BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989
“Rooms on Fire” is a song by the American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. Released in May 1989, it was the first single to be taken from Nicks’ fourth solo album, The Other Side of the Mirror.
The song was quite successful on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching #16 in both the UK (Nicks’ first ever UK Top 40 solo hit and her highest chart position there to date) and the U.S. Billboard Chart, and also topped the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
“Rooms on Fire” was performed sporadically at Nicks’ live concerts up until New Year’s Eve of 1999, though has yet to be played live again.
In a 1989 interview, Nicks gave personal insight as to the meaning of “Rooms on Fire”:
“Rooms on Fire is about a girl who goes through a life like I have gone through, where she finally accepts the idea that there never will be those other things in her life. She will never be married, she will never have children, she will never do those [that] part of life.”
SIDE A:
Rooms On Fire 9:09
Producer – Rupert Hine
SIDE B:
Alice 5:45
Producer – Rupert Hine
Written-By – R. Hine*, S. Nicks*
Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You (Live Version) 5:02
Producer – Shelly Yakus
Written By – Rupert Hine
Written-By – S. Nicks*
Written-by [Uncredited] – Keith Olsen
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Rooms On Fire | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #16 |
| 1989 | Rooms On Fire | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | #1 |
| 1989 | Rooms On Fire | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks | #16 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 060-20-3352-6, Modern Records – 060-20 3352 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
NOTES:
Also available the album “THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
