"Love Shines" is a song by British-American band

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. The song was released as a single in 1992 to support the compilation album ''

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''. This was the first single released after the departure of vocalist

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and guitarist

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. The song was released as a single in Europe, but in North America, "

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" was released instead. The official music video features the four remaining members playing the song on top of a building in Hollywood. It was the last music video recorded with this lineup.

Track listings

UK 7-inch and cassette single, German 7-inch single :A. "Love Shines" (album version) – 4:48 :B. "

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" (alternate mix) – 4:20 UK CD single # "Love Shines" (album version) – 4:48 # "The Chain" (alternate mix) – 4:20 # "

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" (live version) – 3:21 # "

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" (alternate version) – 4:02

Personnel

Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...

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, lead vocals *

Billy Burnette Dorsey William Burnette III (born May 8, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was part of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1995. Burnette also had a brief career in acting. Family ba ...

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, backing vocals *

John McVie John Graham McVie (born 26 November 1945) is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 and Fleetwood Mac since 1967. His surname, combined with that of Mick Fleet ...

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Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of th ...

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Charts

Release history

References

1992 singles 1992 songs Fleetwood Mac songs Song recordings produced by Patrick Leonard Songs written by Christine McVie Songs written by Eddy Quintela Warner Records singles {{1990s-rock-song-stub