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Brandi Carlile

The Chain

2013 · via John McVie

Brandi Carlile’s earliest release of “The Chain” on file came out in 2013. Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Fleetwood Mac’s, from 1977. Also recorded by Kick Axe (released 1986), Seven Witches (released 1999) and Kobra and the Lotus (released 2017), among 108 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Brandi Carlile – The Chain
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Five names on the credit, John's among them, and the song still travels without the band behind it. Brandi Carlile cut it in 2013, so hear how it holds up in someone else's hands.

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Credited writers: Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks.

Earliest release on file: Fleetwood Mac, 1977.

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108 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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John McVie shares the writing credit on The Chain with his Fleetwood Mac bandmates. Which of these artists later recorded the song?Brandi Carlile
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