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The Dance (1997)

Where the lyrics of The Dance take you, and where it was really made.

The Dance was recorded from a single concert, yet it became the first Fleetwood Mac release to top the U.S. album charts since 1982's Mirage.

Key places

Recording place in Burbank (1997)

Recording site The Burbank Studios — MusicBrainz and Wikidata list The Burbank Studios as the recording place. The album was recorded from a concert on 23 May 1997 in Burbank, California. The point uses city-level coordinates, so the exact building is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Concert at Warner Brothers Studios (1997)

Live show Warner Bros. Studios — The 23 May 1997 concert was recorded for the MTV special at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank. The University of Southern California Marching Band performed on two tracks from the recording. The location is listed at building level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Dance: live album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac
• Released 19 August 1997
• Recorded during one concert on 23 May 1997 at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California
• Predominantly a live greatest hits package
• Includes new songs written by each primary songwriting member, two of them by Lindsey Buckingham
• Title taken from Henri Matisse's painting Dance

Background

• Marked the return of the band's most successful lineup: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
• This lineup had not released an album together since 1987's Tango in the Night
• Christine McVie was the last full-time member on the album before she left a year after its release
• Buckingham wanted a more eclectic track listing, but Warner was very upset and wanted more hits
• Followed by a 44-date tour across the United States with one stop in Canada in support of the album

Recording

• Unlike 1980's Live, which collected a series of 60 shows, this album was recorded in one night
• Recording had good isolation to allow for overdubs
• University of Southern California Marching Band performed on "Tusk" and "Don't Stop"
• "Bleed to Love Her" was previously unreleased when the album came out
• The band initially planned three new songs, then kept "Bleed to Love Her" to bring the total to four

Cover

• Cover photo taken by David LaChapelle
• Mick Fleetwood recreates his pose from the cover of Rumours
• Lindsey Buckingham holds the cane used on the cover of the earlier Fleetwood Mac album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in London in July 1967 by Peter Green after leaving John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, with Mick Fleetwood on drums.
• The name combines Fleetwood's surname with bassist John McVie, who joined in 1967.
• Early line-up was primarily a British blues band; "Albatross" reached UK No. 1 in 1968.

Members

• Core members over time: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham.
• Buckingham and Nicks joined at the end of 1974 and drove the band's global success.

Career

• Rumours (1977) is one of the best-selling albums of all time and won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1978.
• The band has sold more than 120 million records worldwide.
• Received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1979 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
• Received the MusiCares Person of the Year award in 2018.
• Christine McVie died in 2022; Stevie Nicks later said she saw no reason to continue the band.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 199,000
• First Fleetwood Mac release to top the U.S. album charts since Mirage in 1982
• Earned the band three Grammy nominations in 1998: Best Pop Album, Best Rock Performance by a Group or Duo with Vocal for "The Chain", and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Silver Springs"
• Spawned three US singles: "Silver Springs", "The Chain" and "Landslide"
• A fourth single, "Temporary One", was released in certain countries, including Australia and Germany

Records

• Became the fifth best-selling live album of all time in the United States
• Sold a million copies within eight weeks
• Spent more than seven months within the top 40
• Eventually sold over six million copies worldwide

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Say You Love Me" got a folk arrangement with banjo and a cocktail drum kit, and John McVie sang backing vocals on it.
• "Gypsy" from the Mirage album was not on the CD but appeared in the video and DVD versions.
• The home video, DVD and LaserDisc included songs missing from the album, including "Songbird" and "Go Insane".
• The album was named after Henri Matisse's painting Dance, which was once planned as the cover but could not be licensed.
• A studio recording of "Bleed to Love Her" was later included on the Say You Will (2003) album.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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