As Long as You Follow

1988 single by Fleetwood Mac

"As Long as You Follow"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side
  • "Oh Well" (live)
  • "Gold Dust Woman"
Released28 November 1988 (1988-11-28) (UK)
Length4:05
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • Christine McVie
  • Eddy Quintela
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)

"As Long as You Follow" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Performed by Christine McVie and written alongside 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 on "As Long as You Follow" as his best work with Fleetwood Mac.[1]

Release

Released as a single in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1988,[2] the song reached number 66 on the UK Singles Chart late in the year.[3] It missed the top 40 in the United States, peaking at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1989; however, the song did spend one week at number one on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in January 1989.[4][5]

On its release, Cash Box predicted that the "western lilt to this easy-flowing tune sits well and should result in positive reaction on CHR, AC."[6]

B-sides

One B-side to "As Long as You Follow" is a live version of the band's 1969 song "Oh Well". 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 features 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 Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, Rumours. The single's cover sleeve is identical to its parent album, Greatest Hits.

Track listing

  • 7-inch, cassette, and US mini-CD single[7][8][9]
  1. "As Long as You Follow"
  2. "Oh Well" (live)
  1. "As Long as You Follow"
  2. "Oh Well" (live)
  3. "Gold Dust Woman"

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "As Long as You Follow"
Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 17
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[14] 19
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 35
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 66
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 43
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[19] 15

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "As Long as You Follow"
Chart (1989) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] 74

References

  1. ^ "Rick Vito Question and Answer Session". www.fleetwoodmac.net. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 26 November 1988. p. 37.
  3. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 26 November 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  7. ^ As Long as You Follow (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1988. W7644, 927 644-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ As Long as You Follow (US cassette single sleeve). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1988. 4-27644.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ As Long as You Follow (US mini-CD single liner notes). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1988. 2-27644.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ As Long as You Follow (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1988. W7644T, 921 125-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ As Long as You Follow (UK mini-CD single liner notes). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1988. W 7644 CD, 921 125-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Fleetwood Mac – As Long as You Follow". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Fleetwood Mac – As Long as You Follow" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. ^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 49, no. 12. 21 January 1989. p. 6.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – As Long as You Follow". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Fleetwood Mac – As Long as You Follow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Fleetwood Mac – As Long as You Follow". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Singles of '89". RPM. Retrieved 21 March 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.

External links

  • Single release info at discogs.com
  • Song info at fleetwoodmac.net
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