Paper Doll (Fleetwood Mac song)
Appearance
"Paper Doll" | ||||
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25 Years: The Chain | ||||
Released | 24 November 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1988–1992 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | Warner Brothers | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Richard Dashut | |||
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"Paper Doll" is a song by the British-American band Fleetwood Mac. It was also released as a single exclusively in North America with "The Chain" as its B-side. The song's chord progression was written by Rick Vito and John Heron and the melody and lyrics were composed by Stevie Nicks. While "Paper Doll" achieved only minor success in the United States, it reached the top ten in Canada, peaking at number nine in February 1993.
Background
"Paper Doll" was originally slated to appear on their 1988 50 Years - Don't Stop.[3]
Lindsey Buckingham was no longer a member of the band during the recording of "Paper Doll", although he did contribute some guitar and vocal work and helped Richard Dashut with the production.[4]
Personnel
- Stevie Nicks – lead vocals
- backing vocals
- Rick Vito – guitars, backing vocals
- Christine McVie – keyboards
- John McVie – bass guitar
- congas, tambourine
- Lindsey Buckingham – backing vocals, additional guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
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- ^ "Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Cashmere, Paul (29 September 2018). "Fleetwood Mac To Release Career Spanning Collection '50 Years – Don't Stop'". Noise11. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Boehm, Mike. "Life After Mac". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1736." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1729." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 May 2020.