Temporary One
"Temporary One" is a Fleetwood Mac song written by Eddy Quintela and Christine McVie. It first appeared on their 1997 live album The Dance and was one of the four previously unreleased compositions included on the album.
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| Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| from the album The Dance | ||||
| Released | September 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 23 May 1997 | |||
| Venue | Warner Bros. Studios (Burbank, California, US) | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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"Temporary One" is a Fleetwood Mac song written by Eddy Quintela and Christine McVie. It first appeared on their 1997 live album The Dance and was one of the four previously unreleased compositions included on the album.[1]
Background
[edit]McVie wrote "Temporary One" about moving back to England and completed the song prior to the conception of The Dance reunion.[2] In May 1997, "Temporary One" was recorded on a Warner Bros. sound stage and filmed for an MTV special and a live album.[3] Buckingham characterised "Temporary One" as a "uptempo song with a pop feel" when discussing the new material submitted for inclusion in the setlist for their sound stage performance.[4] Fleetwood Mac also performed the song live following the release of The Dance.[5]
In September 1997, "Temporary One" was serviced to radio stations in continental Europe and also issued as a retail single in certain countries. It was one of the most added songs to European radio playlists for the week dated 27 September 1997 according to Music & Media.[6] "Temporary One" charted in Germany, where it peaked at No. 99 on the Media Control Charts and spent two weeks on the chart.[7]
Track listings
[edit]All songs were recorded live at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, in June 1997.
German CD single[8]
- "Temporary One" – 3:06
- "Go Your Own Way" – 4:46
- "Songbird" – 3:05
- "Gypsy" – 4:12
Australian maxi-CD single[9]
- "Temporary One"
- "Silver Springs"
- "Songbird"
- "Gypsy"
Personnel
[edit]- Christine McVie – keyboards, lead vocals
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitar, backing vocals
- Stevie Nicks – backing vocals
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums
Additional personnel
- Lenny Castro – tambourine
- Brett Tuggle – rhythm guitar
- Neale Heywood – acoustic guitar
- Sharon Celani – backing vocals
- Mindy Stein – backing vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | 130 |
| Germany (GfK)[7] | 99 |
References
[edit]- ^ Reed, Ryan (2018). Fleetwood Mac FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Backbeat Books. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-1-61713-667-2.
- ^ Gettelman, Perry (7 November 1997). "They're back after all these years". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 8. Retrieved 10 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goodman, Dean (27 May 1997). "Fleetwood Mac Back in the Groove". New York Daily News. p. C8. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ di Perna, Alan (September 1997). "Mac in the Saddle (Guitar World)". In Egan, Sean (ed.). Fleetwood Mac on Fleetwood Mac: Interviews and Encounters. Chicago Review Press (published 2016). pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-161373-234-2.
- ^ Morse, Steve (19 September 1997). "Fleetwood Mac revive past warmly". The Boston Globe. p. E13. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Most Added" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 September 1997. p. 17. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Temporary One (German CD single liner notes). Fleetwood Mac. Reprise Records. 1997. 9362 43955-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Temporary One / Silver Springs (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Fleetwood Mac. Reprise Records. 1997. 9362439362.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Fleetwood Mac ARIA chart history (1988 to 2025)". ARIA. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
