"Temporary One" is a

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song written by Eddy Quintela and Christine McVie. The song first appeared on their 1997 live album '' The Dance''. It was released as a single in Germany, where it peaked at No. 99 on the

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. Fleetwood Mac performed the song on their "The Dance" tour in 1997.

Music video

The live version of the track was used as a music video in Germany.

Track listings

All songs were recorded live at

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, in June 1997. German CD single # "Temporary One" – 3:06 # " Go Your Own Way" – 4:46 # " Songbird" – 3:05 # "

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" – 4:12 Australian maxi-CD single # "Temporary One" # " Silver Springs" # "Songbird" # "Gypsy"

Personnel

* Christine McVie –

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, lead vocals * Lindsey Buckingham –

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, backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * John McVie –

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* Mick Fleetwood –

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Additional personnel *

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– tambourine * Brett Tuggle – rhythm guitar * Neale Heywood – acoustic guitar * Sharon Celani – backing vocals * Mindy Stein – backing vocals

Charts

References

1997 singles 1997 songs Fleetwood Mac songs Reprise Records singles Songs written by Christine McVie Songs written by Eddy Quintela {{1990s-rock-song-stub