Producer for a new album
 

Jimmy Iovine produce BD and TWH, but during the recording of Rock A Little, Stevie's cocaine addiction started affecting her performance and Jimmy began to lose interest in helping her. He walked out before the album was finished (according to the Penguin and STevie's BTM).

During the BTM he talked very good about Stevie. Wouldn't be great if he produce another Stevie album? (if she had plans for a future solo album).

No doubt, in my mind, he was her best solo producer...but I dont think he's doing much producing anymore, he's very wrapped up in Interscope Records--and Eminem....but it would be a dream come true

Chris

I agree, as long as he doesn't persuade Stevie to let Eminem sing on something like Stop Gragging My Heart Around or Bombay Sapphires.

- Jake

"Gragging?" LOL I love Jimmy's work too - and that would be awesome if he'd produce more of Stevie's stuff...but, I also LOVE what John Shanks did for her on TISL. :nod:

Producer
 

I think Sheryl Crow should produce the next one. Probably not possible though,with her schedule and all.

How about Liddy Buck producing her next solo album? THAT I would love to hear.


Paula

If he did that then it would be a Buckingham Nicks album; I can't imagine Lindsey not playing the guitar and not singing on nearly every track. That's the way he's been working with her since the beginning.

But then again, I guess some would prefer a Buckingham Nicks album with only Stevie's songs. ;)

Me too! :nod:

Exactly :wavey:

Jimmy Iovine would be my producer of choice, but since that's highly unlikely to happen, then I'd be perfectly happy with Stevie working with John Shanks again.
I think Shanks did a terrific job of staying true to the "essence of Stevie" (for lack of a better term), but added just the right amount of fresh touches.

Don Was, who produced "Somebody Stand By Me" and "Lay Down Your Arms," might also be a good choice.

I enjoyed Sheryl Crow's work on 'Shangri-La,' and the two 'Practical Magic' tracks, and if Stevie ever re-records "Belle Fleur," Crow should definitely be at the helm... but I wouldn't necessarily want to see Sheryl produce the entire album.

Like Richard Dashut producing her sole next album, too, it would sound like a mac record.

But I would love to hear it, anyway!!!!

John Shanks
 

I love what John Shanks did with Planets and FFG but something about TISL seems overproduced to me. I prefer a more simple approach to her songs, ala Bella Donna. Lyrically TISL is my favorite album though.

I think LB could do an excellent job with her next solo album but that would probably be the end of any future Mac music. That is one part of Stevie's life that I think LB better stay out of! He could perhaps produce a track or two, play guitar a bit and even sing with her on one or two songs but any more than that, I fear big problemos. IMO, Liddy is her best producer, by far. Jimmy Iovine comes in second.

Count me in as a John Shanks fan. I'd love it if he did all of Stevie's next solo record. I love his work with Vertical Horizon as well. Count me out as wanting Lindsey to produce her next record. Save that for the next FM project. If anyone overproduces, it's gotta be Lindsey. And when it comes to overproducing, I don't think that that is necessarily the best approach to take with Stevie's music.

Me, too, I want Buck to do it. There is more space and dynamics and harmony when he does, I think stevie is at her best when other people provide these things as a foil to her. Otherwise it's too all-the-same, all-the-same-ALL-the-same-thing...hehehe
Amber

I agree. Whoever produces next time, she should take the same approach she did with Bella Donna: get a band together, rehearse the songs with them, THEN cut the record.