Rock a Little
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| Studio album by Stevie Nicks | ||
| Released | October 25, 1985 | |
| Recorded | 1984-1985 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 44:54 | |
| Label | Modern | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Nowels, Jimmy Iovine and Stevie Nicks | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Stevie Nicks chronology | ||
| The Wild Heart (1983) |
Rock A Little (1985) |
The Other Side of the Mirror (1989) |
Rock A Little is the third solo album by American singer/songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks. Released in late 1985, whilst Fleetwood Mac were on a lengthy hiatus, the album peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard Charts, and was certified platinum within three months of its release. Although sales did not match Nicks' earlier albums, Bella Donna and The Wild Heart (both selling in excess of 4 and 2 million copies in the U.S. respectively), Rock A Little contained the hits "Talk To Me" (#4), "I Can't Wait" (#16), and the mainstay encore for Nicks' live shows, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You" (#60).
The album peaked at #5 in Australia, #8 in Canada, and #30 in the UK.
The subsequent tour for the album concluded with a show at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, which was captured and released on video (and later on DVD).
[edit] Track listing
- "I Can't Wait" (Nicks, Nowels, Pressly) – 4:37
- "Rock A Little (Go Ahead Lily)" (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" (Nowels, Nicks) – 4:31
- "No Spoken Word" (Nicks) – 4:14
- "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You" (Nicks, Olsen) – 4:34
[edit] The Songs
Allthough this ablum featured few Nicks Sole writing credits, all but 3 songs ("Talk to Me", "If I Were You" & Some Become Stangers) feauted Nicks as sole lyicest the other writers contributions are musicial.
"If I Were You" - was written by Rick Nowels, the co-producer of the album. Stevie received writing credits because within the song there was an instrumental gap, where Stevie adlibbed her own lyrics at Nowels' request. Nicks' contributed the following:[1]
"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" [2]
