“The Chain” was released in 1977 on Fleetwood Mac’s 11th studio album, Rumours. Although “The Chain” only reached #36 on the charts, the album reached #1 in both the US and the UK. The Chain was created from combinations of several previously rejected materials, including solo work by Buckingham, Nicks and Christine McVie. It was assembled - sometimes manually by splicing tapes with a razor blade. The entire album was pieced together by overdubbing individual instruments, since the band was in no position to record at the same time. The only instance of two instruments being recorded together on the album occurs on this song, when the drums and guitar solo are playing together. “The Chain” is the only Fleetwood Mac song credited to all 5 members of their 1977 lineup and it represents the resilience of Fleetwood Mac and the strength of their bond as they continued on together for many years despite their personal and professional difficulties. Most of the time its the first song they play in concert. “Rumours is Fleetwood Macs most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.”
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:55:53 +0000
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