As Long as You Follow

"As Long as You Follow" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Written and sung by band member Christine McVie, and her then-husband Eddy Quintela, the song was one of two new tracks on the band's 1988 greatest hits album, along with "No Questions Asked". Lead guitarist Rick Vito singled out the guitar solo as his best work with Fleetwood Mac.[1]

"As Long as You Follow"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side
Released28 November 1988
GenreSoft rock
Length4:05
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Ladanyi
Fleetwood Mac UK singles chronology
"Isn't It Midnight"
(1988)		 "As Long as You Follow"
(1988)		 "No Questions Asked"
(1988)
Fleetwood Mac US singles chronology
"Family Man"
(1988)		 "As Long as You Follow"
(1988)		 "No Questions Asked"
(1988)

Background

Released as a single on 28 November 1988, the song reached number 66 on the UK Singles Chart late in the year.[2] It narrowly missed the Top 40 in the United States, peaking at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the early part of 1989; however, the song did spend one week at number 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in January 1989.[3]

The B-side to "As Long as You Follow"'s individually sold cassette tape single is a live version of the band's 1969 song, "Oh Well", which peaked at number 2 in the UK when originally released. This live version was recorded at a 1987 Fleetwood Mac concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California (filmed as the Tango In The Night concert video), and featured lead vocals by new band member Billy Burnette. The 12-inch and CD single formats further included the original 1977 studio version of the Stevie Nicks track "Gold Dust Woman", as featured on the 1977 album Rumours. The cover sleeve is identical to its parent album, Greatest Hits.

Track listing
  • Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Cassette [4]
  1. "As Long as You Follow" – 4:05
  2. "Oh Well" (live) – 3:57

Personnel

Charts

References
  1. "Rick Vito Question and Answer Session". www.fleetwoodmac.net. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. "Fleetwood Mac - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  4. "Fleetwood Mac - As Long As You Follow". Discogs. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  5. "Fleetwood Mac Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  6. "Fleetwood Mac: Artist Discography". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. "Results - RPM Weekly". bac-lac.gc.ca. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  8. The Irish Charts (November 9, 2009). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know : Search by Artist (Fleetwood Mac)". Irish Charts / IRMA - Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  9. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (November 9, 2009). "charts.nz - Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac in New Zealand Charts". charts.nz.
  10. GfK Dutch Charts (November 9, 2009). "dutchcharts.nl - Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac in Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl.
  11. "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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