She also appeared in concert with Tom Petty in June near Manassas, Virginia, and at the Bonnaroo Music Festival that same month. More trouble was to come, though: Bob Welch, a band member since 1971, could no longer handle the long hours or his budding drinking problem, and quit in late 1974. Studio engineer and co-producer Ken Caillat said that Nicks was very unhappy to find that the band had decided against her song "Silver Springs", which he said was beautifully crafted, and carried some of the band's best guitar work. The compilation includes her hit singles, a dance remix, and one new track, a live version of Led Zeppelin's " Rock and Roll".

Green and Fleetwood had watched Boilerhouse rehearse in a basement boiler-room, and Green had been so impressed that he invited the band to play support slots for Fleetwood Mac.Rumours, Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, was the best-selling album of 1977 and as of 2017 [update] had sold over 45 million copies worldwide, [45] making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Stevie Nicks Biography: The Amazing Life of Stevie Nicks and The Inside Rumors About Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac.

Mayall gave Green free recording time as a gift, which Fleetwood, McVie and Green used to record five songs.After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasing the album Buckingham Nicks to little success, Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, helping the band to become one of the best-selling music acts of all time with over 120 million records sold worldwide. With no money coming in from their album, and Buckingham contracting mononucleosis shortly thereafter, Nicks began working multiple jobs. Under the wing of Reprise, Fleetwood Mac released their third studio album, Then Play On, in September 1969.