Stevie Recording A New Album With Dave Stewart Producing In Nashville...
 

We have all been wondering what Stevie is up to in Nashville the past week...Unlike with the "IYD" sessions Dave has not tweeted any real details about the events going on...On Saturday (4/26) Mick attended a Jenny Boyd book signing at The Grove and our own "Hello Monster" was in attendance and this is from the transcription of what took place...

So I looks like we may be getting a new Stevie solo album before a new Mac album (how great is this!!! )...
Before everyone goes crazy about Stevie recording in Nashville remember this is where Dave goes when he record his records and when Dave records in Nashville at Blackbird his records are started and finished in 2 weeks...Another thing to keep in mind is that just because Stevie is recording in Nashville at Blackbird it doesn't mean she's making a "country"album...Now that Mick has let the proverbial cat out of the bag let's hope Dave let's us in on what's going on...

This had better not be somebody's sick idea of a joke.

I don't think "Hello Monster" is known for pulling pranks but we will see...

I doubt it. In the original thread is a link to download audio of the q&a. I'm pretty sure this is legit, although it is certainly new territory for Stevie.

If Stevie is recording a solo album could it be that she has told FM that she's not working/ touring with them 3 years in a row...I'm sure that Stevie and Lindsey only planned on touring FM for a year...

Actually Stevie has done this before ...If you remember "The Wild Heart" was recorded in 12 DAYS:nod:

Here's the Barnes and Noble audio link...http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3d08..._and_Noble.m4a

Maybe she's trying to pull a Beyoncé and release it completely unannounced.

Then again, it's weird to put out a solo album and then go tour with FM. So maybe she's getting the receding all over with and then waiting to release it till after FM has run it's course.

I think Stevie believes this is the only window of time she has to do another solo album. I think FM is asking everyone for a two to three year commitment (tour, album, tour) and Stevie said ok but give me the first half of 2014 to work on other things first. I think she has one album left on her record contract so this will let her fulfill that and then she 'll turn her focus to FM (and maybe do a few solo shows between legs of FM tours).

If Stevie puts the album out in May, she could your June and July and be back with FM to rehearse in August.

But they would have to announce it pretty soon.

Talk about overload. That seems like way too much for her. I do rememebr some talk a few months ago about her giving two songs to Lindsey. I don't know if the source was reliable, but they were able to describe the song. Maybe there's more studio stuff done than we think.

Whether its through FM or her own, I am just happy to see some new material.

I think she's recording before FM events this year and the album will be out in 2015...As I posted in the other thread it may be that Stevie has put her platform boot down again and told the band she'll tour in the fall but after that she's taking time off...Christine's return was totally unexpected and I think Mick thought he could use this to his advantage and get Stevie on board with a new record and yet another tour...I don't think there is enough time for Stevie to get a record out and book a tour this year but I think we will see the new album next year with a major tour as well...

Wow, never knew it only took 12 days... Interesting.

I'm thrilled by this news! A new Stevie solo album one year and a new Mac album the next... that hasn't happened for the past 25 years.

This is win/win. The more music, the better.

i'm happy for you guys. if there was a FM and LB solo album in the works at the same time i would be over the moon so i can completely get how you all feel.

however, if FM waits for SN, and releases their album AFTER hers, even though the only reason it's not done and out is waiting for her, they are just a bunch of wusses. :p

If LB has any solo songs ready he should join the party and put something out...I agree that if FM has something to put out they should quit waiting on Stevie and just get it done...

Thanks, Elle. :xoxo:

We honestly don't know that she's the only reason it's not done & out, though. That part is just speculation. In my view, it doesn't make them a bunch of wusses to want Stevie on the album. It seems they very much want to do something as a fivesome, and I do believe they will all -- Stevie included -- work to make that happen.

Where did you hear this??

You will have to find the Jim Ladd "Wild Heart" interview with Stevie, Sharon, Lori. & Sandy...Stevie talks about the tracks being recorded in 12 days and other things being done later...According to Stevie much of this was filmed...Find the interview as it's really great with Stevie & the girls singing a song at 4am in the morning...

If they are serious about getting this record done really, really fast,It would explain why the recording is going on at Blackbird studios rather than Stevie's house. As was mentioned on the FM news site, Dave was able to do a few albums at Blackbird in like a week or something...Maybe a solo Stevie record is going to happen. Still not completely buying it...

Yes "recorded" in 12 days. Just like the tracks for "In Your Dreams" were recorded in the same amount of time. That basically just means they were doing the final take, or final draft. The real work comes from prepping all these songs, the harmonies, melodies, and the instrumentation. Recording doesn't mean starting from scratch with a demo and completing a song in its entirety.

Awesome!!!!

Stevie herself said it best in this bit of the Mill Valley Film Festival Q&A- @ 2:11-3:44



Whatever your projects are, do what YOU want to do. :thumbsup:

Hopefully Stevie will have the new album out in the spring of 2015 with a solo spring/summer tour...

If the album is indeed finished in time for a summer release, I wouldn't be surprised if Stevie doesn't do a full-scale tour to promote it. I can see her doing a round of press, a few TV appearances, maybe a small handful of dates (possibly even with another artist) -- and then allowing the publicity generated from the Mac's tour to do the rest of the promotion.

Yeah that would be cool. Even if it's a Mac project, BN project, solo project, makes no difference to me. I just want her to be happy and to do things because it's what she wants to do. Her collaborations with other artists in different projects over the last few years seem to have given her a lot of joy. Of course I love her with the Mac too. But she also seems to be very aware of how precious time is.

Let me re-phrase...Hopefully Stevie will have the new SOLO album out in the spring of 2015 with a solo spring/summer tour...It wouldn't surprise me if Stevie had all this planned out before she knew Christine was returning because I highly doubt that Stevie told the boys she would tour FM 2 years in a row ... So far the only thing we know she has committed to FM wise is the fall tour and she may have only agreed to do that so Christine would at least be able to do some FM shows this year...Like I said I think Stevie has plans and FM will have to wait it's turn...

If indeed Stevie has a solo cd in the wings to release next year then the Fleetwood Mac project has to be released this year.

This is exactly what I think. It's not a slight to FM or the return of Christine, which I think she is really happy about, as well as us fans. But, I strongly feel that she had planned on doing other projects and was totally looking forward to that.

That's what I'm thinking.

i like the way you think. just as unrealistically as me. :xoxo:

This was my statement when the story about Stevie, Dave Stewart and Christine going to Nashville first broke. Stevie has been wanting to work on her next solo project for the last couple years--which was delayed by her mother's death. Now that she's had time to grieve and only has a short time before they will all be fully involved with FM again (yay!!), if she doesn't move on her project now, she may lose the opportunity to do so.

It sounds like she's finally feeling inspired to write songs again, especially since she wanted to do a tribute to her mom. I think this is a really good sign: if she's working on her own projects, she will also be inspired to write for FM again. We lost the window for BN, let's hope this works for her and that it will lead to wonderful music (solo and group projects).

And I'll third that. As happy as I am about Chris's return, I've said all along that the timing was terrible. If she had re-joined a year earlier, 2013 could have been the big reunion and greatest hits tour. Now that will happen in 2014, which makes last year's tour kind of.....I hate to use the word pointless, but now that they are older and have limited time for the projects they want to do, this hasn't been terribly efficient.

Thought this might be a good time to bring up once again what Stevie said in JANUARY 2014 because I've seen some talk of 'but promoting it!?'

"We'll be back on the road at the end of next summer. So it's like - and I'm going, I'll do different stuff for the next four months. So you just keep going, you just keep moving...

I can just tell you I'm looking forward to two different tours next year and I'm looking forward to American Horror Story..."

I'd rather her save the material for a new Mac album. However, if she's writing tracks for both her solo and a Mac release then I guess that's OK. But if the Mac are gonna get her 'leftovers' from this project then I'm gonna be a bit furious. She had no new tracks for the EP and we finally have a real excuse for a new album thanks to Christine and the last time all five were involved, she was hardly there and we got subpar material because of it (I'll excuse Seven Wonders but the others are garbage compared to the majority of her written work).

With all this great Mac news, I just don't really know how I feel about this. I'm not really all that excited for it compared to how excited I am for a full-on Mac reunion. However, more Stevie songs is more Stevie songs and I guess I should be grateful? I just hope she brings her A game this time to the band.

This is fantastic news! Thank you for the initial report on it...I am totally excited for another solo album so (relatively) quickly. I HOPE a Mac album comes out too, but for me, personally, the thought of another solo album is thrilling beyond belief!!

This is fantastic news! Thank you.

Never knew this. Thanks!

I found a link for the "Wild Heart" interview here on the Ledge.Wild Heart Interview The link looks like it is still good so you will have to try it and see what it is...

This is truly fantastic news!! :blob2: I am thrilled beyond words about FM's upcoming tour. But I feared that Christine's unexpected return would sidetrack Stevie from recording any solo work for the foreseeable future. Regardless of whether her solo project gets released this summer, or after the band's tour, we're looking at the possibility of both a SN and FM album within the next 12-18 months. And that's more than I ever would have hoped for.

On a related note, my understanding has been that Stevie has one album remaining on her WB contract. But an anonymous poster on fleetwoodmacnews.com referenced some rumors that she had resigned a new contract, requiring both a new studio album and yet another greatest hits compilation. Regardless, I'm excited to find out what's in the pipeline.

You're very welcome. :)