Trouble in Shangri-La

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Trouble in Shangri-La
Trouble in Shangri-La cover
Studio album by Stevie Nicks
Released 1 May 2001
Recorded 1995-2001
Genre Rock
Length 56:10
Label Reprise
Producer John Shanks, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Mike Campbell, Jeff Trott, David Kahne, Rick Nowels, Pierre Marchand
Stevie Nicks chronology
Enchanted
(1998)		 Trouble in Shangri-La
(2001)		 Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
(2007)

Trouble in Shangri-La is the sixth album by American singer/songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks. Released in 2001, it was her first new solo album since 1994's Street Angel. The album returned Nicks to the top 5 for the first time since 1983's The Wild Heart, and achieved Gold status within six weeks of its release for sales of over 500,000 copies in the U.S. As of May 2008, the album has sold 660,000 copies in the US. [1]

Shortly after the somewhat muted reception to her previous album, Street Angel, Nicks asked close friend Tom Petty to help her write and record a new album. Petty advised her that she did not need any help and to have more faith in her own abilities, which Nicks recounts in the track "That Made Me Stronger". Later revitalised by the successful reformation of Fleetwood Mac for their live album and video "The Dance", Nicks then proceeded to record her new material, enlisting the help of Sheryl Crow, who had been a fan of Nicks for some years. Crow contributed the song "It's Only Love", and performed on and co-produced several tracks. The two became good friends and Nicks, in return, performed on Crow's "C'Mon C'Mon" album. The pair have also performed on stage together numerous times since the 1990s. When Crow's own career commitments prevented her from completing work on the album, Nicks enlisted the help of John Shanks, who had sent her a demo of the track "Every Day".

The dragon that is used for the "S" in Stevie's name on the album cover (and also appears elsewhere on the disc art) was drawn by Sarah McLachlan.

Though most of the songs on this album were relatively recent compositions, written between the years 1995 and 2000, there are three songs that date back to the 1970s:

  • "Candlebright" dates backs to the "Buckingham-Nicks" sessions (previously titled "Nomad"). The song was recorded by Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in demo form, and was almost used on Fleetwood Mac's 1975 eponymous album, however Rhiannon ultimately made the album instead.
  • "Sorcerer" also dates back to the "Buckingham-Nicks" era and was recorded as a demo. It was also considered for some Fleetwood Mac projects before ending up on "Trouble in Shangri-La".
  • "Planets of the Universe" was written during the Rumours period while Nicks and Buckingham were separating, which was Nicks' inspiration for the song. A rough demo (performed by Fleetwood Mac) ended up on the remastered and expanded release of Rumours in 2004.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Stevie Nicks, except where noted.

  1. "Trouble in Shangri-La" – 4:50
  2. "Candlebright" – 4:41
  3. "Sorcerer" – 4:55
  4. "Planets of the Universe" – 4:46
  5. "Every Day" (John Shanks, Damon Johnson) – 3:36
  6. "Too Far from Texas" (Steve Booker, Sandy Stewart) – 3:48
  7. "That Made Me Stronger" – (Nicks, Scott F. Crago, Timothy Drury) – 4:19
  8. "It's Only Love" (Sheryl Crow) – 3:31
  9. "Love Changes" – 4:23
  10. "I Miss You" – (Nicks, Rick Nowels) – 4:15
  11. "Bombay Sapphires" – 4:05
  12. "Fall from Grace" – 4:31
  13. "Love Is" – 4:30

[edit] Personnel

Main Performers

Guest Musicians

Session Musicians

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2001 US Billboard 200 5
2001 UK 43
2001 CAN 29

Singles - Billboard (North America)

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Ask Billboard
  • [1] "Ask Billboard--May 30, 2008"
Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Every Day" Adult Contemporary 17
2001 "Planets of the Universe" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
2001 "Sorcerer" Adult Contemporary 21