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.

Background

Released as a single on 28 November 1988, the song reached number 66 on the UK Singles Chart late in the year.^[1] 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.^[2]

The B-side to "As Long as You Follow" 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.

Personnel

Christine McVie – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
John McVie – bass guitar
Stevie Nicks – backing vocals
Rick Vito – lead guitar, backing vocals
Billy Burnette – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (Charts)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	43
US Adult Contemporary Songs	1
UK Official Charts Company	66
Australian Singles	35
Canadian Charts	74
Irish Charts	19
New Zealand Music Chart	35

External links

References

↑ "Fleetwood Mac - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)

Preceded by "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins	Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single January 28, 1989	Succeeded by "Holding On" by Steve Winwood

Fleetwood Mac

Mick Fleetwood John McVie Christine McVie Lindsey Buckingham Stevie Nicks Peter Green Jeremy Spencer Bob Brunning Danny Kirwan Bob Welch Bob Weston Dave Walker Billy Burnette Rick Vito Bekka Bramlett Dave Mason

Studio albums	Fleetwood Mac Mr. Wonderful Then Play On Kiln House Future Games Bare Trees Penguin Mystery to Me Heroes Are Hard to Find Fleetwood Mac Rumours Tusk Mirage Tango in the Night Behind the Mask Time Say You Will

EPs	Extended Play

Compilations	English Rose The Pious Bird of Good Omen Fleetwood Mac in Chicago Black Magic Woman The Original Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits Vintage Years Greatest Hits 25 Years – The Chain Madison Blues The Vaudeville Years The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions 1967–1969 Show-Biz Blues The Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac The Essential Fleetwood Mac

Live albums	Live Live in Boston Live at the BBC The Dance Shrine '69 Live in Boston

Tribute albums	Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

1960s songs	"I Believe My Time Ain't Long" "Hellhound on My Trail" "Shake Your Moneymaker" "Stop Messin' Around" "Need Your Love So Bad" "Madison Blues" "Great Balls of Fire"" "Black Magic Woman" "Albatross" "When You Say" "Man of the World" "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite "Rattlesnake Shake" "Oh Well"

1970s songs	"The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Prong Crown)" "Dragonfly" "Jewel-Eyed Judy" "Sentimental Lady" "For Your Love" "Hypnotized" "Angel" "Monday Morning" "Warm Ways" "Blue Letter" "Over My Head" "Say You Love Me" "Rhiannon" "Landslide" "World Turning" "I'm So Afraid" "Second Hand News" "Dreams" "Never Going Back Again" "Don't Stop" "Go Your Own Way" "Songbird" "The Chain" "You Make Loving Fun" "I Don't Want to Know" "Oh Daddy" "Gold Dust Woman" "Silver Springs" "Tusk" "Sara" "Think About Me" "Not That Funny" "Sisters of the Moon" "Walk a Thin Line" "Angel "I Know I'm Not Wrong"

1980s songs	"Hold Me" "Gypsy" "Oh Diane" "Love in Store" "Can't Go Back" "Big Love" "Seven Wonders" "Little Lies" "Everywhere" "Family Man" "Tango in the Night "Isn't It Midnight" "As Long as You Follow" "No Questions Asked"

1990s–2010s songs	"Skies the Limit" "In the Back of My Mind "Love Is Dangerous "Save Me" "Love Shines "Paper Doll" "I Do" "Temporary One" "Murrow Turning Over in His Grave" "Peacekeeper" "Say You Will" "Sad Angel"

Concert tours	Heroes Are Hard to Find tour Fleetwood Mac tour Rumours Tour Tusk tour Say You Will tour Unleashed 2013 tour On with the Show

Related people	Ken Caillat Clifford Davis Richard Dashut John Mayall Keith Olsen

Related articles	Discography List of Fleetwood Mac band members Buckingham Nicks Bekka & Billy Stretch ("Bogus Fleetwood Mac") "Rumours" (Glee episode)

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