Eyes of the World" (from Mirage, 1982)	Buckingham	3:42
15.	"Oh Diane" (from Mirage, 1982)	Buckingham, Richard Dashut	2:33
16.	"In the Back of My Mind" (from Behind the Mask, 1990)	Billy Burnette, David Malloy	7:00
17.	"Make Me a Mask" (new song)	Buckingham	4:02
Total length:			73:15

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Save Me" (from Behind the Mask, 1990)	C. McVie, Quintela	4:14
2.	"Goodbye Angel" (previously unreleased from Mirage, 1982)	Buckingham	3:06
3.	"Silver Springs" (B-Side of "Go Your Own Way" single, 1976)	Nicks	4:29
4.	"What Makes You Think You're the One" (from Tusk, 1979)	Buckingham	3:30
5.	"Think About Me" (from Tusk, 1979)	C. McVie	2:40
6.	"Gypsy" (alternative full-length version; originally from Mirage, 1982)	Nicks	5:21
7.	"You Make Loving Fun" (from Rumours, 1977)	C. McVie	3:30
8.	"Second Hand News" (alternative mix; from Rumours, 1977)	Buckingham	2:50
9.	"Love in Store" (alternative mix; from Mirage, 1982)	C. McVie, Jim Recor	3:24
10.	"The Chain" (alternative mix; from Rumours, 1977)	Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, C. McVie, John McVie, Nicks	4:20
11.	"Teen Beat" (previously unreleased from Mirage, 1982)	Buckingham, Dashut	2:43
12.	"Dreams" (alternative mix; from Rumours, 1977)	Nicks	4:14
13.	"Only Over You" (from Mirage, 1982)	C. McVie	4:05
14.	"I'm So Afraid (Live)" (originally from Fleetwood Mac, 1975; from Fleetwood Mac Live, 1980)	Buckingham	7:27
15.	"Love Is Dangerous" (from Behind the Mask, 1990)	Nicks, Vito	3:16
16.	"Gold Dust Woman" (alternative mix; from Rumours, 1977)	Nicks	5:00
17.	"Not That Funny (Live)" (originally from Tusk, 1979; Fleetwood Mac In Concert - Mirage Tour '82, 1988)	Buckingham	7:56
Total length:			72:05

Disc 3
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Warm Ways" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	C. McVie	3:50
2.	"Say You Love Me" (single version; from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	C. McVie	3:45
3.	"Don't Stop" (from Rumours, 1977)	C. McVie	3:11
4.	"Rhiannon" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	Nicks	4:09
5.	"Walk a Thin Line" (from Tusk, 1979)	Buckingham	3:44
6.	"Storms" (from Tusk, 1979)	Nicks	5:27
7.	"Go Your Own Way" (from Rumours, 1977)	Buckingham	3:39
8.	"Sisters of the Moon" (from Tusk, 1979)	Nicks	4:37
9.	"Monday Morning (Live)" (originally from Fleetwood Mac, 1975; from Live, 1980)	Buckingham	3:35
10.	"Landslide" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	Nicks	3:16
11.	"Hypnotized" (from Mystery to Me, 1973)	Bob Welch	4:47
12.	"Lay It All Down" (alternative version; from Future Games, 1971)	Welch	4:34
13.	"Angel" (alternative mix; from Tusk, 1979)	Nicks	4:52
14.	"Beautiful Child" (alternative mix; from Tusk, 1979)	Nicks	5:18
15.	"Brown Eyes" (alternative version; from Tusk, 1979)	C. McVie	4:56
16.	"Save Me a Place" (from Tusk, 1979)	Buckingham	2:39
17.	"Tusk" (USC intro mix; from Tusk, 1979)	Buckingham	3:12
18.	"Never Going Back Again" (from Rumours, 1977)	Buckingham	2:02
19.	"Songbird" (from Rumours, 1977)	C. McVie	3:17
Total length:			74:50

Disc 4
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (non-album single, 1967)	Jeremy Spencer	2:51
2.	"Need Your Love So Bad" (non-album single, 1968)	Mertis John Jr.	3:53
3.	"Rattlesnake Shake" (from Then Play On, 1969)	Peter Green	3:29
4.	"Oh Well, Pt. 1" (original mono version; from Then Play On, 1969)	Green	3:29
5.	"Stop Messin' Round" (from Mr. Wonderful, 1968)	C.G. Adams, Green	2:19
6.	"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (non-album single, 1970)	Green	4:36
7.	"Albatross" (non-album single, 1968)	Green	3:11
8.	"Man of the World" (non-album single, 1969)	Green	2:51
9.	"Love That Burns" (from Mr. Wonderful, 1968)	Adams, Green	5:00
10.	"Black Magic Woman" (non-album single, 1969)	Green	2:54
11.	"Watch Out" (from Blues Jam at Chess, 1969)	Green	4:12
12.	"String-A-Long" (from Jeremy Spencer, 1970)	Robert Doyle, Jimmy Duncan	2:16
13.	"Station Man" (from Kiln House, 1970)	Danny Kirwan, J. McVie, Spencer	5:41
14.	"Did You Ever Love Me" (from Penguin, 1973)	C. McVie, Welch	3:40
15.	"Sentimental Lady" (from Bare Trees, 1972)	Welch	4:32
16.	"Come a Little Bit Closer" (from Heroes Are Hard to Find, 1974)	C. McVie	4:48
17.	"Heroes are Hard to Find" (from Heroes Are Hard to Find, 1974)	C. McVie	3:34
18.	"Trinity" (previously unreleased from Bare Trees, 1972)	Kirwan	4:07
19.	"Why" (from Mystery to Me, 1973)	C. McVie	4:55
Total length:			72:18

Although listed as "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (non-album single, 1967), the first track on disc 4 is in fact "Dust my broom", the fourth track from Fleetwood Mac's second studio album Mr. Wonderful.

Condensed 2 Disc Edition (Selections from 25 Years)

Released alongside the 4-CD box set was a 2-CD compilation featuring selected tracks from the main set. However, this version includes two tracks which are excluded on the 4-CD box set; "Hold Me" and "Bermuda Triangle".

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paper Doll" (new song)	John Herron, Stevie Nicks, Rick Vito	3:57
2.	"Love Shines" (new song)	Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela	4:47
3.	"Love in Store" (alternative mix; from Mirage, 1982)	C. McVie, Jim Recor	3:23
4.	"Goodbye Angel" (previously unreleased from Mirage, 1982)	Buckingham	3:07
5.	"Heart of Stone" (new song)	C. McVie, Quintela	4:39
6.	"Silver Springs" (B-Side of "Go Your Own Way" single, 1976)	Nicks	4:29
7.	"Oh Diane" (from Mirage, 1982)	Buckingham, Richard Dashut	2:33
8.	"Big Love" (from Tango in the Night, 1987)	Buckingham	3:41
9.	"Rhiannon" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	Nicks	4:10
10.	"Crystal" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	Nicks	5:08
11.	"The Chain" (alternative mix; from Rumours, 1977)	Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, C. McVie, John McVie, Nicks	4:19
12.	"Over My Head" (from Fleetwood Mac, 1975)	C. McVie	3:34
13.	"Dreams" (alternative mix; from Rumours, 1977)	Nicks	4:16
14.	"Go Your Own Way" (from Rumours, 1977)	Buckingham	3:40
15.	"Sara" (from Tusk, 1979)	Nicks	6:24
16.	"Hold Me" (from Mirage, 1982)	C. McVie	3:45
17.	"Gypsy" (alternative full-length version; originally from Mirage, 1982)	Nicks	5:21
18.	"Make Me a Mask" (new song)	Buckingham	4:01
Total length:			75:14

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Stop" (from Rumours, 1977)	C. McVie	3:11
2.	"Everywhere" (from Tango in the Night, 1987)	C. McVie	3:42
3.	"Tusk" (USC intro mix; from Tusk, 1979)	Buckingham	3:13
4.	"Not That Funny (Live)" (originally from Tusk, 1979; Fleetwood Mac In Concert - Mirage Tour '82, 1988)	Buckingham	7:57
5.	"Beautiful Child" (alternative mix; from Tusk, 1979)	Nicks	5:20
6.	"Teen Beat" (previously unreleased from Mirage, 1982)	Buckingham, Dashut	2:44
7.	"Need Your Love So Bad" (non-album single, 1968)	Mertis John Jr.	3:54
8.	"Did You Ever Love Me" (from Penguin, 1973)	C. McVie, Welch	3:41
9.	"Oh Well, Pt. 1" (original mono version; from Then Play On, 1969)	Green	3:30
10.	"I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (non-album single, 1967)	Jeremy Spencer	2:52
11.	"Bermuda Triangle" (from Heroes Are Hard to Find, 1974)	Welch	4:09
12.	"Why" (from Mystery to Me, 1973)	C. McVie	4:56
13.	"Station Man" (from Kiln House, 1970)	Danny Kirwan, J. McVie, Spencer	5:41
14.	"Albatross" (non-album single, 1968)	Green	3:10
15.	"Black Magic Woman" (non-album single, 1969)	Green	2:52
16.	"Stop Messin' Round" (from Mr. Wonderful, 1968)	C.G. Adams, Green	2:21
17.	"Trinity" (previously unreleased from Bare Trees, 1972)	Kirwan	4:08
18.	"Heroes are Hard to Find" (from Heroes Are Hard to Find, 1974)	C. McVie	3:34
19.	"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (non-album single, 1970)	Green	4:36
Total length:			75:41

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[3]	95

Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	9

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	103
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	1

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010-2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	69

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[10]	2× Platinum	30,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[11]	Gold	100,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits

Peter Green – guitars, vocals, banjo, bass guitar
Jeremy Spencer – guitars, piano, vocals
Danny Kirwan – guitars, vocals
Bob Welch – guitars, vocals
Bob Weston – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, slide guitar, vocals
Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion, harpsichord
Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine, keyboards
Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, banjo, dobro, bass guitar, sitar, keyboards, percussion, lap harp, programming, vocals
Billy Burnette – guitars, dobro, vocals
Rick Vito – guitars, vocals
Christine McVie – keyboards, percussion, vocals
John McVie – bass guitar
Executive Producers – Mick Fleetwood and John McVie
Anthology produced and engineered by Ken Caillat
Historical research and co-ordination – Frank Harding

Notes

^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000461340
^ "Fleetwood Mac Timeline for the 1990s". Fleetwoodmac-uk.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fleetwood Mac – 25 Years - The Chain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Fleetwood Mac – 25 Years - The Chain". Hung Medien.
^ "Ultratop.be – Fleetwood Mac – 25 Years - The Chain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Charts.nz – Fleetwood Mac – 25 Years - The Chain". Hung Medien.
^ "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ Ryan, Gavin (26 December 2015). "ARIA Albums: Adele '25' No 1 for Fifth Week". Noise11. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – 25 years ~ The Chain Box Set". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
^ "British album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – 25 years ~ the chain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 September 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type 25 years ~ the chain in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000461340

[2] "Fleetwood Mac Timeline for the 1990s". Fleetwoodmac-uk.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[ac_Netherlands_Fleetwood_Mac-3] "Dutchcharts.nl – Fleetwood Mac – 25 Years - The Chain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_UK2_Fleetwood_Mac-4] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ac_Australia_Fleetwood_Mac-5] "Australiancharts.com – Fleetwood Mac – 25 Years - The Chain". Hung Medien.

[ac_Flanders_Fleetwood_Mac-6] "Ultratop.be – Fleetwood Mac – 25 Years - The Chain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_New_Zealand_Fleetwood_Mac-7] "Charts.nz – Fleetwood Mac – 25 Years - The Chain". Hung Medien.

[8] "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[9] Ryan, Gavin (26 December 2015). "ARIA Albums: Adele '25' No 1 for Fifth Week". Noise11. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[New_ZealandFleetwood_Mac25_years_~_The_Chain_Box_SetalbumCertRef-10] "New Zealand album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – 25 years ~ The Chain Box Set". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 August 2013.

[United_KingdomFleetwood_Mac25_years_~_the_chainalbumCertRef-11] "British album certifications – Fleetwood Mac – 25 years ~ the chain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 September 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type 25 years ~ the chain in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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