Rank Stevie's 8 Studio Album covers from 1 to 8

[Jondalar]

Rank Stevie's 8 Studio Album covers from 1 to 8. Where does the cover for 24 karat Gold fit into the mix? Very high on my list. I love it.

Here are my choices as example.

1. TROUBLE IN SHANGRI LA
2. 24 KARAT GOLD
3. THE WILD HEART
4. IN YOUR DREAMS
5. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR
6. BELLA DONNA
7. ROCK A LITTLE
8. STREET ANGEL

What are your choices?

[DauphineMarie]

1. The Wild Heart
2. Bella Donna
3. 24 Karat Gold
4. The Other Side Of The Mirror
5. Rock A Little
6. Trouble In Shangri-la
7. In Your Dreams
8. Street Angel

[WatchChain]

1. Bella Donna
2. The Wild Heart
3. 24 Karat Gold
4. Rock A Little
5. Trouble In Shangri La
6. In Your Dreams
7. Street Angel
8. The Other Side Of The Mirror

[welcomechris]

1. Bella Donna
2. Rock A Little
3. The Wild Heart
4. In Your Dreams
5. 24 Karat Gold
6. Trouble In Shangri La
7. Street Angel
8. The Other Side of the Mirror (Looks like she fell down the stairs)

[markolas]

1. Rock a Little
2. Trouble in Shangri-La
3. Bella Donna
4. In Your Dreams
5. 24 Karat Gold
6. The Other Side of the Mirror
7. The Wild Heart
8. Street Angel

[TheWILDheart]

1. Trouble In Shangri-La
2. The Wild Heart
3. Rock A Little
4. Bella Donna
5. In Your Dreams (there were better shots within the album artwork
6. 24 Karat Gold
7. Street Angel
8. The Other Side Of The Mirror (hate that pose!! the back cover of Stevie twirling is much better)

[KarmaContestant]

1: TISL
2: 24 Karat
3: IYD
4: RAL
5: WH
6: SA
7: BD
8: TOSOTM

[louielouie2000]

1. Trouble In Shangri La
2. 24 Karat Gold
3. Bella Donna
4. Rock A Little
5. In Your Dreams
6. Wild Heart
7. Other Side Of The Mirror
8. Street Angel

[James89]

1. Trouble in Shangri-La
2. Rock a Little
3. Bella Donna
4. 24 Karat Gold
5. The Wild Heart
6. The Other Side of the Mirror
7. In Your Dreams
8. Street Angel

[saradorna]

1. Trouble In Shangri La
2. The Wild Heart
3. 24 Karat Gold
4. In Your Dreams
5. Bella Donna
6. The Other Side Of The Mirror
7. Street Angel
8. Rock A Little

[Richard B]

1. The Wild Heart
2. Bella Donna
3. Rock-A-Little
4. In Your Dreams
5. The Other Side Of The Mirror
6. 24 Karat Gold
7. Trouble In Shangri-La
8. Street Angel

[KarmaContestant]

1. Bella Donna
8. The Other Side of the Mirror (Looks like she fell down the stairs)

:laugh: I hate that cover, that pose, the makeup, the 'doll' apearance - all of it.

[gssmith]

This is hard but I'll give it a try.

1. TISL
2. Bella Donna
3. Wild Heart
4. Rock a Little
5. 24 Karat
6. Timespace
7. Street Angel
8. Mirror
9. IYD. I wish the Secret Love single cover was the album cover. It is on my iPod anyway.

Enchanted was good too. Hell, they are all beautiful. Sound Stage, red rocks, crystal visions too. Disregard my list. A tie all around for #1.

[MusicInferno]

1 Trouble In Shangri-La
2 24 Karat Gold
3 In Your Dreams
4 The Wild Heart
5 Rock A Little
6 Bella Donna
7 Street Angel
8 The Other Side Of The Mirror

[nightbird28]

1. In Your Dreams
2. TISL
3. Wild Heart
4. Belladonna
5. 24 Karat-based on the dealer alone, could be higher by the time I hear the whole thing.
6. Rock A Little
7. Street Angel
8. Other Side of The Mirror

[michelej1]

Wow, Trouble in Shangri-La is topping a lot of lists too. It would go at the top of mine. I put OSOTM up in the first half of my list as well. I like it and want to support it.

TISL
24 Karat
OSOTM
Wild Heart
Bella Donna

Then put IYD on the bottom. I don't like that horse. But I don't like Street Angel or Rock a Little either. Hard to rank them.

Michele

[dontlookdown]

I've never been a big fan of any of her covers. I think they are a little cheesy and certainly don't have to be.
One of my favorite pictures of her was from the promo posters for Street Angel.
I remember seeing it huge on the side of a bus going by in Santa Monica and thinking - wow, that would have made a powerful album cover.

[SameGlassTable]

The Wild Heart
Bella Donna
Trouble in Shangri La
In Your Dreams
Rock a little
24 karat
The Other Side of the mirror
Street Angel

[bombaysaffires]

I've never been a big fan of any of her covers. I think they are a little cheesy and certainly don't have to be.
One of my favorite pictures of her was from the promo posters for Street Angel.
I remember seeing it huge on the side of a bus going by in Santa Monica and thinking - wow, that would have made a powerful album cover.

I always thought she looked a lot like Alicia Silverstone in that photo. Maybe her long-lost mother or something :shrug:

[sorcerer999]

1. "The Wild Heart"
2. "Trouble In Shangri-La"
3. "24 Karat Gold"
4. "Bella Donna"
5. "In Your Dreams"
6. "The Other Side Of The Mirror"
7. "Rock A Little"
8. "Street Angel"

I actually don't think the cover for TOSOTM is "that bad". I love the colors. I love her hair and makeup. I one thing I DON'T like about it is her pose. It looks like Alice is getting ready to squat behind a tree and use the bathroom.

RAL would've really been a cool album cover if it were actually Stevie and not just her head pasted on someone else's skinnier body.

ALL of the artwork for the SA album is just lazy and sloppy.

[wheart]

1. Bella Donna
2. Rock a Little
3. Other Side of the Mirror
4. Trouble in Shangri LA
5. Wild Heart
6. 24 Karat Gold
7. Street Angel
8. TimesSpace
9. In Your Dreams
10. Crystal Visions

[Rod~A~Little]

Wild Heart
TIS
24 Karat Gold
In Your Dreams
Bella Donna
Rock A Little
TOSOTM
Street Angel

Loved the cover for Timespace! It hangs in my studio along with TIS.
:angel:

[KarmaContestant]

RAL would've really been a cool album cover if it were actually Stevie and not just her head pasted on someone else's skinnier body.



:laugh: No way! Are you just saying that? Check these out.

http://goldduststevie.tumblr.com/post/73973769310/received-a-request-for-rock-a-little-album

Also, from the Ask Stevie section on NicksFix

Hi Stevie!! I have a question i dont think I've ever seen asked before. I know you've said before that you hold on to everything over the years, and as fans we think that is so cool of you to keep all the fabulous things you've worn thru the years.... I've always wondered though, just what happened to the "Fabulous" Rock A Little dress you wore on that album cover? I always thought you were so cool on that cover Stevie. And of course all of your covers are always SOOO Stevie haha so i cant really pick a favorite.... I Love You tho!!! ttyl : )

Stevie's answer:

It’s not actually a dress, it’s an English peacoat, nipped in at the waist over a black skirt. That coat and the hat belonged to the stylist, one of the rare instances where the clothing was not mine. So, in answer to your question, I don’t know where the coat is now, but I do still have the skirt.

[Neal]

1. BD
2. RAL
3. TimeSpace (sorry!)
4. TOSOTM
5. TWH
6. TISL
7. SA
8. IYD
9. 24KG (it's gotta grow on me)

[HoursAndHours]

Her single covers are so much better than her album covers. We should rank those...

1. 24 KtG or Wild Heart
2. " "
3. Timespace
4. Bella Donna
5. Trouble In Shangri-La
6. Crystal Visions
7. Rock A Little
8. In Your Dreams
9. The Other Side Of The Mirror
10. Street Angel

[James89]

I see Rock a Little a lot in record shops here in the UK and when I see it, it really stands out amongst all of the other records and I think it looks fantastic. :nod:

[sorcerer999]

:laugh: No way! Are you just saying that?

Somebody told me that a LONG time ago. I was just poking fun, but who knows whether it's true or not.

I can tell you, though, even if it IS Stevie's body...then the photo has been noticeably altered to make her look thin (because she's definitely NOT that thin in those outtake pictures you posted)...and another picture of her head (or even just her face) has been pasted on. Check out the RAL vinyl if you have it, and look close. That head on THAT body is just not right.

[michelej1]

I can tell you, though, even if it IS Stevie's body...then the photo has been noticeably altered to make her look thin (because she's definitely NOT that thin in those outtake pictures you posted)...

Even her head looks squished smaller. Michele

[markolas]

She looks like she's wrapped up in a quilt on the Timespace cover. And she looks like a mental patient on that single cover for The Dealer. If I couldn't see the sleeves, I'd swear that was a strait jacket.

[HoursAndHours]

She looks like she's wrapped up in a quilt on the Timespace cover. And she looks like a mental patient on that single cover for The Dealer. If I couldn't see the sleeves, I'd swear that was a strait jacket.

Lol. That's how I feel about Street Angel.

[KarmaContestant]

She looks like she's wrapped up in a quilt on the Timespace cover. And she looks like a mental patient on that single cover for The Dealer. If I couldn't see the sleeves, I'd swear that was a strait jacket.

Laughing so hard at this. Thank you. :laugh:

[PenguinHead]

I've never been a big fan of any of her covers. I think they are a little cheesy and certainly don't have to be.
One of my favorite pictures of her was from the promo posters for Street Angel.
I remember seeing it huge on the side of a bus going by in Santa Monica and thinking - wow, that would have made a powerful album cover.

That's a great photo! You're so right, it would have made a great album cover, yet nepotism prevailed. Stevie was generous and kind to give the art direction to her brother. Yet his hack, unprofessional skills didn't do her any favors.

[Dex]

This thread has made me realise how little I care for/about most of Stevie's covers. I got stuck after putting Bella Donna and TISL (love them both) at the top of my list. Kinda sad considering how much work goes into them.

The Wild Heart is the most frustrating to me, because the album within is one of my all-time favourites. Yet that logo on the cover is just absurdly hokey, especially in tandem with the purply-pouty posing in the photo. I feel a little embarrassed for it. It's the visual equivalent of Stevie proudly announcing that she just wrote a song about Twilight.

[HoursAndHours]

This thread has made me realise how little I care for/about most of Stevie's covers. I got stuck after putting Bella Donna and TISL (love them both) at the top of my list. Kinda sad considering how much work goes into them.

The Wild Heart is the most frustrating to me, because the album within is one of my all-time favourites. Yet that logo on the cover is just absurdly hokey, especially in tandem with the purply-pouty posing in the photo. I feel a little embarrassed for it. It's the visual equivalent of Stevie proudly announcing that she just wrote a song about Twilight.

I like the cover for The Wild Heart quite a bit in comparison to her other album covers, precisely for the "purply-pouty posing," lol. The twilight thing, well, as long as I remember not to think about that when I listen, I'm ok. :D

I'll reiterate that I think many (but not all) of the covers for her singles are stunning, and far, far better than her album covers.

[MikeInNV]

I'll reiterate that I think many (but not all) of the covers for her singles are stunning, and far, far better than her album covers.

We're waiting for you to start that poll. :nod:

[Johnny Stew]

Ranking the studio albums only:

1. Trouble In Shangri-La
2. The Wild Heart
3. Rock A Little
4. Bella Donna
5. 24 Karat Gold
6. In Your Dreams
7. The Other Side Of The Mirror
8. Street Angel

Ranking studio albums & compilations:

Trouble In Shangri-La
The Wild Heart
Rock A Little
Crystal Visions
Bella Donna
24 Karat Gold
In Your Dreams
The Other Side Of The Mirror
Timespace
Enchanted
Street Angel
Soundstage Sessions

[sorcerer999]

We're waiting for you to start that poll. :nod:

I second this! :nod:

[Richard B]

The Wild Heart is the most frustrating to me, because the album within is one of my all-time favourites. Yet that logo on the cover is just absurdly hokey, especially in tandem with the purply-pouty posing in the photo. I feel a little embarrassed for it. It's the visual equivalent of Stevie proudly announcing that she just wrote a song about Twilight.

Oh noes...that's too bad. I think it's a stunning cover, especially in 1983. I remember being very young and first seeing the cover, and just absolutely fascinated (had no idea who Stevie Nicks was). Fast forward to me talking to Herbert Worthington III and listening to him explain the meaning in the cover locked in my love and appreciation for the cover. :cool:

Oddly enough, I'm not a big fan of TISL. I can't stand the pastel colors, that ridiculous dragon "S"...yikes, the bougainvillea flowers (I see Florida) and lastly Stevie's backside. Um, just no. On a positive note, I do like this photo used in other promo materials and would have made a better cover (sans the pastel and S logo).
http://www.fleetwoodmacforsale.com/PF051.jpg

[Artemis]

1) Trouble in Shangri-La
2) The Wild Heart
3) 24 Karat Gold
4) Bella Donna
5) Rock A Little
6) In Your Dreams (I still hate that bloody bubble)
7) The Other Side Of The Mirror
8) Street Angel (pink blob with Stevie's head attached. Horrible typography. Why.)

[Travis]

01) Rock A Little (sexy, sharp and tight)
02) Street Angel (solid)
03) 24 Karat Gold (beautiful close up)
04) Wild Heart (haunting)
05) OSOTM (love the theme, just wish they hadn't photo shopped her face)
06) Trouble In Shangri-La (too girly for my taste)
07) Bella Donna (too airy fairy)
08) In Your Dreams (dislike what they did to her face, made her look way too young - unrealistic)
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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1161/5123487293_bb13c34ac0.jpg

[Danigirl]

It's the visual equivalent of Stevie proudly announcing that she just wrote a song about Twilight.

I felt the same way! I thought to myself "really, the woman I find so creative and unique is inspired by Twilight"? It was a bummer.

[HoursAndHours]

I felt the same way! I thought to myself "really, the woman I find so creative and unique is inspired by Twilight"? It was a bummer.

I have to actively remind myself not to think about that (or the title) when I listen to Moonlight. But I suppose if it inspired her to record an album, at least there's that.

[Phil]

My preferences would be:

1. The Wild Heart (I never used to be sure about this, but ultimately, it's quintessential Stevie.)
2. Bella Donna (Even though this is not the most flattering of photos, I love the outfit and the blue hues. I would have preferred the "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" or "After The Glitter Fades" covers for the album shot, but it's still an iconic cover.)
3. 24 Karat Gold (Who would have thought that after all these years of carefully cultivated album shoots, Stevie would opt for a polaroid, most likely by her own hand? I dislike the hat, but overall, it works surprisingly well. She also happens to look gorgeous.)
4. Trouble In Shangri-La (I remember preferring the shot of her sitting - as per Richard B's post - at the time of release, but I grew to really love this cover. I still don't know that waving her arse at us was necessarily the best idea, but it does work rather well.)
5. Rock A Little (I really dig this shot, but it's difficult to get beyond all the 'doctoring' of the image. Her face looks similar to how it did on the back cover of the Tango In The Night album ie kinda fraudulent - reminiscent of Donna Mills. That said, it is a striking pose and does capture the essence of the album.)
6. The Other Side Of The Mirror (I love the vibrancy of this shot, but agree with others that the photoshopping of Stevie's face is absurd. I always thought the back photo should have been on the front.)
7. Street Angel (This could have been worse. The actual photo isn't too bad, it's more the amateurish graphics that make it look so lame.)
8. In Your Dreams (This is simply hideous. Others have commented on Stevie's face looking too young - I'm more concerned with just how ugly and distorted she looks. The cover of "Secret Love" or the ubiquitous promo photo of her in the top hat both would have been preferable to the actual cover.)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

1. Trouble In Shangri-La
2. Rock A Little
3. 24 Karot Gold
4. The Wild Heart
5. Bella Donna
6. The Other Side Of The Mirrior
7. Street Angel
8. I'm Your Dreams

[lilyfee]

1. ROCK A LITTLE
2. THE WILD HEART
3. TROUBLE IN SHANGRI LA
4. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR
5. BELLA DONNA
6. 24 KARAT GOLD
7. IN YOUR DREAMS
8. STREET ANGEL

I looove all of the full body shots for album covers. Street Angel's cover irks me to no end because it does not even remotely match the others. I definitely agree that the promo photos would have worked much better!

I don't know why the TOSOTM cover gets so much hate... I find it compelling. And the RAL cover is just so striking, I can't not rank that #1. I can see why Stevie didn't use the Herbert Worthington photos... They don't do her any justice!:distress:

I think IYD is pretty bad too... When I first saw it I was upset because I thought Stevie had put someone else on the cover to represent her. It doesn't look like her at all.:sorry:

[ahafan02]

01 Rock a Little
02 Bella Donna
03 Trouble in Shangri-La
04 24 Carat Gold
05 In Your Dreams
06 Wild Heart
07 Street Angel
08 OSOTM

[redbird]

When I answered this question in the other thread I said:

Bella Donna
Trouble in Shangri La
The Wild Heart
24 Karat Gold
The Other Side of the Mirror
Rock a Little
In Your Dreams
Street Angel

But now I might go:

Bella Donna
Trouble in Shangri La
24 Karat Gold
The Wild Heart
Rock a Little
The Other Side of the Mirror
In Your Dreams
Street Angel

I'm so indecisive.

[TheWILDheart]

1. Trouble In Shangri-La
2. Rock A Little
3. The Wild Heart
4. In Your Dreams
5. Bella Donna
6. 24 Karat Gold
7. Osotm (she looks like she's just fallen down the stairs or something)
8. Street Angel (bad photoshop job)

[TheWILDheart]

I fixed it :)

<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/user/TheWILDheart83/media/OSOTMReversed_1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/OSOTMReversed_1.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo OSOTMReversed_1.jpg"/></a>

[TheWILDheart]

Or even this would work well

<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/user/TheWILDheart83/media/OSOTM.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/OSOTM.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo OSOTM.jpg"/></a>

[Macfan4life]

1. Bella Donna - one of the best albums of the entire 80's decade. The songs are incredibly written, and produced. The music is amazing too. This album is a masterpiece.

2. The Wild Heart - its definitely weaker than Bella Donna but has some great music.

3. The Other Side of the Mirror - this really is a magic album with some of Stevie's best writing since Bella Donna. A great bounce back to real music, real drums from the programmed RAL.

4. Street Angel - this album rocks. Its also a little country. Great music and great songs.

5. Trouble in Shangri La - half the songs on this album are good. Album suffers from almost the same beat throughout the album. Can get boring. Sheryl Crow played it safe and made a boring album.

6. In Your Dreams - not too shabby

7. 24k Gold - great songs but the problem is the original songs or demos sound much better than this quickly recorded album.

8. Rock a Little - one hot mess. Its incoherent with too many random producers. Stevie's voice is shot. Stevie did not write many of the songs and sappy pop songs were given to her to sing. Add this with pure 80's synth sound with drum machines and programmed bass. Even the beautiful "I sing for the things" is ruined by a computer programmed bass line. It takes all the sincerity out of the song. Way too much party in the studio and not a good effort. A funky or pop Stevie high as a kite makes me cringe. To quote Stevie "I really don't need this in my life....why don't we forget about it." My thoughts exactly ;)

[mitzo]

1. Bella Donna - one of the best albums of the entire 80's decade. The songs are incredibly written, and produced. The music is amazing too. This album is a masterpiece.

2. The Wild Heart - its definitely weaker than Bella Donna but has some great music.

3. The Other Side of the Mirror - this really is a magic album with some of Stevie's best writing since Bella Donna. A great bounce back to real music, real drums from the programmed RAL.

4. Street Angel - this album rocks. Its also a little country. Great music and great songs.

5. Trouble in Shangri La - half the songs on this album are good. Album suffers from almost the same beat throughout the album. Can get boring. Sheryl Crow played it safe and made a boring album.

6. In Your Dreams - not too shabby

7. 24k Gold - great songs but the problem is the original songs or demos sound much better than this quickly recorded album.

8. Rock a Little - one hot mess. Its incoherent with too many random producers. Stevie's voice is shot. Stevie did not write many of the songs and sappy pop songs were given to her to sing. Add this with pure 80's synth sound with drum machines and programmed bass. Even the beautiful "I sing for the things" is ruined by a computer programmed bass line. It takes all the sincerity out of the song. Way too much party in the studio and not a good effort. A funky or pop Stevie high as a kite makes me cringe. To quote Stevie "I really don't need this in my life....why don't we forget about it." My thoughts exactly ;)

And the album covers?

[Macfan4life]

And the album covers?
LMAO
Its been a LONG day. I am so sorry. I thought I had written on this thread before but did not pay attention. I thought it was just ranking the albums, not the covers. I am sorry :eek:

[SisterNightroad]

I fixed it :)

<a href="http://s147.photobucket.com/user/TheWILDheart83/media/OSOTMReversed_1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/TheWILDheart83/OSOTMReversed_1.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo OSOTMReversed_1.jpg"/></a>
That's my favourite shot for the cover too.

[GypsySorcerer]

1) Trouble in Shangri-La
2) 24 Karat Gold
3) Bella Donna (despite the coke sweats, I love the blue)
4) The Wild Heart
5) Rock A Little (Kind of cool, but she looks like a mob widow)
6) In Your Dreams
7) Street Angel (too pale and washed out)
8) TOSOTM