Category: Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks – Stand Back (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Originally posted May 10, 2012

“Stand Back” is a song by Stevie Nicks from her 1983 album The Wild Heart. It was released as the first single for the album on May 19, 1983, and went to number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart in August of that year. It was a major success and still receives substantial airplay to this day.

The song has been a staple in Nicks’ live shows since its pre-album debut at the US Festival in May 1983, and it has also been included in Fleetwood Mac tour setlists since 1987.

The main intro of the song features an Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer. The synth-bass is played on a Roland Jupiter 8. On the Rock A Little tour, the Oberheim is replaced with a Yamaha DX7. There were two mixes prepared for the song; the generally more well known Album Version (4:49) and the edited Single Version (4:20). Differences between the two are somewhat subtle, but the Single Mix tends to have more of a “collapsed” or “mono” sound to it and the electronic drum programs are mixed, rather dry and flattened, especially in the song’s intro bars; whereas the drum tracks on the Album mix are accentuated by a generous amount of reverb effect and harder compression. Acoustic drums were given a more backseat role on Stand Back. There is a further ‘polished’ version of the track, with crisper percussion and louder foreground synth featured on Nicks’ 1991 best of compilation Timespace, remixed by Chris Lord-Alge, and running at 4:59.

Nicks has often told the story of how she wrote the song. She wrote it shortly after she was married to Kim Anderson. The newlyweds were driving up to San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara when Prince’s song “Little Red Corvette” came on the radio. Nicks started humming along to the melody, especially inspired by the lush synthesizers of the song, and “Stand Back” was born. They stopped and got a tape recorder and she recorded the demo in the honeymoon suite that night. Later, when Nicks went into the studio to record the song, she called Prince and told him the story of how she wrote the song to his melody. He came to the studio that night and played synthesizers on it, although his contribution is uncredited on the album. Then, she says, “he just got up and left as if the whole thing happened in a dream.” Prince is occasionally listed as the song’s co-writer, especially on mainland European releases.

“Stand Back” never really received an official extended remix however several remix services did remix the track in 1986. Including Prime Cuts and Discotech. The song was also later remixed and released again as a single on August 28, 2007, to promote the compilation album Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks.

SIDE A:
Stand Back (Long Version) 4:49

SIDE B:
Stand Back (Short Version) 4:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Stand Back U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1983 Stand Back U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #2
1983 Stand Back U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #12

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Modern Records – PR 507
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design, Photography – Herbert Wheeler Worthington III
Engineer – Shelly Yakus
Producer – Jimmy Iovine
Synthesizer [Uncredited] – Prince
Written-By – Stevie Nicks

NOTES:
Note: the sleeve incorrectly lists the A-side as being the “Edited Version” at 4:18 and the B-side as being the “Album Version” at 4:47. The label correctly lists the A-side as the longer of the two and the B-side as shorter, as shown in the tracklisting above.

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Stevie Nicks – I Can’t Wait (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

A. Front

“I Can’t Wait” is a 1986 song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the second single released off of her third studio album Rock a Little. The song peaked inside the US top 20 at #16 for two weeks and is one of only four of Nicks’ singles to enter the US Dance charts peaking inside the top 30. It also charted in the UK, reaching #54 in the early months of 1986, her first single to chart there since 1981’s “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”. The song also featured on the charts at the same time as another song of the same title by Nu Shooz, something of a rare incidence.

This UK 12″ contains an extended version of the album track “Rock A Little” although it is not listed as such on the sleeve or record label. This version only appears on European issues of the 12″ single.

SIDE A:
I Can’t Wait (Extended Mix) 6:00
Arranged By – George BlackRick Nowels
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – George Black, Maria Vidal
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge

SIDE B:
Rock A Little (Extended Version) 5:16
Engineer [Enginered By] – Shelly Yakus

I Can’t Wait (7-Inch Mix) 4:27
Arranged By – George Black, Rick Nowels
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – George Black, Maria Vidal
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 I Can’t Wait U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #16
1986 I Can’t Wait U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #6
1986 I Can’t Wait U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #26

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone ‎– 12R 6110
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design – Michael Hodgson (2)
Photography [Photograph] – Tony McGee
Producer [Produced By] –  Jimmy Iovine
Programmed By [Programming] – Jamie Sheriff
Written-By – S. Nicks*

NOTES:
Original versions appear on the LP “ROCK A LITTLE”

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Fleetwood Mac – Fireflies (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

Side-1

“Fireflies” is a 1981 Fleetwood mac song written and sang by Stevie Nicks. The track was recorded during a tour sound check and added as one of three new songs for the 1980 Fleetwood Mac album “Live”. The single reached #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 after spending five weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Fireflies (Remix) (Edit) 3:32

SIDE B:
Fireflies (Remix) (Long Version) 4:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1981 Fireflies U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #60

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– PRO-A-932
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Vocal
Credits: Producer – Fleetwood MacKen CaillatRichard Dashut
Remix – Ken CaillatRichard DashutStevie Nicks
Written-By – Stevie Nicks

NOTES:
From the album “LIVE”

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Side-2

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Fleetwood Mac – Family Man (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Family Man” is a song by Fleetwood Mac from their 1987 album “Tango In The Night”. It was written by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut. In the USA, the song was released as the fifth single from the albumTango In The Night. It charted in March 1988, and reached #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.

In the UK, it was released as the fourth single following “Little Lies” and charted at #91 on 19 December 1987, going on to peak at #54 on 19 January 1988.

SIDE A:
Family Man (Extended Vocal Remix) 8:30
Family Man (I’m A Jazz Man Dub) 8:52

SIDE B:
Family Man (Extended Guitar Remix) 6:26
Family Party (Bonus Beats) 4:36
Down Endless Street 4:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Family Man U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #90
1987 Family Man U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks #23

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20842
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: House, Pop Rock
Credits: Engineer [Mix] – Bob Rosa (tracks: A1 to B2), Hugo Dwyer (tracks: A1 to B2), Louis Scalise (tracks: A1 to B2)
Mixed By – Arthur Baker (tracks: A1 to B2), Hugo Dwyer (tracks: A1 to B2)
Producer – Lindsey BuckinghamRichard Dashut
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Arthur Baker (tracks: A1 to B2)
Written-By – Lindsey BuckinghamRichard Dashut (tracks: A1 to B2)

NOTES:
Also available the album “Tango In The Night”

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