“Outside the Rain” is Track 9 on Bella Donna, following “Leather and Lace” and preceding “The Highwayman” in the album’s running order. Stevie has never publicly shared the story behind “Outside the Rain,” but it...
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Stevie Nicks shares her ‘dream’ for Bella Donna’s 40th Anniversary
Stevie Nicks has shared a journal entry on the 4oth anniversary of her debut solo album Bella Donna. In the entry, Stevie shares the story behind the title track.
Danny Goldberg describes key role in launching Bella Donna
On Saturday, Danny Goldberg was the latest guest on Stefan Adika’s Talking Wax in a new episode titled “Stevie Nicks: Breaking Away from Fleetwood Mac!” In the 20-minute segment, Danny talks about his...
Taken by the wind
The story behind the photographs of Stevie Nicks with veils on the roof of her house in Venice Beach, 1981 Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac stands in the ocean breeze with her trademark flowy dress sleeves rippling...
Stevie Nicks reflects on shocking death of John Lennon, ‘Edge of Seventeen’
Stevie Nicks says John Lennon’s ‘unacceptable’ death 40 years ago today was ‘scary’ for the music biz Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s murder by Mark David Chapman...
Stevie shares white winged dove story, inspired by special visitor
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Official Music Video)Watch this video on YouTubeYouTube Stevie kept her promise to stay in touch during the pandemic, sharing a great story on her social media sites about the white...
VMP to reissue Bella Donna on 180g blue, black galaxy vinyl
In May, Vinyl Me, Please Essentials members will receive a brand new reissue of Stevie Nicks’ 1981 album Bella Donna on 180 gram blue and black galaxy vinyl, remastered from the original master tapes by Ryan Smith from...
Rhino Records reissuing Bella Donna on gold vinyl
Rhino Records will be reissuing Stevie Nicks’ 1981 debut solo album Bella Donna on gold vinyl on Friday, January 17. The limited edition release will be sold at participating retailers. Rhino is kicking off 2020...
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REVIEW: Going solo post-Tusk (2016 Deluxe Editions)
While the cynic may naysay at Fleetwood Mac’s busy re-release schedule, Rhino’s reissues certainly earn their deluxe stripes. The remastered Tusk received 42 (!) extra tracks and for this pair of...
The resurgent appeal of Stevie Nicks
Her generous songs provide an antidote to today’s often embattled pop music. The cover of Bella Donna, Stevie Nicks’s first solo album, shows the artist looking slender and wide-eyed, wearing a white gown, a gold...
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Bella Donna, The Wild Heart deluxe editions out now!
The deluxe editions of Stevie Nicks’ first two solo albums Bella Donna (1981) and The Wild Heart have been released. Both albums are available as CD deluxe editions with remastered sound, bonus tracks, new liner...
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Stevie Nicks does it again: New releases
A RELEASE of two deluxe albums next month will see a whole lot more Stevie Nicks blasting from radios, stereos and iPods across the country. On November 4, Warner Music Australia will release Bella Donna: Deluxe Edition...
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LISTEN: ‘Bella Donna’ demo
Hear Stevie Nicks’ Intimate ‘Bella Donna’ Demo Deluxe reissues of singer-songwriter’s first two solo albums, Bella Donna and The Wild Heart, out November 4th On November 4th, Stevie Nicks‘...
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Bella Donna, The Wild Heart deluxe editions out Nov 4
STEVIE NICKS TO RELEASE DELUXE EDITONS OF HER FIRST TWO SOLO ALBUMS Legendary Singer-Songwriter Builds On Her Unparalleled Legacy With Deluxe Editions Of Bella Donna And The Wild Heart. Available From Rhino On November...
Kind of Woman: ‘She matters to you…’
For Track No. 2, Stevie Nicks delved deep into her back catalog for “Kind of Woman,” a composition that dated back to the mid-1970s. In the song, Nicks confronted the infidelity in her romantic partner...
Bella Donna: ‘Come in out of the darkness’
A look back on Stevie Nicks’ landmark solo debut On July 27, Stevie Nicks’ debut solo recording Bella Donna turned 35. As we celebrate this historic recording, Stevie Nicks Info looks back on the tracks that...
Stevie Nicks, Redbeard look back on Bella Donna
Long before she became a star as a solo performer; before she and her musical partner (then lover) Lindsey Buckingham helped to transform the British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac into one of the top-selling groups of...
Happy 35th Anniversary, Bella Donna!
Stevie Nicks‘ debut solo album and crowning commercial achievement Bella Donna turns 35 today. Packed with radio-friendly tracks, Bella Donna spawned four Top 40 singles: “Stop Draggin’ My Heart...
Redbeard celebrates 35th anniversary of Bella Donna
During the week of August 8, In the Studio with Redbeard will celebrate the 35th anniversary of Stevie Nicks’ debut solo album Bella Donna. The nationally syndicated radio show will air tracks from the 5X platinum...
VINTAGE VIDEO: ‘Edge of Seventeen’
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen [Original unreleased video]Watch this video on YouTubeYouTube This rarely-seen video for “Edge of Seventeen” has moments of pure telenovela, which just beg for Stevie’s...
VINTAGE VIDEO: ‘Gold and Braid’
“Gold and Braid” is a track from the Bella Donna recording sessions. Although it was never recorded for the album (or ANY album for that matter), it quickly became the elusive fan favorite, kind of like the...
MTV @ 25
On August 1, 1981, MTV began broadcasting to the world. One of the first music videos played that day was Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around, the hit duet by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty. “I’d never done a...
Stevie Nicks praises Tom Petty in Billboard tribute
Stevie Nicks was among the long list of performers to praise singer-songwriter Tom Petty for his enduring contributions to rock music in the March 25th issue of Billboard, which pays tribute to Petty and the 30th...
‘Heart,’ ‘Edge of Seventeen’ make Blender 500
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (#213) and Edge of Seventeen (#229) made the list of The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born! in the October 2005 special issue of Blender magazine. The list ranks 500 songs...
Rob Thomas, Joss Stone cover 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around'
Rob Thomas and Joss Stone covered the Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty 1981 hit duet “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” at the 2nd Annual Fashion Rocks on Thursday, September 8, kicking off New York’s Fall...
Bella Donna certified 5X platinum
The Nicks Fix is reporting that Stevie Nicks’ 1981 album Bella Donna has reached 5X platinum (5 million units shipped to retailers), according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The latest...
Fleetwood Mac: Stevie Nicks, Macramé Goddess
To steal from Groucho Marx (after all we’re talking nicks), the trouble with doing interviews is having to sit down next to someone you don’t like. See, I’m the leather type myself; don’t go for chiffon unless it’s on a...
20 Questions: Stevie Nicks
Stevie Ladies and gentlemen, the reigning queen of rock — on recklessness, relationships and reincarnation Contributing Editor David Rensin met with Stevie Nicks (whose album Bella Donna has sold more than 1,000,000...
Sara (Live in Los Angeles 1981)
Sara ~ STEVIE NICKS From White Wing Dove - 1981Watch this video on YouTubeYouTube
Stevie Nicks: Going solo
Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks tries on a new hat When Stevie Nicks was cutting her first solo album, the just-released Bella Donna, she recalls, “I promised myself I wasn’t going to get crazy over it. I...
Stevie Nicks soars with Bella Donna
A fearsome Kabuki doll grimaces malevolently from atop an antique upright piano into a pastel pink room, where porcelain flamingos stand in fixed motion next to a beige satin-covered bed littered with pillows. Jungle...
Stevie Nicks solos
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S. Simels / Stereo Review (Oct 1981, Vol. 46, p94)
Fleetwood Mac’s siren soars with her first solo album Bella Donna
The view from the living room of Stevie Nicks’ Marina del Rey condominium is spectacular. As far as the eye can see there is nothing but an endless expanse of sand, ocean and sky. It is probably as close to a...
Diversity marks Stevie Nicks’ solo
Fleetwood Mac singer borrows some hard-edged help from Petty. Pop Album Reviews: STEVIE NICKS, Bella Donna, Modern Records. MR38-139. What’s particularly attractive about Stevie Nicks’ solo plunge is the musical and...
REVIEW: Bella Donna
Rickie Lee Jones’ Pirates and Stevie Nicks’ Bella Donna are both such long-awaited albums that you could all but hear the amens when they arrived in the stores. It has been nearly two years since the release...
Stevie Nicks gets serious, down to business on Bella Donna
“Look, enough with these heavy interviews,” the guys upstairs told us. “Szasz, Anton Wilson, Leary, Turner, Bukowski. Give ‘em a break, give ‘em some gossamer. Mind candy. Set ‘em up for the heavy DEA...
Random Notes
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Rolling Stone (Issue 320, p31-32. 2p) / June 26, 1980
Mac’s Stevie Nicks first to be pacted by modern
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D. Hall / Billboard (September 29, 1979, Vol. 91, p4)
