Dave mentions Stevie's "forthcoming album" in new Billboard article
 

I found this article, published on Friday, while scouring the internet for news about Stevie's new project. It's nothing too new, but it is yet another confirmation about Stevie's solo album, and this article also confirms that it is indeed separate from Dave's own solo album.

Dave Stewart Stands Up To Cancer, Talks New Solo Album
June 04, 2010 - Rock and Pop

By Mitchell Peters

One morning last fall, musician Dave Stewart woke up with an idea for a new song. But unlike any of his past material, the tune was about inspiring those struggling with cancer.

"I just had this 'stand up, stand up, stand up to cancer' thing going on in my head," Stewart says of the lyrics, which became the chorus to the uplifting track "Stand Up to Cancer."

Just days before, Stewart had a conversation with film composer Hans Zimmer, who encouraged him to speak with Stand Up to Cancer co-founder Laura Ziskin about getting involved with the charitable organization. So while waiting for his kids to get ready for school, Stewart wrote a sketch of the track with an acoustic guitar and music software on his laptop.

The song has since become the anthem of Stand Up to Cancer. Now, a video -- directed by Jesse Dylan and featuring Joss Stone, violinist Ann Marie Calhoun and celebrities like Rob Lowe and Renée Zellweger -- has been uploaded to YouTube as part of the "Up2 You" video challenge. The contest, which ends July 30, invites YouTube users to upload their own renditions of the song. In late August, a voting committee (including Stewart, Ziskin and Dylan) will award a grand-prize winner a Takamine guitar valued at nearly $4,000.

On Sept. 10, Stand Up to Cancer will host a telethon from which all proceeds will go directly to cancer research. The fund-raiser will be broadcast simultaneously for one hour on networks including ABC, CBS and NBC.

Aside from his charitable work, Stewart says he's been writing songs with Stevie Nicks for her forthcoming solo album. "We're going to start recording the album ... in three weeks time," he says. And in mid-July, he'll travel to Blackbird Studio in Nashville to record a new album of his own.

"I haven't made a solo album for 13 or 14 years," he says, noting that his new music is reminiscent of Neil Young's 1972 album, "Harvest." The new songs "sound like me with a very low voice," Stewart says, adding that some tracks are "acousticy" and "kind of empty but atmospheric."

Stewart also points out that the solo album will be released only on vinyl. "But on the cover somewhere on the vinyl, there's a CD sunk in as part of the artwork," he says. "So if it was that Van Gogh painting, it would be the sun."

http://www.billboardchartalert.com/b...6651aecd1dad4d

Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes...it's so close i can almost hear it...i CANNOT WAIT until i can go up to my friends and be like, "hey guys! I just picked up the new Stevie Nicks album!"

and pretty cool he's releasing his record only on vinyl - vintage, yo!

From this news I gather that Dave worked with Stevie on some demos and now they are ready to record the actual album. And they're gonna do it in 3 weeks. Then he's off to Nashville to work on his own thing.

Ann Marie Calhoun and Joss stone were mentioned in some of Dave's tweets as people who were working with Stevie. Or I read somewhere that Stevie was producing Joss Stone for the Country Rumours version.

Anyhoo it all sounds positive to me. I can't wait for this album!

i dont understand the '3 weeks time' thing...are they starting in 3 weeks? or will it take that long to record it?
im not going to get too excited yet...i will when im on my way to the store to buy it.

yeah and your friends will be like...Stevie Nicks?? who is he? :)

Can't wait for this! Really hope it comes to beautiful fruition!

He must believe that it will be recorded within 3 weeks, because otherwise he wouldn't say he's recording his own album in mid July. That seems like a tall order though.

Yeah, this whole Stevie/Dave recording chapter just has me perpetually scratching my head. Everything he's shared from the beginning has been so atypical of Ms Nicks and the way she works. It seems every new detail we receive, my sense of foreboding grows stronger, too. That we either won't get this album in a timely fashion at all, or it won't be up to snuff quality-wise. I guess time will tell... but for once it seems, I'm actually not looking forward to a new Stevie album at ALL. It's so strange... :confused:

What's atypical about this? When was the last time she put out a record and we had Twitter and Dave stewart to give us information about it?

I think she's working the way she always works. Lindsey is the one who likes to spend months and months in the studio. Stevie, as she has said herself many times, likes to get in, get out, and get on the road. This IS her MO. Remember that photoshoot she did in Marina Del Rey, on 4/20? It's likely enough, that what will become the cover of the new album is already on some computer being airbrushed, somewhere.

It's 2010, and it's Stevie and Dave Stewart... The album will almost certainly be 'up to snuff, quality wise'.

Now, whether or not we get this in a timely fashion, I obviously don't know. But there's nothing atypical about the speed, or manner in which this album is allegedly being recorded.

Stevie has a billion songs shes just had around for forever, and If they have been working on songs since Feb. it does make sence they could have the hole thing finished in about a month. i mean joe shmo can record an album in a day in his garage or basement now. this is not the 70s,80s, or 90's anymore. and with Dave being up on technology and being an experienced producer AND being someone she already knows who's also friends with Tom Petty, it comes as no surprise really that this could all actually happen..

Yes Exactly

but teh interwebz said the album was comin out this month!

But that's the point, she's had songs around forever, (who's to say that she'll be recording any of them though) so it shouldn't be any different with this project should it? She usually works with people she knows, so I don't see how having Dave Stewart involved would speed up the process at all. Look at what happened with Sheryl Crow producing some of TISL. Those two couldn't sneeze without being photographed together for a while, that's how close they were, and still it didn't expedite getting that cd released. I'm not saying it isn't possible, but if you go by her previous releases it's not probable.

Are you guys forgetting that they actually recorded The Wild Heart in 12 days? Apparently they started working on this album back in February, so for them to get everyone ready and have all their demos worked out how they want them and their voices where they want and go into the studio this month and finish recording in two to three weeks is not that insane. However, what comes after the recording may take a while.

That's right. The Wild Heart was done in twelve days. Fleetwood mac was done in a month. I bet she has 8 songs done with Dave, they may need extra work. Leather and Lace was kept as a demo if I remember correctly, just some extra instruments. Special Friends—Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, Mike Campell... the usual.