Rock a Little
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| Studio album by Stevie Nicks | ||
| Released | October 25, 1985 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 44:54 | |
| Label | Modern | |
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| Stevie Nicks chronology | ||
| The Wild Heart (1983) |
Rock A Little (1985) |
The Other Side of the Mirror (1989) |
Stevie Nicks released her third solo album Rock A Little in November 1985. It peaked at no.12 on the Billboard U.S. Charts, and at no.30 in the U.K., and is known for being certified both gold and platinum on the same day. Although sales wise it did not match Stevie's earlier albums, Bella Donna and The Wild Heart both selling 5 and 3 million albums respectively, it is well known for its hits "I Can't Wait" (no.16), "Talk To Me" (no.4) and the mainstay encore for Stevie's live shows, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You".
[edit] Track listing
- "I Can't Wait" (Lyics (Nicks) Music (Nowels, Pressly) – 4:37
- "Rock A Little (Go Ahead Lilly)" (Nicks) – 3:39
- "Sister Honey" (Nicks, Dudek) – 3:50
- "I Sing For The Things" (Nicks) – 3:45
- "Imperial Hotel" (Nicks, Campbell) – 2:53
- "Some Become Strangers" (Williams, Latelevision , Rafelson) – 3:30
- "Talk To Me" (Sandford) – 4:10
- "The Nightmare" (Nicks, Nicks) – 5:23
- "If I Were You" (Lyics: (Nowels, Nicks) Music: (Nowels) –
- "No Spoken Word" (Nicks) – 4:14
- "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You" Lyics: (Nicks) Music: (Nicks, Olsen) –4:34
[edit] The Songs
There Are 3 Songs On This Album Not Written By Stevie, "Talk to Me", "If I Were You" & Some Become Stangers.
- "If I Were You" Was Written By Rick Nowels The Co Producer Of The Album Buy Stevie Recived A Writting Credit Becasue There Was An Instrmental Gap And He Asked Stevie To Add A Verce Of Lyics To Complete The Song Nicks Controbuted This Verce To The Song:
"I believe that love is a living thing
Born into our destinies
From a single moment of inspiration
And as it grows it changes your life forever"
- "Talk To Me" - Was Written By C Stanford And Was Sent On A Tape To Stevie And The Song Said To Her Somthing To Her She Was Going To Write Anyway So She Recorded The Song.
"Sister Honey" Was A Complete Collaboration Between Nicks & Les Dudek
- "Sister Honey" Was Wrote When Stevie Was At Les's House And He Started Playing Her The Music And Stevie Just Started Singing The Lyics. While Les Dudek Wrote The Music Stevie All But On Verce of The Lyics. Dudek Handed Stevie A Verce He Wanted To Put Into the Finished Song.
