In Canada, Shirley Eikhard covered "Say You Love Me" and released it as a single several weeks in advance of Fleetwood Mac in early June 1976.

During the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance of the song and on The Dance tour, Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham played a cocktail drum kit and banjo respectively.

Following Christine McVie's departure from the band, the song was performed on Fleetwood Mac's Unleashed Tour with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham sharing lead vocals.

"[8] Cash Box said that "it’s an intelligent and commercial single...the music seems to flow, in mid-tempo rock rhythm; the song has a fat sound" and that "the vocals are distinctive.

"[9] Record World said that "Christine McVie takes the lead this time and belts out a gutty vocal which is underpinned by chiming guitars and a banjo.

Singer Lynda K. Lance spent five weeks in the fall of 1976 on the American country singles chart with her version, peaking at No.