Stevie Nicks ~ Dreams & Chains: The Anthology
 

I have also spent my time the last few weeks trying to come up with a 6-CD that covers Stevie's complete career. All major artists that have been part of groups, like Sting, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and others, have compilations that combine their solo and group work. Get over it. A Stevie song is a Stevie song, no matter her back-up musicians. This compilation is designed to highlight the entire recording career (so far!) of the one and only Stevie Nicks!

I need to check all of these out on my iTunes to see if they fit on CDs for sure, but I'm at work and wanted to post it anyway. I mixed Stevie's entire career, and only used outtakes and demos that are of perfect sound quality, mostly from The Masters. I will probably edit the running order later if I have to subtract/add songs (I'm sure "Cathouse Blues" can fit on somewhere!), but I think these are some pretty awesome running orders! I hate singles separated from rarities, so everything is sequenced together. Here we go!

Disc 1
1. If You Ever Did Believe - Practical Magic soundtrack
2. Crying In The Night - Single remix (from Buckingham Nicks)
3. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Bella Donna (1991 TimeSpace remix)
4. Say You Will - Single remix from Say You Will
5. Beautiful Child - Unreleased outtake/mix from Tusk
6. Violet And Blue - Against All Odds soundtrack (outtake from The Wild Heart; 1998 remaster from Enchanted)
7. Alice - The Other Side Of The Mirror
8. Paper Doll - The Chain (outtake from Behind The Mask)
9. Sleeping Angel - 1991 remix from A Hard Game To Play (outtake from Bella Donna)
10. Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind - Single remix from Street Angel
11. Lady From The Mountains - Unreleased demo (1980)
12. Mirror, Mirror - B-side to "Blue Denim" (outtake from Rock A Little)
13. Silver Springs - 1997 live version (single edit from The Dance)
14. If Anyone Falls In Love - The Wild Heart (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
15. Destiny - Street Angel
16. Sisters Of The Moon - Single remix from Tusk
17. The Nightmare - Rock A Little
18. Call On Me For Magic - Previously unreleased (2000)

Disc 2
1. Listen To The Rain - Street Angel
2. Rock A Little - Extended version from UK "I Can't Wait" 12-inch single (from Rock A Little)
3. Long Distance Winner - Buckingham Nicks (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
4. Real Tears - B-side to UK "Long Way To Go" CD-single (outtake from The Other Side Of The Mirror)
5. Planets Of The Universe - Extended album version from CD-single (from Trouble In Shangri-la)
6. Storms - Unreleased alternate extended mix from Tusk
7. Talk To Me - Rock A Little (1991 TimeSpace remaster)
8. Kind Of Woman - Bella Donna (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
9. Rhiannon - 1975 live version from Nod Trossel studios
10. All The Beautiful Worlds - Unreleased outtake from The Wild Heart
11. No Questions Asked - Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits 1988 (2002 remaster from The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac)
12. Inspiration - B-side of "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" (outtake from Street Angel)
13. Gypsy - Extended album version from The Chain (from Mirage)
14. How Still My Love - 2007 live version from The Soundstage Sessions
15. Running Through The Garden - Say You Will
16. Julia - Unreleased outtake from Bella Donna
17. Seven Wonders - Tango In The Night
18. Love Is - Unreleased demo (from Trouble In Shangri-la sessions)

Disc 3
1. After The Glitter Fades - Bella Donna (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
2. Thrown Down - Unreleased outtake from Trouble In Shangri-la
3. I Sing For The Things - Rock A Little (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
4. Whole Lotta Trouble - Single remix (from The Other Side Of The Mirror)
5. Blue Water - Unreleased demo (1978)
6. Stand Back - The Wild Heart (1991 TimeSpace remix)
7. Landslide - 2006 live version from Crystal Visions
8. The Dealer - Unreleased outtake from Bella Donna
9. Blue Denim - Single remix (from Street Angel)
10. Enchanted - The Wild Heart (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
11. Love's A Hard Game To Play - Full-length CD-single remix (from TimeSpace)
12. Angel - Unreleased alternate mix (from Tusk)
13. Bombay Sapphires - Trouble In Shangri-la
14. Nothing Ever Changes - The Wild Heart
15. Juliet - The Other Side Of The Mirror
16. One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star - Unedited B-side of "Talk To Me" (outtake from Rock A Little)
17. Not Make Believe - Say You Will
18. Crystal - Practical Magic soundtrack (1998)

Disc 4
1. Candlebright - Unreleased demo
2. Greta - Street Angel
3. I Can't Wait - Extended Rock Remix (from Rock A Little/Enchanted)
4. Garbo - B-side of "Stand Back" (outtake from The Wild Heart)
5. I Need To Know - 1986 live version from Red Rocks
6. Fireflies - Fleetwood Mac Live (1980)
7. Touched By An Angel - Sweet November soundtrack (outtake from Trouble In Shangri-la)
8. Bella Donna - Bella Donna (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
9. Thousand Days - Enchanted (outtake from Street Angel)
10. Beauty And The Beast - The Wild Heart (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
11. Everybody Finds Out - Say You Will
12. Rose Garden - Street Angel
13. Gold Dust Woman - 1997 live version from The Dance
14. Sorcerer - CD-single remix (from Trouble In Shangri-la)
15. Two Kinds Of Love - The Other Side Of The Mirror
16. Edge Of Seventeen - Bella Donna (1991 TimeSpace remix)
17. Sweet Girl - 1997 live version from The Dance
18. Doing The Best I Can - The Other Side Of The Mirror

Disc 5
1. 24 Karat - Unreleased demo (1980)
2. Think About It - Bella Donna
3. My Heart - Unreleased outtake from Trouble In Shangri-la
4. Sable On Blond - The Wild Heart
5. At Last - 1998 live version from Stormy Weather benefit
6. Smile At You - Unreleased studio track from Tusk sessions
7. Leather And Lace - Bella Donna (unedited version from Enchanted)
8. Fall From Grace - Trouble In Shangri-la
9. Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You? - Rock A Little (1991 TimeSpace remix)
11. Rooms On Fire - The Other Side Of The Mirror (1991 TimeSpace remix)
10. Street Angel - Street Angel
11. Sara - Extended version from 2004 Tusk re-release
12. Twisted - Twister soundtrack (1996)
13. Gold And Braid - 1981 live version from Enchanted
14. Freedom - Behind The Mask
15. Rhiannon - Unreleased piano demo (1978) (Called "Birds Rising Demo" by some)
16. Wild Heart - The Wild Heart (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
17. Destiny Rules - Say You Will
18. Playing In God's Garden - Street Angel (Japan)

Disc 6
1. Outside The Rain - 1994 live version
2. Dreams - 1994 live version
3. Affairs Of The Heart - Behind The Mask
4. Battle Of The Dragon - 1991 remix from A Hard Game To Play/Enchanted (outtake from Rock A Little)
5. Forest Of The Black Roses - Unreleased piano demo (1978)
6. Trouble In Shangri-la - Trouble In Shangri-la
7. Blue Lamp - 1998 remaster from Enchanted (outtake from Bella Donna)
8. Dial The Number - Unreleased outtake from The Other Side Of The Mirror
9. Nightbird - The Wild Heart (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
10. Goodbye Baby - Say You Will
11. Kick It - Street Angel
12. Every Day - Trouble In Shangri-la
13. Long Way To Go - The Other Side Of The Mirror
14. Insider - Hard Promises (1995 remaster from Playback)
15. Stand Back - 2005 live version (bonus track from Crystal Visions)
16. If You Were My Love - Unreleased outtake from Street Angel
17. No Spoken Word - Rock A Little
18. Sisters Of The Moon - 1982 live version from Mirage tour

Wow! You've really put a lot of work into making this! A very extensive collection indeed and I absolutely love it!

Are we all getting copies for Christmas? lol

And I adore the title of this collection!

Great job Mike. I'd love a copy too!! I love it that you have 'Call On Me For Magic'. I've always wanted that song after I'd heard it. Thanks for all your hard work!!:thumbsup:

Thanks! I've been saving that title for years! LOL! I almost put on the piano demo of "I Sing For The Things" from The Masters, but I just love Stevie's Rock A Little voice, so I used the album version.

I put 3 songs on there twice in different forms ("Rhiannon", "Stand Back" and "Sisters Of The Moon") since they are 3 of her most influential amongst fans. When I go back and edit, the album version of "Dreams" may make it on there as well.

Both the "24 Karat" and "Lady From The Mountains" versions I posted in the "Demos/Live Songs/Requests" thread in April. Again, I've always wanted to start off a CD with that particular "24 Karat", where Stevie is talking and being wonderfully cynical about fame and fortune.

The 1981 live version of "Gold And Braid" from Enchanted is on here, not one of the many studio versions ~ why? It's the best version: vocals, rocking band, Waddy's guitar solo (nowhere on any of the studio outtakes)... This is the version most of us fell in love with on the HBO concert in 1982, entranced by this incredible song we'd never heard before! This version is perfection, especially with Chris Lord-Alge's remixing.

Same with the album version of "Fireflies" over the chopped-up single versions: it's the best one with the most Stevie! I did use the single versions of "Say You Will" and "Sorcerer" because both went so well in the play lists.

I picked "Love's A Hard Game To Play" over "Sometimes It's A Bitch" because it flows better, although I personally prefer "Bitch". Plus, Stevie performed it live twice, so she must've liked it better as well. And the CL-A single remix is too amazing!

It would have been nice to use the outtake version of "Violet And Blue" for a difference, but the sound quality is not there. Same for "The Maker Of Birds", even though I MUCH prefer it over "Forest Of The Black Roses" (I think I'm in the minority, though). If a truly flawless sound copy of "She Still Loves Him" ever surfaces, nothing will keep it off the collection! This anthology is meant to have CD-perfect sound (I've made dozens others with less-than-perfect sound, too).

I really did rein myself in with the outtakes and demos. Of course, I could have put a different version of "Julia" on every CD and been happy, but that's not the purpose of the collection.

A few songs I'm still wishing I had room for: "That's Alright" (very different outtake from Mirage), "The Highwayman", "Imperial Hotel", "Cathouse Blues", "Castaway", "I Pretend" and a few others. We'll see!

Christmas for fellow Ledgies???
 

Amazing compilation!! Incredible effort on your part. if i got this for Christmas, it would tide me over 'til the eventual new CD release!

I enjoy playing with Stevie compilations, and I love reading other fans' own lists as well! There are very few comprehensive compilations that I've seen, so I tried really hard to make up fun running orders.

I will admit to being torn about not adding in either "Circle Dance" or "Rock And Roll" (both from The Soundstage concert). Stevie really seemed to love both songs in concert from 2005-2008, so it was something I considered. But I decided to use "How Still My Love" from Soundstage instead, to utilize that era, plus "Stand Back" from 2005. Mostly, I wanted as many Stevie-written songs as possible.

But "Circle Dance" certainly was a significant song for Stevie in 2005... >sigh< Still torn!

From just looking over the list (which is fabulous, might I add, as well as the title!) it doesn't look like you added any covers, which I think it right, but if you wanted to add one cover just for the hell of it, because the song means a lot to Stevie, and because it's just kick ass when she performs it, I would include Circle Dance or Crash into Me for sure. Rock And Roll was really good, and she's a rock and roll woman, but I just wouldn't put it in this compilation. :thumbsup:

Well, I've been fiddling with the playlists today (at work!), mainly to include my favourite outtake of "How Still My Love" (this involves some in-disc-movement). So, the Soundstage "How Still My Love" is out, and I think "Circle Dance" would fit in wonderfully between "Gypsy" and "Running Through The Garden".

Disc 2
1. Listen To The Rain - Street Angel
2. Rock A Little - Extended version from UK "I Can't Wait" 12-inch single (from Rock A Little)
3. Long Distance Winner - Buckingham Nicks (1998 remaster from Enchanted)
4. Real Tears - B-side to UK "Long Way To Go" CD-single (outtake from The Other Side Of The Mirror)
5. Planets Of The Universe - Extended album version from CD-single (from Trouble In Shangri-la)
6. Storms - Unreleased alternate extended mix from Tusk
7. Talk To Me - Rock A Little (1991 TimeSpace remaster)
8. How Still My Love - Unreleased outtake from Bella Donna
9. Rhiannon - 1975 live version from Nod Trossel studios
10. All The Beautiful Worlds - Unreleased outtake from The Wild Heart
11. No Questions Asked - Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits 1988 (2002 remaster from The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac)
12. Inspiration - B-side of "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" (outtake from Street Angel)
13. Gypsy - Extended album version from The Chain (from Mirage)
14. Circle Dance - 2007 live version from The Soundstage Sessions
15. Running Through The Garden - Say You Will
16. Julia - Unreleased outtake from Bella Donna
17. Seven Wonders - Tango In The Night
18. Love Is - Unreleased demo (from Trouble In Shangri-la sessions)

Of course, this leaves "Kind Of Woman" temporarily homeless, but I'll find a place for her. This "How Still My Love" I also posted in April in the "Demos/Live/Requests" thread, my absolute favourite, WILD outtake!!! But now 2007 is represented with "Circle Dance", which I wanted to do.

OR... I may put the outtake of "How Still My Love" after "Gypsy" instead of the live version and leave "Kind Of Woman" where it is and find a different Stevie-written 2007 live version to represent that era on another disc.

And that's when it was performed best IMO. I saw the 2 Voices Tour and heard it performed with Henley, then twice solo that year on the Gold Dust tour and my favorite was when Stevie sang it by herself.

Listen to this performance from LA that year...this would fit nicely in your compilation. :D

July 26, 2005 Gibson Amphitheatre - Hollywood, CA
http://www.mediafire.com/?yblzpiog184tm70

Thanks for the link and info! I will download when I get home! :)

Ooh, I was just listening to the following on Disc 3, flowing so awesomely together:

"Juliet"
"One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star"
"Not Make Believe"
"Crystal"

I'm still tweaking the playlists! I'm thinking the demo of "Annabel Lee" should fit on somewhere, prepping for the new album!!!!

good job on this Mike. only thing missing would be 'Ghosts' ...for me. well,and 'Sister Honey'
as far as sequence and flowing, doesn't really matter much to me. i can pull up all my Stevie on itunes and just let it go radomly. it all sounds good together to me.
And...you must have a really good copy of '24 Karat' cause both demos i have are just awful!

What is "Call On Me For Magic"? I've never heard of that one! Is it available anywhere? Did Stevie write it? I'm dying to know!