“Whole Lotta Trouble” is Track 6 on The Other Side of the Mirror (1989), Stevie Nicks‘ fourth solo album. It follows “Ghosts” and precedes “Fire Burning” in the album track order.
Release
In the U.S., Modern Records released “Whole Lotta Trouble’ as the third and final single from The Other Side of the Mirror. Issued on 7″ vinyl and cassette single, the release included “Ghosts” as its b-side.
In the U.K., EMI Records released “Whole Lotta Trouble” on 7″ and 12″ vinyl, and CD single. The 7″ vinyl included “Edge of Seventeen” (Album Version) as the b-side; while the 12″ vinyl and CD versions included “Edge of Seventeen” (Album Version) and “Beauty and the Beast” (Live from Red Rocks).
Lyrics
Would you say stop for a second I’ll bet you could think for a minute
In the morning light he says when will I see you
She says I don’t think tomorrow, baby
Sometimes I wonder if things would change if we stayed together
Would you change your mind, at the very last minute
I think you should stop for a second Think for a moment
This could be a whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble for you
Well this could be a whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble for you
And the angel said well you must have had a dream
And you remember it ’till the dream followed through
Till the end of the dream and the dream came true
When I want something I get it
You’d better go he says yes I think I better
Stop for a moment I think you should think for a minute
Would you change your mind, at the very last minute
When I want something I get it
Whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble for you
Well this could be a whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble, baby
Whole lotta trouble for you
Oh yeah, oh yeah not guilty have mercy!
Oh he says you could be my prisoner
Well you’re not living in the real world
You’re not living in the real world
You’re not my friend you’re not my love
And this is something that we really don’t discuss
Where are you sometimes I hear you crying
And I wake up and I get through it
Well this could be a whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble for you
Well this could be a whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble, baby
A whole lotta trouble for you
(Stevie Nicks/Mike Campbell) 1989 © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc
‘Whole Lotta Trouble’ — The Music Video
In October 1989, Stevie filmed a concert video for “Whole Lotta Trouble” at The Summit in Houston, Texas during The Other Side of the Mirror Tour. The Westwood One Superstars Concert Series broadcast the entire concert on FM radio.
Appears on the following releases:
- The Other Side of the Mirror (1989) – Original Version
- Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks (1991) – Remix
- Enchanted: The Works of Stevie Nicks (1998) – Remix
- Stand Back: 1981-2017 (2019) – Remix
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR: Rooms on Fire | Long Way to Go | Two Kinds of Love (Duet with Bruce Hornsby) | Ooh My Love | Ghosts | Whole Lotta Trouble | Fire Burning | Cry Wolf | Cry Wolf | Alice | Juliet | Doing the Best I Can (Escape from Berlin) | I Still Miss Someone (Blue Eyes)
