![]() Nicks seemed to know what she was up to - one song was called "Nothing Ever Changes." As a result, The Wild Heart sold to the faithful - it made the Top Ten, sold over a million copies, and spawned three Top 40 hits ("Stand Back," "Nightbird," and "If Anyone Falls"). Elsewhere, the songs were largely interchangeable with those on Bella Donna, even down to the obligatory duet with Tom Petty. His most daring effort was the album's leadoff single, "Stand Back," which boasted a disco tempo. Iovine did get a Mac-like sound on "Nightbird," in which Nicks repeated her invocation to "the white winged dove" from Bella Donna's "Edge of Seventeen," and on "Sable on Blond," a "Gypsy" soundalike. ![]() As on Bella Donna, producer Jimmy Iovine took a simpler, more conventional pop/rock approach to the arrangements than Fleetwood Mac's inventive Lindsey Buckingham did on Nicks's songs, which meant the music was more straightforward than her typically elliptical lyrics. Not surprisingly, she played it safe: The Wild Heart contained nothing that would disturb fans of her previous work and much that echoed it. She was the most successful American female pop singer of the time. (Even in the back of your… even in the back of your mind.Stevie Nicks was following both her debut solo album, Bella Donna (1981), which had topped the charts, sold over a million copies (now over four million), and spawned four Top 40 hits, and Fleetwood Mac's Mirage (1982), which had topped the charts, sold over a million copies (now over two million), and spawned three Top 40 hits (including her "Gypsy"), when she released her second solo album, The Wild Heart. ![]() Wo… are the children are they hopelessly enchantedīlame it on my… blame it on my… blame it on my Just one more chip off an already broken heart Somehow, while the studio version is the one that made the cut, this rendition could have easily taken its place! + Wild Heart lyrics + ![]() It’s got a folksy, almost country kind of feel to it and it sounds like Stevie as she was meant to be heard young, wild at heart, and wonderfully imperfect. Fun Fact: This demo of ‘Wild Heart’ was recorded from the Bella Donna Rolling Stone photo shoot. ![]()
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