Say You Will is the seventeenth and final studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 15 April 2003.

Following the successful reunion album, The Dance, which included a live performance of "Bleed to Love Her",[9] Christine McVie left the group, citing her fear of flying as the primary reason.

"[11] In the early 2000s, Buckingham was finishing up a solo album but was encouraged by the band to set the material aside for a Fleetwood Mac record.

[14][15] Buckingham stated that the body of music he created during these solo sessions "tapped into some new areas" and were "the best that I’ve ever done on my own, or with Fleetwood Mac".

Nonetheless, the band retained McVie's contributions recorded before her departure, including her vocals and organ playing on "Bleed to Love Her".

[25] With their surplus of material, the band considered making Say You Will a double album,[26] but opted to condense it into a single disc of 18 songs.

"Not Make Believe", "Gift of Screws, "Down on Rodeo", "Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind", and a Rolling Stones cover of "I Am Waiting" were all rehearsed and considered for the track list.

The Chicago Tribune said that McVie's "dusky voice and deft songwriting touch are missed, particularly on an 18-song disc without enough quality tunes to justify its length".

[1] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "while the album's highlights shine brightly, the absence of the group's least heralded songwriter [Christine McVie] ultimately proves a significant obstacle".

"[3] Ultimate Classic Rock characterised the album as "a conversation between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, rather than a true band effort.

"[30] In his book Dark Mirror, Donald Brackett called Say You Will "the best Fleetwood Mac record in years, even with Nicks's shattered voice and monotone nasal renderings.