Rock a Little

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Rock A Little
Rock A Little cover
Studio album by Stevie Nicks
Released October 25, 1985
Recorded 1984-1985
Genre Rock, Hard Rock
Length 44:54
Label Modern
Producer Rick Nowels
Jimmy Iovine
Stevie Nicks
Keith Olsen
Professional reviews
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 while 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).

Since 1991, when sales of albums have been tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, Rock a Little has sold 99,000 copies in the US, as of May 2008.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "I Can't Wait" (Nicks, Nowels, Pressly) – 4:37
  2. "Rock a Little (Go Ahead Lily)" (Nicks) – 3:39
  3. "Sister Honey" (Nicks, Dudek) – 3:50
  4. "I Sing for the Things" (Nicks) – 3:45
  5. "Imperial Hotel" (Nicks, Campbell) – 2:53
  6. "Some Become Strangers" (Williams, LaTelevision, Rafelson) – 3:30
  7. "Talk to Me" (Sandford) – 4:10
  8. "The Nightmare" (Nicks, Nicks) – 5:23
  9. "If I Were You" (Nowels, Nicks) – 4:31
  10. "No Spoken Word" (Nicks) – 4:14
  11. "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You" (Nicks, Olsen) – 4:34

[edit] The Songs

Although this album featured few Nicks sole writing credits, all but three songs ("Talk to Me", "If I Were You", and "Some Become Strangers") featured Nicks as sole lyricist; the other writers' contributions are musical.

"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 ad-libbed 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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Radio Interview: Special Two Part Interview With Stevie Nicks: Jim Ladd 1986
  2. ^ Radio Interview: Special Two Part Interview With Stevie Nicks: Jim Ladd 1986

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