Stevie Nicks has one of the most outstanding and recognisable voices in all of popular music. She's one of our absolute favourite female icons - the original Gold Dust Woman, the Queen of Rock n Roll! Now the legendary singer-songwriter whose highly acclaimed 30 year solo career includes seven studio albums, iconic hits, and record sales in the millions, has announced the release of deluxe editions of her first two solo albums Bella Donna and The Wild Heart.
"I've had so much fun reliving the making of Bella Donna and The Wild Heart while working on the liner notes and listening to all of the alternate versions and demo takes,” says Nicks. “The liner notes are so much more than liner notes. They are like a little novel. I tried to make whoever reads this feel like they were there. I think...I succeeded...."
Nicks joined producer Jimmy Iovine to begin recording songs for her solo debut, Bella Donna, following the recording of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk and subsequent tour. Thanks to classic tracks like "Edge Of Seventeen", "Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around" (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and "Leather And Lace" (with Don Henley), the 1981 album was a commercial success, quickly going platinum.
Nicks returned in 1983 with her follow-up, The Wild Heart. The album produced hits like "Stand Back", "Nightbird" and "I Will Run To You" (which features Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers).
Bella Donna: Deluxe Edition (a 3-CD set) and The Wild Heart: Deluxe Edition (a 2-CD set) will both be released on November 4, along with newly remastered versions of the original albums also available on LP. Full tracklisting of both editions are below.
Bella Donna: Deluxe Edition uncovers unreleased versions of "Edge Of Seventeen" and "Leather And Lace", as well as rarities like "Blue Lamp" from the Heavy Metal Soundtrack and "Sleeping Angel" from the Fast Times At Ridgemont High Soundtrack. This new edition also includes a concert from 1981 that features performances of songs from Bella Donna along with several Fleetwood Mac favourites.
The Wild Heart: Deluxe Edition builds on the original album with unreleased versions of "All The Beautiful Worlds", a session version of "Wild Heart", and "Garbo", the B-side to "Stand Back".
Listen below to a demo version of "Bella Donna", taken from the upcoing Deluxe release. This demo of the album’s title track, features Stevie’s beautiful vocals accompanied by just a piano. Stevie chose this track as the first one to premiere from the new edition of Bella Donna.
BELLA DONNA: DELUXE EDITION TRACK LISTING
Disc One: Original Album
- Bella Donna
- Kind Of Woman
- Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around – with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Think About It
- After The Glitter Fades
- Edge Of Seventeen
- How Still My Love
- Leather And Lace
- Outside The Rain
- The Highwayman
Disc Two: Bonus Tracks
- Edge Of Seventeen – Early Take *
- Think About It – Alternate Version *
- How Still My Love – Alternate Version *
- Leather And Lace – Alternate Version *
- Bella Donna – Demo *
- Gold And Braid – Unreleased Version *
- Sleeping Angel – Alternate Version *
- If You Were My Love – Unreleased Version *
- The Dealer – Unreleased Version *
- Blue Lamp – From Heavy Metal Soundtrack
- Sleeping Angel – From Fast Times At Ridgemont High Soundtrack
Disc Three: Live 1981
- Gold Dust Woman
- Gold And Braid
- I Need To Know
- Outside The Rain
- Dreams
- Angel *
- After The Glitter Fades
- Leather And Lace *
- Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
- Bella Donna *
- Sara
- How Still My Love *
- Edge Of Seventeen
- Rhiannon
THE WILD HEART: DELUXE EDITION TRACK LISTING
Disc One: Original Album
- Wild Heart
- If Anyone Falls
- Gate And Garden
- Enchanted
- Nightbird
- Stand Back
- I Will Run To You – with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Nothing Ever Changes
- Sable On Blond
- Beauty And The Beast
Disc Two: Bonus Tracks
- Violet And Blue – from Against All Odds Soundtrack
- I Sing For The Things – Unreleased Version *
- Sable On Blond – Alternate Version *
- All The Beautiful Worlds – Unreleased Version *
- Sorcerer – Unreleased Version *
- Dial The Number – Unreleased Version *
- Garbo – B-side
- Are You Mine – Demo *
- Wild Heart – Session *
* previously unreleased