This track came out of the recording sessions for the group’s hugely successful Rumors album. Written by Stevie Nicks (who, by the way, was quite the hottie in her day), the song was named after a town in Maryland that Nicks saw on a trip with then-boyfriend Lindsay Buckingham. Unfortunately, at a running time of 4:29, the song was deemed “too long” to make the album. Considering that vinyl allows for 24 minutes per side and the album’s total running time was 39:03, that argument holds very little water. Nicks has since theorized that the song’s exclusion was an example of the growing tension in the band at the time. Regardless, the song has a delicate, cascading sound and is some of the very best of the band’s work. It was finally released on the group’s box set, 25 Years: The Chain, and a live version recorded on the group’s live album, The Dance, became an unlikely hit twenty years after the original version was recorded.
Listen to a song clip here.
