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
I Need someone to upload this please!!! Regards.
Thanks Paul. I didn’t have this one.
I absolutely love this track. Have fond memories from back in the day listening to this track and the haunting voice of Stevie Nicks. Thanks Paul. Love Love Love it.
I wanted to thank you for these Stevie Nicks MP3 uploads.
You must have quite a collection of vinyl.
Hopefully next up Stevie Nicks ‘Talk To Me’ Remixes
And while were on the subject maybe Fleetwood Mac Remixes from Tango in the Night.
Thank you again for all that you do.
I must admit. It’s also not in my Top 3 Stevie Nicks singles. This single doesn’t rank very high in my 1989 list. But when the intro sets in, it never fails to take me back to that year, the phase of life I was in and what I was going through then. And that’s the magic a song can wield isn’t it?
Thanks for your Stevie treats, Paul!
It’s been magical!
Happy weekend!
I personally like “Alice” it’s very catchy and has a great hook. “rooms On Fire” somehow reminds me of “Dreams” maybe a little in the bass line. “Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You” is just beautiful brings tears to my eyes. Have a great weekend Ric 🙂
Yay, I guessed right! Thanks, Paul!
You’re welcome Jamie!
DJPaulT, thank you so much for the Stevie Nicks remixes! Love them all!!
You’re welcome Chris!
Excellent extended version.I always liked this 12″ but now even more because the clarity of the sound that you managed to take out of the vinyl is extraordinary.I don’t think that the studio technicians would be able to do this if they’re given the task to do remasters of some of the 12 inches that you brought to us. Long live and prosper my friend.
Thank you so much Sasomom for the positive feedback. It has taken years and many hours of work but it’s been worth it 🙂
I always really liked this 12 inch; just a good old extended version with lots of instrumental parts. Too bad they don’t produce them anymore. Nice to see Stevie Nicks added to your discography, Paul. She belongs in there.
I’m still hoping for ‘Seven Wonders’ 🙂
Your wish may come true in the next few days if not this weekend. Then next week 🙂
Thanks!!!
You’re welcome Drake!
Thank you dear Paul!
So many Stevie Nicks music!! Cool! 😉
Have a nice weekend Spring 🙂