Bella Donna

Description

1981 Solo Debut featuring Classic Duets with Tom Petty & Don Henley Newly Remastered!

Stevie Nicks’evolution from a member ofFleetwood Macinto a solo artist in her own right was one which came about organically: when you’re part of a band that has three songwriters, it’s hard to keep things fair and spread the wealth while still providing space for all of the material that was being written. As a result, Ms. Nicks took some time during the sessions forTuskto record demos for a solo project, but that was in ’78, and whenTuskwas released in ’79, she was decidedly preoccupied with touring behind that album.

Finally, in 1981,Bella Donnaemerged, released on Modern Records, a label founded by Paul Fishkin, Danny Goldberg, and Nicks herself. Given how insanely popularFleetwood Macwas by that point in their career, it should come as no surprise to anyone that the album soon found its way to the top of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. More importantly, though, four tracks “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” (a duet withTom Petty), “Leather and Lace” (a duet withDon Henley), “Edge of Seventeen,” and “After the Glitter Fades” all made it into the top 40, with “Leather and Lace” hitting #6 and “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” climbing all the way to #3.

Her success as a solo artist proven in a big, big way, Nicks subsequently went on to balance her time betweenFleetwood Macand her own work, and whenever the former has gone away for a while, the latter has always been there to keep her in the public eye.

1. Bella Donna
2. Kind Of Woman
3. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around with Tom Petty
4. Think About It
5. After The Glitter Fades
6. Edge Of Seventeen with Don Henley
7. How Still My Love
8. Leather And Lace
9. Outside The Rain
10. The Highwayman