Say You Will (Fleetwood Mac song)

"Say You Will" is a song from Fleetwood Mac's 2003 album Say You Will.[1] The song reached #17 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in 2003 for three weeks,[2] and was performed live on Fleetwood Mac's Say You Will Tour. The song features vocals from American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, bass guitarist John McVie's daughter Molly McVie, singer Stevie Nicks' niece Jessica Nicks and Jessica's best friend Maddy Felsch.

"Say You Will"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Say You Will
Released24 June 2003
Recorded2002
GenreSoft rock
Length3:50
LabelReprise Records
Songwriter(s)Stevie Nicks
Producer(s)Lindsey Buckingham, Rob Cavallo, John Shanks
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
"Peacekeeper"
(2003)		 "Say You Will"
(2003)		 "Sad Angel"
(2013)

Background

Nicks said the following in Performing Songwriter Magazine in 2003:

"...but that song is not just about Lindsey. It’s about a movie I saw about Arturo Sandoval, the trumpet player...that was really my inspiration for that song. The chorus was written first, then I went back to write the verses... you have this great chorus that basically says, "If you dance with me, you won’t be mad at me anymore. We can be in a huge argument, but if we put on some music and start to dance, everything will be great." Then I had to think about what to make the verses about. So I went back over all my relationships with people and think of different ways that I have felt when I wanted basically to burst into song and sing that chorus (laughs). Give me one more chance. That’s what came out of it. It’s funny because, we just did an interview the day before yesterday, and I don’t think any of the band knows that that was the reason I wrote the song."[3]

Track listing
Reprise Records – PRO-CDR-101137
  1. "Say You Will" (Single Remix Fade) – 3:49
  2. "Say You Will" (Single Remix Cold) – 3:36
  • Producer – Lindsey Buckingham
  • Remix – Chris Lord-Alge

Personnel

Additional Personnel

  • Sheryl Crow – backing vocals, Hammond organ
  • Molly McVie – backing vocals
  • Jessica Nicks – backing vocals
  • Maddy Felsch – backing vocals

Technical personnel
  • Producers – Lindsey Buckingham
  • Engineers – Lindsey Buckingham, Ken Allardyce, Ken Koroshetz, Ray Lindsey, Mark Needham, Phil Nichols, Matthew J. Doughty[4]
  • Recording – The Bellagio House, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California
  • Mixing – Mark Needham
  • Mixing assistants – Phil Nichols, Matthew J Doughty, Joe Bozzi
  • Mastering – Bernie Grundman

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart[5] 17

References
  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Say You Will - Fleetwood Mac - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. "Fleetwood Mac - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com.
  3. "Say You Will (2003)". Buckingham Nicks Info.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Say You Will at AllMusic

Bibliography

The Great Rock Discography. Martin C.Strong. Page 378. ISBN 1-84195-312-1

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