"Paper Doll" is a song by the British-American band

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. 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

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. 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 recorded in 1988 and was slated to appear on the 1988 '' Greatest Hits'' album. Mick Fleetwood was unhappy with the song, so it was pulled in favor of " No Questions Asked". By the time the band was assembling their 1992 box set ''

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'', Fleetwood had warmed up to "Paper Doll" and agreed to add the song to the track list. "Paper Doll" also appeared on '' The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac''. Lindsey Buckingham was no longer a member of the band during the song's recording, although he did contribute some guitar and vocal work for the song.

Personnel

– lead vocals * Billy Burnette – guitars, backing vocals * Rick Vito – guitars, backing vocals * Christine McVie – keyboards * John McVie – bass guitar * Mick Fleetwood –

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, timbales,

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, tambourine * Lindsey Buckingham – backing vocals, additional guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Fleetwood Mac 1992 singles Fleetwood Mac songs Song recordings produced by Richard Dashut 1988 songs Songs written by Stevie Nicks Warner Records singles Songs written by Rick Vito