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Newly remastered version of Stevie Nick's Debut solo album,Bella Donna.Nicks joined producer Jimmy Iovine to begin recording songs for her solo debut, following the recording of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk and subsequent tour. The 1981 album was quickly certified platinum thanks to Nicks classics like “Edge Of Seventeen,” “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and “Leather And Lace” (with Don Henley).
Language : English
Product Dimensions : 5.55 x 4.92 x 0.47 inches; 3.25 ounces
Manufacturer : Atlantic Catalog Group
Original Release Date : 2016
Date First Available : October 3, 2016
Label : Atlantic Catalog Group
ASIN : B01LTHO0L2
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: mpage
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Perfect Kick-off For Stevie Nicks' Solo Adventure With Even More Added Attractions!
Review: A great beginning for Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks' solo career. I first got this on vinyl in the early eighties but with this deluxe reissue on CD it's even more enjoyable along with alternate versions of the featured songs from Stevie's maiden voyage as well as outtakes and an entire disc of live material taken from the final night of a two-week tour which was the exact concert I witnessed on HBO while visiting my maternal grandparents in Union, NJ during my senior year of high school.To start with-The first disc is the main album itself. Even while Stevie Nicks was still in the Fleetwood Mac line-up, she kicked off her solo career into high gear with the help of producer Jimmy Iovine[Whom Stevie was involved with at the time and later the founder of Interscope Records]and other great musicians assembled under his direction. One of whom was E-Street Band keyboardist Roy Bittan(Iovine also engineered Bruce Springsteen's albums by the way). Other keyboardists include Benmont Tench[of The Heartbreakers]; David Adelstein(who plays synthesizer on the title track);Bill Elliot(piano on the title track)and Billy Payne(piano on "Think About It"). Bassists include Bob Glaub; Duck Dunn(on "Stop Dragging My Heart Around");Tom Moncrieff(on "Outside The Rain")and Richard Bowden(on "The Highwayman"). Drummers include Russ Kunkel(who previously played with James Taylor and later engaged to Taylor's ex-wife Carly Simon); Stan Lynch(on "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" and "Outside The Rain")and Don Henley(on "The Highwayman"). Percussion is handled by Bobbye Hall[Who appeared on Bob Dylan's Street Legal album and world tour in 1978] and Phil Jones(on "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" and "Outside The Rain"). Guitarists include Waddy Wachtel; Michael Campbell(on "Stop Dragging My Heart Around", "Outside The Rain" and "The Highwayman")and Don Felder(on "The Highwayman"). Davey Johnstone[Elton John's side guitarist]adds acoustic guitar to the title track, "Kind Of Woman", "Think About It", "After The Glitter Fades", "How Still My Love" and "The Highwayman". Dan Dugmore adds some unique pedal steel guitar to "After The Glitter Fades". My main favs here "Stop Dragging My Heart", "Glitter", "Edge Of Seventeen" and "Leather And Lace"[Stevie's duet with Don Henley].Of the eleven tracks on Disc Two, six are alternate versions/or demos, three are unreleased songs["Gold And Braid", "If You Were My Love" and "The Dealer"] and two songs are soundtrack cuts-"Blue Lamp"(from Heavy Metal) and "Sleeping Angel"(from Fast Times At Ridgemont High).Finally, Disc Three is the audio version of the Fox Wilshire Theatre show in L.A. in full length-no less which previously aired on HBO and later released as In Concert on VHS and LaserDisc save for the songs "Angel", "Leather And Lace", "Bella Donna" and "How Still My Love", which were previously unissued in viewing form. Personally I wished they released this show on DVD but I viewed it two months back on Youtube to refresh myself of what I saw back in "82. The musicians are mainly the same ones featured on Bella Donna here-Bittan, Wachtel, Tench, Glaub, Kunkel and Hall. Adding to the live line-up are vocalists Sharon Celani and Lori Perry[Now Stevie's sister-in-law], who still sing with her to this day. She is introduced by her father Christopher Nicks, then kicks off with "Gold Dust Woman"[The first of four Fleetwood Mac songs in this set]. Stevie also covers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "I Need To Know" but despite the presence of Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, Petty's vocals are substituted by Waddy Wachtel. The same could be said likewise for the place of Don Henley's vocals for "Leather And Lace". Other Mac songs featured here are "Dreams" , "Sara" and "Rhiannon"[The closing song of this show]. Being that it was such a great concert, it would also be a rather sad ending to a short two-week tour since Stevie was still committed to Fleetwood Mac and would be very shortly due to rejoin them in France for the next venture-The Mirage album. You can definitely hear it in Stevie's voice after concluding "Rhiannon". I hear you, Stevie. I'd be crushed, too, after doing a short solo tour before going to my other band to work with them again. I've witnessed her both with Mac and solo[Where she toured with Don Henley] in '04 and '05, respectively with my girlfriend/bandmate Terri.Such a treasure to have this expanded version of Bella Donna. If you already have or had this album on vinyl, I wouldn't hesitate to get this edition. Don't delay!
Reviewer: Tina Nimitz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderful Album
Review: Wonderful CD. A lot of great hits on this one. Received in a timely manner.
Reviewer: WestHillsWilly
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A highpoint in Ms. Nicks career!
Review: Stevie is the Queen of Rock and she proved it with Bella Donna. The original album is remastered exquisitely! The bonus CD did not have the surprises that were provided on the Wild Heart bonus disc but still give us great sounding versions of some of the songs that were worked on during the Bella Donna sessions that hardcore fans were already familiar with. The stripped down Bella Donna piano demo must have been very well hidden because I had never heard any of her hardcore fans mention it before. Blue Lamp is a great song from the Bella Donna sessions but it did not really fit the album style very well and was given up to the Heavy Metal soundtrack early on (the soundtrack was comprised of mainly non "heavy metal" like songs). Sleeping Angel would have fit perfectly with the style concept of Bella Donna but given the space limitations of the LP, this song was also left off and given away to another movie soundtrack. This disc includes the released version and an alternate version as well. The Dealer, Gold and Braid and If You Were My Love were just a few of the many song gems that actually got worked on during the BD sessions. Not only did she have a huge back log of songs from even before joining Fleetwood Mac but by 1978, she had a good idea this solo album would one day happen and started cranking out song like crazy. Many of those piano demos made it through the studio door and on tape to some degree. So why did Stevie skimp on the bonus disc? Yes, the bonus disc is great but us fans know what's out there and how much a CD nowadays can hold (close to 80 minutes worth of music). So why did Stevie gives us less than 50 minutes worth of bonus stuff when we know she could have easily filled up over 2 CDs of Bella Donna bonus material? There were finished or nearly finished takes of Gypsy (the song originally meant for Bella Donna but ended up on the FMac album Mirage), Julia, Starshine, 24 Karat Gold, Baby Doll, Belle Fleur, Love You Enough, Lady of the Mountains, All the Kings Horses and the list goes on. A disc could have easily just been dedicated to Stevie's piano demos-those bare bone piano demos are just as moving if not at times more moving than the studio product.I know, I'm whining. I can't expect Stevie to release a box set at the level of Fleetwood Macs Tusk but I can dream.Well since I'm whining, let me whine some more.Stevie's short but legendary Bella Donna-White Winged Dove Tour is also included on this package. The tour was significantly edited down, cutting out nearly 50% of the concert when it was released later on in 1983 on VHS. A great audio of that concert was provided in this package release and it restored 5 extra tracks from the tour that were left off of the VHS. Two songs from this tour still remain officially unreleased - "Blue Lamp" and "Think About It". We can only hope that maybe one day Ms. Nicks will decide to release the entire concert on DVD with a companion CD. But for the moment, thanks Stevie.
Reviewer: Ed Ward
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Only Stevie Nicks Album You Need
Review: I was a huge Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks fan back in high school. I bought this LP when it came out. I bought everything she did up to that ghastly "Other Side of the Mirror" CD. Stevie really lost her way (as did Fleetwood Mac) after Tusk ... although some might say Tusk was a disaster, I loved it ... After Tusk they tried so hard to make modern-sounding hits that their albums only had a few good songs. This is how I rate Stevie's solo work as well."Bella Donna" sounds like a rock album with some country touches. It has REAL guitars and REAL drums. What she did after this was what most 70s artists did in the 80s... they started adding techno garbage to the production. I'm not against techno... I think Gary Numan is cool, and I dig techno. I even like the newer techno Queen albums. But when Stevie starts getting the Michael Jackson sound (like on "Stand Back")... I'm checking out. Sadly, it took three more of her albums for me to realize that Bella Donna is pretty much the only one that holds up. Having lost many of my old albums, I decided to pick up this remastered CD. I'm glad I did. It's great.If I have to complain about the CD it is this - Why did they not include the original iconic photo so her looking through her tambourine? I love all the extra photos, but this is not right. That photo is so great that when I was in high school I hand-cut a silkscreen and made posters and even silk-screened it on the back of my jacket. So, that's my only complaint.
Reviewer: Jose Luis Merino
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: El primer disco de solista de Stevie Nicks es una explosión de éxitos, con una mezcla de géneros que intercalan la balada romántica, el rock e incluso el country. La edición nos presenta un disco de 180g con un sonido hermoso y sin distorsiones, además de que el arte de la portada y su insert son una reproducción fiel al lanzamiento original. Se destacan temas que han marcado a más de una generación, desde colaboraciones con Tom Petty; Edge of Seventeen (un himno único); y, la bellÃsima Leather and Lace con Don Henley, ésta última que toca tu corazón sà o sÃ. Sin duda alguna, uno de los mejores discos de los años 80's, y un must para cualquier biblioteca de vinilos.
Reviewer: Christine Marasse
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Für die Sammlung - frühes Werk von Stevie Nicks
Reviewer: Tangram7
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Stevie nicks best album in my opinion. Vinyl is a very good press. 5*.
Reviewer: salvador molera esteban
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Primer disco de Stevie Nicks en solitario y, posiblemente, el mejor. Influencias lógicas de Fleetwood Mac (extraordinaria Edge Of Seventeen), aires country (After The Glitter Fades) y colaboraciones de lujo (Tom Petty, Don Henley y Don Felder, entre otros).
Reviewer: Cristian
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A D O R O Stevie Nicks, credo sia una delle migliori cantautrici al mondo. Questa Deluxe Edition è un bellissimo box di 3CD che rende completo questo primo lavoro solista che ha venduto circa 8 milioni di copie nel mondo. Consiglio vivamente questa versione del cd a chi si avvicina alla grande Stevie. Credo sia uno dei migliori album della storia della musica. Contiene la canzone must di Stevie Nicks "Edge of seventeen".