Bella Donna (album)
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- Stevie NicksStevie NicksStephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
– vocals - Lori Perry – backup vocals
- Sharon Celani – backup vocals
- Tom PettyTom PettyThomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T...
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(track 3) - Michael Campbell – guitar (tracks 3, 9-10)
- Don FelderDon FelderDonald William "Don" Felder is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as lead guitarist for the Eagles from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1994 to 2001.-Early life and influences:...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(track 10) - Benmont TenchBenmont TenchBenjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
– organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(tracks 1-7, 9) - Stan LynchStan LynchStanley Joseph "Stan" Lynch is an American songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 1994.- Early years :...
– drums (tracks 3, 9) - Don HenleyDon HenleyDonald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
– vocals, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backup vocals (tracks 8, 10)
Additional Musicians
- Waddy WachtelWaddy WachtelRobert "Waddy" Wachtel is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work...
– guitar (tracks 1-2, 4-8) - Davey JohnstoneDavey JohnstoneDavey Johnstone , is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John.-Career:...
– acoustic guitar (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 7, 10) - Bob GlaubBob GlaubBob Glaub is an American bass player and session musician. He's played with such artists and bands as Journey, Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Bonnie Raitt and many others....
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(tracks 1-2, 4-7) - Duck Dunn – bass guitar (track 3)
- Tom Moncrieff – bass guitar (track 9)
- Richard Bowden – bass guitar (track 10)
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
- Bill Elliott – piano (track 1)
- Russ KunkelRuss KunkelRussell Kunkel , also known as Russ Kunkel, is an American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with a number of well-known artists.Kunkel was born in Pittsburgh, PA...
– drums (tracks 1-2, 4-8) - Bobbye HallBobbye HallBobbye Jean Hall Porter is an American percussionist who has recorded with a variety of rock, soul, blues and jazz artists, and has appeared on 22 songs that reached the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100, six of those reaching #1.-Early career:...
– percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
(tracks 1-2, 4-7) - Phil Jones – percussion (track 3)
- Roy BittanRoy BittanRoy Bittan is an American keyboardist, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, which he joined on August 23, 1974...
– piano (tracks 2, 5-8) - Billy PayneBill PayneBill Payne is a founding member of American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other piano rock musicians, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues music artists...
– piano (track 4) - David Adelstein – synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
(track 1)
Production
- Produced by Jimmy Iovine & Tom Petty
- Engineered & Mixed by Shelly YakusShelly YakusShelly Yakus is considered as one of the best engineers and mixers in the music industry. Formerly chief engineer and vice president of A&M Records, Yakus' engineering work has help sell in excess of one hundred million records, equaling over one billion dollars in sales...
& Don Smith - Assistant Engineers: Dana Latham, Tori Swenson, Niko BolasNiko BolasNiko Bolas is an American music producer, sound engineer, and consultant and business developer in the fields of virtual reality and Internet radio...
& James Ball - Additional Engineering by Thom PanunzioThom PanunzioThom Panunzio grew up in River Edge, New Jersey not too far from Manhattan. He began his career as an audio engineer originally working at Record Plant Studios in New York. There he met, Jimmy Iovine, and started his career working with John Lennon...
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
Tour & HBO Television Special
Nicks underwent a very short, yet critically acclaimed national tour in support of the album, starting on November 27, 1981 and finishing on December 13, 1981. The final night at The Wilshire Fox Theatre in Beverly Hills was recorded by HBO for a television special and later released on VHS in many territories by CBS/Fox in 1982 as "White Wing Dove: Stevie Nicks In Concert". The whole show was recorded, but only 9 tracks were shown on the TV special and released to VHS.Despites pleas from fans, the show has never been released on DVD or CD, although 2 tracks ('Edge of Seventeen' and 'Gold and Braid') can be found on the 1998 boxset "The Enchanted Works Of Stevie Nicks". Only 'Gold Dust Woman', 'Gold And Braid', 'I Need To Know', 'Outside The Rain', 'Dreams', 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around', 'Sara', 'Edge Of Seventeen' and 'Rhiannon' were included on the VHS release. 'Bella Donna', 'Angel', 'Blue Lamp', 'Leather And Lace', 'After the Glitter Fades' and 'How Still My Love' were recorded and received audio broadcast on radio but were not televised, and as such have never been officially released.
The live performance of 'Leather and Lace' was, however, used as a video promo for the single release (even though it was a solo version and did not feature Don Henley), and did surface on the 1986 VHS collection "I Can't Wait", which collected together six of Nicks' promo-clips between 1981 and 1985. These six promos were released on DVD as a special feature to the Australian issue of Fleetwood Mac - Mirage Tour in 2007.
Nicks' 2008 retrospective Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
- References :...
included the full live 1981 clip of 'Edge of Seventeen' on the DVD supplement, with optional commentary from Nicks. She admits that her tears at the end of the song were due to her thoughts of having to join Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
in France the following day to begin recording the Mirage
Mirage (Fleetwood Mac album)
Mirage is the 13th studio album by Fleetwood Mac, released in June 1982.Following a hiatus of over a year after the completion of the worldwide Tusk tour, the band temporarily relocated to Château d'Hérouville in France to record this 12-track collection...
album, one of the key reasons why the 1981 tour was so short.
The "White Wing Dove" performance remains unreleased in its entirety, although it has been circulating for many years amongst fans as a bootleg.
Tour Setlist
- "Gold Dust Woman"
- "Think About It"
- "Outside The Rain"
- "Dreams"
- "Angel"
- "After The Glitter Fades"
- "Gold And Braid"
- "I Need To Know"
- "Sara"
- "Bella Donna"
- "Blue Lamp"
- "Leather And Lace"
- "How Still My Love"
- "Stop Draggin My Heart Around"
- "Edge Of Seventeen"
Encore
- Rhiannon (piano version)
- Rhiannon (Full rock version)
Tour Dates
- November 27 - Houston, Texas, The Summit Arena
- November 28 - Houston, Texas, The Summit Arena
- November 29 - Dallas, Texas, Reunion Arena
- December 3 - Oakland, California, Oakland Coliseum
- December 5 - Tempe, Arizona, Compton Terrace (?)
- December 6 - Los Angeles, California, Wilshire Fox Theater
- December 7 - Los Angeles, California, Wilshire Fox Theater
- December 8 - Los Angeles, California, Wilshire Fox Theater
- December 12 - Los Angeles, California, Wilshire Fox Theater
- December 13 - Los Angeles, California, Wilshire Fox Theater
Album
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart | 20 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 7 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 14 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
11 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
1 |
Singles
| Single | Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
3 | |
| Single | Chart (1982) | Peak position |
| "Leather and Lace" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 26 |
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
6 | |
| "Edge of Seventeen" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
11 | |
| "After the Glitter Fades" | Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
70 |
| Adult Contemporary | 36 | |
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
32 |
External links
- The Official Stevie Nicks web site
- [ AMG Entry for Stevie Nicks]