Rock a Little
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Rock a Little is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac
vocalist Stevie Nicks
.
Released in late 1985 while Fleetwood Mac were still on a lengthy hiatus following their album Mirage
in 1982, Rock a Little hit the top 20 in its second week and ultimately peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard
charts, and was certified platinum after just 1 month of its release. Although sales did not match Nicks' earlier albums, Bella Donna
and The Wild Heart
(both selling in excess of 4 and 2 million copies in the U.S. respectively), Rock a Little produced the hits "Talk to Me
" (US#4), "I Can't Wait" (US#16), and the mainstay encore for Nicks' live shows, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You" (US#60). A fourth single, "Imperial Hotel" was released in Australia. The album peaked at #5 in Australia, #8 in Canada, and #30 in the UK.
, and in late 1984 began work on what is now recognised as the Rock a Little project. "Running Through the Garden" would resurface in completed form in 2003 on the Fleetwood Mac
album Say You Will
.
The album is reputed to have cost $1 million USD to record (according to Mick Fleetwood in his autobiography), and is seen as a watershed in the singer's career. The vocal style is distinctively more husky and nasal (many claim this was due to increasing cocaine abuse) than on previous recordings, and, uncharacteristically, some of the album's tracks were not written by Nicks herself. It was later revealed that Martin Page
and Bernie Taupin
had specially written the track "These Dreams
" for inclusion on the album, but Nicks turned it down. The track was then recorded by the band Heart
and became their first no.1 in 1986.
Nicks had recorded various other tracks prior to the album's release, including the uptempo rocker "Violet and Blue", and "Battle of the Dragon", a moody and intricate contemplation of the stormy relationships between Fleetwood Mac
members at that time. Rather than included on her own album, both were featured on movie soundtracks (Against All Odds
and American Anthem
respectively), though they were both featured on Nicks' 3-disc retrospective Enchanted
in 1998. A duet with Eagles drummer and former lover Don Henley
entitled "Reconsider Me" would also see the cutting room floor, and the rock ballad "One More Big Time Rock and Roll Star" was relegated to the B-side of the "Talk to Me
" single. Many other discarded demos from the sessions have never seen the light of day, but a few, including "Greta", "Love is Like a River" and "Listen to the Rain", were dusted off for her 1994 album Street Angel
. "Thousand Days" was relegated to a B-side. "Mirror, Mirror" was tried out again for 1989's The Other Side of the Mirror, and was again revisited in 1994 for inclusion on Street Angel, but ultimately the original Rock a Little version was only released on a cassette single of "Blue Denim" in 1994 and, as such, has become a highly sought after Nicks recording.
Jimmy Iovine
was originally brought in to produce the album and worked on the original demo recordings in 1984. However, he parted ways with Nicks midway through the recording sessions, claiming he did not like the direction in which Nicks wanted to take the album. It was later revealed that the two had been in a relationship for several years, and he left production of Rock a Little due to their break-up and Nicks' subsequent relationship with Eagles member Joe Walsh
(for whom she penned her much-loved ballad "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You"). Keith Olsen
, Rick Nowels
and Nicks herself took over production duties after Iovine's departure.
Upon release in November 1985, Rock a Little received very mixed reviews. Combined with Nicks' growing addiction to cocaine at the time which hampered her tour performances (she would famously check in to the Betty Ford Clinic at the tour's conclusion), the album did not achieve sales or chart positions expected of Nicks at that time.
, except where noted.
" were also released to US radio stations in 1985 and 1986. The "I Can't Wait" promo features an alternative picture sleeve to the conventional 7 inch release, and includes two exclusive versions of the song specially created for radio. 12-inch vinyl promos of both singles were also released to US radio stations, with that of "Talk to Me" being especially sought after for its glossy sleeve.
A very limited US 12-inch DJ only vinyl featured "Imperial Hotel" as the A-side, with the Rock Mix of "I Can't Wait" as the B-side.
A Spanish 7-inch promo of "Talk to Me" features an exclusive picture sleeve unreleased in any other territory.
" and "I Can't Wait". In 1986 a 6-track VHS tape entitled I Can't Wait was released in many territories, and featured the following promos:
This release is notable for including a live solo performance of "Leather and Lace" from the last night of Nicks' 1981 Bella Donna tour, which was cut from the VHS release of White Wing Dove: Stevie Nicks Live, a 9-track edit of the same concert.
Five of these promos are included on the DVD supplement to Nicks' 2008 collection Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
, but the only DVD availability of the live version of "Leather and Lace" is the Australian release of Fleetwood Mac
's Mirage Tour concert, for which all six videos of the "I Can't Wait" collection are included as a special bonus feature.
in Colorado, which was captured and released on video (and later on DVD). Evidence of Nicks' drug abuse is apparent in both performance and vocals, but the show is noticeably 'cleaned up' with re-shot close-ups, inserts and vocal overdubs. The video/DVD is also a very much shortened version of the actual setlist, clocking in at only 57 minutes, 15 of which are devoted to a very lengthy version of "Edge of Seventeen".
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...
vocalist Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie 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...
.
Released in late 1985 while Fleetwood Mac were still on a lengthy hiatus following their album Mirage
Mirage
A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French mirage, from the Latin mirare, meaning "to look at, to wonder at"...
in 1982, Rock a Little hit the top 20 in its second week and ultimately peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
charts, and was certified platinum after just 1 month of its release. Although sales did not match Nicks' earlier albums, Bella Donna
Bella Donna (album)
-The Band:* Stevie Nicks – vocals* Lori Perry – backup vocals* Sharon Celani – backup vocals*Tom Petty – vocals, guitar *Michael Campbell – guitar *Don Felder – guitar *Benmont Tench – organ, piano...
and The Wild Heart
The Wild Heart (album)
The Wild Heart is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks. Released on June 10, 1983, a year after Fleetwood Mac's successful #1 album, Mirage, it reached #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts and achieved platinum status on September 12th, 1983...
(both selling in excess of 4 and 2 million copies in the U.S. respectively), Rock a Little produced the hits "Talk to Me
Talk to Me (Stevie Nicks song)
"Talk to Me" is a 1985 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the first single from her third solo album, Rock a Little. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and claimed the number-one spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in 1985.-Background:The...
" (US#4), "I Can't Wait" (US#16), and the mainstay encore for Nicks' live shows, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You" (US#60). A fourth single, "Imperial Hotel" was released in Australia. The album peaked at #5 in Australia, #8 in Canada, and #30 in the UK.
Album History
Recording for her follow-up project to 1983's multi-platinum album The Wild Heart originally began in 1984, under the collective heading of "Mirror, Mirror". A selection of songs were recorded, including "Running Through the Garden" and "Mirror Mirror". However, Nicks scrapped these recordings and parted ways with long-time producer and romantic interest Jimmy IovineJimmy Iovine
James "Jimmy" Iovine is an American music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.-Biography:...
, and in late 1984 began work on what is now recognised as the Rock a Little project. "Running Through the Garden" would resurface in completed form in 2003 on the 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...
album Say You Will
Say You Will
Say You Will is the 17th album by British/American band Fleetwood Mac, released in 2003. It was the first Fleetwood Mac album in 34 years not to include tracks written by vocalist/keyboardist Christine McVie, who had left the group in 1998. McVie is featured on two songs, which had been originally...
.
The album is reputed to have cost $1 million USD to record (according to Mick Fleetwood in his autobiography), and is seen as a watershed in the singer's career. The vocal style is distinctively more husky and nasal (many claim this was due to increasing cocaine abuse) than on previous recordings, and, uncharacteristically, some of the album's tracks were not written by Nicks herself. It was later revealed that Martin Page
Martin Page
Martin Page is a musician, singer, bass player, session musician, and noted pop songwriter.Martin George Page was born at Southampton, Hampshire, England, September 23, 1959 to Alan Richard Page and Ruth Pamela Page...
and Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...
had specially written the track "These Dreams
These Dreams
"These Dreams" is a song by the rock band Heart released in 1986 from their 1985 self-titled album. It was the first song by the band to become a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.-Origin of the song:...
" for inclusion on the album, but Nicks turned it down. The track was then recorded by the band Heart
Heart (band)
Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...
and became their first no.1 in 1986.
Nicks had recorded various other tracks prior to the album's release, including the uptempo rocker "Violet and Blue", and "Battle of the Dragon", a moody and intricate contemplation of the stormy relationships between 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...
members at that time. Rather than included on her own album, both were featured on movie soundtracks (Against All Odds
Against All Odds (soundtrack)
Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1984 film Against All Odds. The album includes the original score by Larry Carlton, as well as several tracks by artists popular at the time of the film's release...
and American Anthem
American Anthem
American Anthem is a 1986 American film produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures and released in North America by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Albert Magnoli, and starred Mitch Gaylord and Janet Jones. The subject of the film was a football player turned gymnast that was seeking to join the...
respectively), though they were both featured on Nicks' 3-disc retrospective Enchanted
Enchanted (Stevie Nicks album)
-Disc 2:-Disc 3:-Charts:Album - Billboard...
in 1998. A duet with Eagles drummer and former lover Don Henley
Don Henley
Donald 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...
entitled "Reconsider Me" would also see the cutting room floor, and the rock ballad "One More Big Time Rock and Roll Star" was relegated to the B-side of the "Talk to Me
Talk to Me (Stevie Nicks song)
"Talk to Me" is a 1985 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the first single from her third solo album, Rock a Little. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and claimed the number-one spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in 1985.-Background:The...
" single. Many other discarded demos from the sessions have never seen the light of day, but a few, including "Greta", "Love is Like a River" and "Listen to the Rain", were dusted off for her 1994 album Street Angel
Street Angel
Street Angel is a 1928 silent film about a spirited young woman who finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter . Directed by Frank Borzage, the movie was adapted by H.H...
. "Thousand Days" was relegated to a B-side. "Mirror, Mirror" was tried out again for 1989's The Other Side of the Mirror, and was again revisited in 1994 for inclusion on Street Angel, but ultimately the original Rock a Little version was only released on a cassette single of "Blue Denim" in 1994 and, as such, has become a highly sought after Nicks recording.
Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
James "Jimmy" Iovine is an American music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.-Biography:...
was originally brought in to produce the album and worked on the original demo recordings in 1984. However, he parted ways with Nicks midway through the recording sessions, claiming he did not like the direction in which Nicks wanted to take the album. It was later revealed that the two had been in a relationship for several years, and he left production of Rock a Little due to their break-up and Nicks' subsequent relationship with Eagles member Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh
Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...
(for whom she penned her much-loved ballad "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You"). Keith Olsen
Keith Olsen
Keith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
, Rick Nowels
Rick Nowels
Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
and Nicks herself took over production duties after Iovine's departure.
Upon release in November 1985, Rock a Little received very mixed reviews. Combined with Nicks' growing addiction to cocaine at the time which hampered her tour performances (she would famously check in to the Betty Ford Clinic at the tour's conclusion), the album did not achieve sales or chart positions expected of Nicks at that time.
Track listing
All songs written by Stevie NicksStevie Nicks
Stephanie 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...
, except where noted.
- "I Can't Wait" (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...
, Rick NowelsRick NowelsRichard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
, Eric Pressly) – 4:37 - "Rock a Little (Go Ahead Lily)" – 3:39
- "Sister Honey" (Nicks, Les DudekLes DudekLes Dudek is an American guitarist.-Early years:Les Dudek's father, Harold, was born in Campbell, Nebraska, and was a World War II veteran in the United States Navy. His mother, Alma, born in Brooklyn, was a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Les has one older sister, Sandy, who was born in...
) – 3:50 - "I Sing for the Things" – 3:45
- "Imperial Hotel" (Nicks, Mike Campbell) – 2:53
- "Some Become Strangers" (David Williams, Amy Latelevision, Peter Rafelson) – 3:30
- "Talk to MeTalk to Me (Stevie Nicks song)"Talk to Me" is a 1985 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the first single from her third solo album, Rock a Little. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and claimed the number-one spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in 1985.-Background:The...
" (Chas Sandford) – 4:10 - "The Nightmare" (Stevie Nicks, Chris Nicks) – 5:23
- "If I Were You" (Rick NowelsRick NowelsRichard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
, Nicks) – 4:31 - "No Spoken Word" – 4:14
- "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" (Nicks, Keith OlsenKeith OlsenKeith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
) – 4:34
Alternative versions and 12-inch releases
- "I Can't Wait" was released as a 12-inch single in an extended 6:00 rock version in many territories, but the UK release exclusively included a longer and different version of the album track "Rock a Little (Go Ahead Lily)" running at 5:40, currently unavailable on any other release.
- "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" was also released in a 12-inch version in the UK, and included a 'dub' rock version of "I Can't Wait", clocking in at 5:50.
- All 7-inch and 12-inch releases of "Talk to MeTalk to Me (Stevie Nicks song)"Talk to Me" is a 1985 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the first single from her third solo album, Rock a Little. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and claimed the number-one spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in 1985.-Background:The...
" included the non-album track "One More Big Time Rock and Roll Star", written by Nicks, which later appeared with a slightly truncated ending on her 1998 retrospective boxset "Enchanted".
- The highly sought after 5-track US 12-inch release of "I Can't Wait", in one of the most iconic picture sleeves of Stevie's career, includes:
- "I Can't Wait" (Rock Mix) - 6:00
- "I Can't Wait" (Instrumental Dance Mix) - 6:20
- "I Can't Wait" (Dub Dance Mix) - 4:23
- "I Can't Wait" (Rock Dub Mix) - 5:50
- "The Nightmare" (Special Extended Vocal Remix) - 6:40
Collectable promotional releases
Very collectable 7-inch promotional singles of "I Can't Wait" and "Talk to MeTalk to Me (Stevie Nicks song)
"Talk to Me" is a 1985 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the first single from her third solo album, Rock a Little. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and claimed the number-one spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in 1985.-Background:The...
" were also released to US radio stations in 1985 and 1986. The "I Can't Wait" promo features an alternative picture sleeve to the conventional 7 inch release, and includes two exclusive versions of the song specially created for radio. 12-inch vinyl promos of both singles were also released to US radio stations, with that of "Talk to Me" being especially sought after for its glossy sleeve.
A very limited US 12-inch DJ only vinyl featured "Imperial Hotel" as the A-side, with the Rock Mix of "I Can't Wait" as the B-side.
A Spanish 7-inch promo of "Talk to Me" features an exclusive picture sleeve unreleased in any other territory.
Personnel
- Stevie Nicks - lead vocals
- Jamie Sheriff - synthesizers, programming (tracks 1-3, 11)
- 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...
- synthesziers (track 2) - Charles Judge - synthesizers, piano (tracks 3-4, 8-9, 11)
- Greg PhillinganesGreg PhillinganesGreg Phillinganes is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High School, Detroit Michigan....
- synthesziers, keyboards, timpani (tracks 5, 7) - Chas Sandford - synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar (track 6)
- Rick NowelsRick NowelsRichard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
- keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 8, 10-11) - Bill Cuomo - keyboards (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:...
- piano, organ (tracks 5-6) - George Black - guitar, bass (tracks 1, 3, 8)
- Michael LandauMichael LandauMichael Landau is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Seal, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis...
- guitar, background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 8) - Waddy WachtelWaddy WachtelRobert "Waddy" Wachtel is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work...
- guitar (tracks 2, 10) - Danny KortchmarDanny KortchmarDanny "Kootch" Kortchmar is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s...
- guitar (track 3) - Mike Campbell - guitar (track 4)
- Kenny EdwardsKenny EdwardsKenny Edwards was an American singer/songwriter. He was a founding member of The Stone Poneys and a long-time collaborator with both Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff.-Biography:...
- bass (track 2) - 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 (tracks 4-5) - Michael PorcaroMike PorcaroMike Porcaro is best noted as the bass player in the Grammy Award winning band, Toto.He is the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro...
- bass (track 10) - 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:...
- percussion (track 3) - David KemperDavid KemperDavid Kemper is a drummer. He was a long-time member of both the Jerry Garcia Band and Bob Dylan's band . He was with the Jerry Garcia Band for the last eleven years of Garcia's life...
- percussion, tambourine (tracks 9, 11) - Steve JordanSteve JordanSteve Jordan is the name of:*Steve Jordan , American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and music producer from New York City*Esteban Jordan , American conjunto and Tejano musician...
- drums (track 2, 5, 6) - 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 (track 3) - Andy NewmarkAndy NewmarkAndrew "Andy" Newmark is an American musician, best known as a popular session drummer, and for playing with the funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1973....
- drums (tracks 8-9) - Denny CarmassiDenny CarmassiDenny Carmassi is an American drummer.Carmassi was a member of the first four line-ups of the band Montrose. After Montrose, he played with his former Montrose bandmate Sammy Hagar as a solo artist, and with his former Montrose bandmates Ronnie Montrose and Jim Alcivar in the band Gamma.He also...
- drums (track 10) - Barney WilenBarney WilenBarney Wilen was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer.Wilen was born in Nice; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. He began performing in clubs in Nice after being encouraged by Blaise Cendrars who was a friend of his mother...
- saxophone (track 6) - Lori Perry-Nicks - background vocals
- Sharon Celani - background vocals (tracks 1-10)
- Maria VidalMaria VidalMaria Vidal is an American singer who had one hit single with the song, "Body Rock" in 1984; it also reached #8 on the US dance charts, and #11 in the UK.Vidal was originally a member of the band, Desmond Child & Rouge, but went solo with a self-titled debut album...
- background vocals (tracks 1-2, 7-8) - Marilyn MartinMarilyn MartinMarilyn Martin is an American singer best known for her 1985 hit duet with Phil Collins, "Separate Lives."Born in Tennessee but raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Martin gained notice as a back-up singer for such artists as Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Tom Petty and Kenny Loggins, touring...
- background vocals (tracks 1-3, 5-6, 10) - Carolyn Brooks - background vocals (track 11)
Videos
Promotional videos were shot for the singles "Talk to MeTalk to Me (Stevie Nicks song)
"Talk to Me" is a 1985 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the first single from her third solo album, Rock a Little. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and claimed the number-one spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for two weeks in 1985.-Background:The...
" and "I Can't Wait". In 1986 a 6-track VHS tape entitled I Can't Wait was released in many territories, and featured the following promos:
- "Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundStop Draggin' My Heart Around"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" was the first single from Stevie Nicks' debut solo album Bella Donna. It was written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell as a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song, but Jimmy Iovine, who was also working Stevie Nicks at the time, arranged for her to sing on it...
" - "Leather and Lace" (Live, 1981 Bella Donna Tour)
- "Stand BackStand BackStand Back is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1975 . It became the first album to ever achieve platinum sales in Canada.-Track listing:All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted....
" - "If Anyone Falls"
- "Talk to Me"
- "I Can't Wait"
This release is notable for including a live solo performance of "Leather and Lace" from the last night of Nicks' 1981 Bella Donna tour, which was cut from the VHS release of White Wing Dove: Stevie Nicks Live, a 9-track edit of the same concert.
Five of these promos are included on the DVD supplement to Nicks' 2008 collection Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
- References :...
, but the only DVD availability of the live version of "Leather and Lace" is the Australian release of 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...
's Mirage Tour concert, for which all six videos of the "I Can't Wait" collection are included as a special bonus feature.
Certifications
Tour
The US leg of the "Rock a Little" tour kicked off in 1986 and concluded with a show at the famous Red Rocks AmphitheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a rock structure near Morrison, Colorado, where concerts are given in the open-air amphitheatre. There is a large, tilted, disc-shaped rock behind the stage, a huge vertical rock angled outwards from stage right, several large outcrops angled outwards from stage left and a...
in Colorado, which was captured and released on video (and later on DVD). Evidence of Nicks' drug abuse is apparent in both performance and vocals, but the show is noticeably 'cleaned up' with re-shot close-ups, inserts and vocal overdubs. The video/DVD is also a very much shortened version of the actual setlist, clocking in at only 57 minutes, 15 of which are devoted to a very lengthy version of "Edge of Seventeen".