Stevie's Mirage submissions
 

Besides the three tracks that made it onto Mirage, does anyone know what other songs of hers they demoed or considered for the album? (Just started listening to it again last week after a few years and am hooked on it - a very underrated album of theirs)

Smile At You and If You Were My Love, were two tracks from the Mirage sessions, iirc. I think at one point Smile At You was actually going to be on the album, but was replaced with Straight Back cause it was too angry.

This is the only Fleetwood Mac record where I think Stevie should have had more sings present. She was coming off the high of Bella Donna and was at the peak of her songwriting skills. A Lindsey song could have been dropped for Smile At You or for If You Were My Love. I'm sure they recorded more that have not surfaced as of yet. If Nothing Ever Changes was written around then, it would have fit, too....or Sable On Blond

But Nothing Ever Changes and Sable On Blond belong and fit perfectly on The Wild Heart :nod:

Hear hear!!

It is surprising she only got 3 songs and generally you can't hear a lot of her on the album (a foreshadowing of Tango perhaps...)

Can anyone pm me how to get a copy of the angry Smile At You. I never knew this was an old song and thought it was one of the most boring tracks on Say You Will - then I discovered the demo on You Tube and it's awesome! Lindsay really f*^$ed up that track on SYW.

Gypsy was the first World Premiere Video on MTV, fyi. And Straight Back is a song about Jimmy Iovine and having to leave her newly successful solo career to go back to Fleetwood Mac.

I think Mirage has, by far, Stevie's weakest collection of songs. Obviously, Gypsy is the stand-out track on the whole album, but I always seem to forget that the other two even exist.

I love That's Alright but it's so overlooked by fans. It's real hidden gem!

I think Mirage contains some of Stevie's best work. Her vocals are excellent & her writing is strong. Based on outtakes alone, I think she definitely should have gotten more songs on the album (even though, in fairness, her songs are longer), but even with only three tracks, the album showcases how diverse she is an an artist: "Gypsy" is mid-tempo pop that builds in power, even as she plays it cool; "That's Alright" is simple in all the right ways and lets her voice and words capture the listener; and "Straight back" is pure Stevie weirdness and charm.

- Jake

Oh Josh, I agree with you almost all the time but not on this :distress:. I absolutely love all 3 tracks. And her vocals soar. Believe it or not, I would take Stevie's 5 contributions from Mirage over Tusk. That's Alright, Gypsy, Straight Back, If You Were My Love and Smile At You. Stevie was on fire back then.

That's Alright is a great song - just not so keen on Straight Back - the vocals are great but the song is kind of eh. It reminds me of Nothing Ever Changes - IMO it's just one of those songs that goes nowhere.

What Has Rock and Roll Ever Done For You

I love Straight Back. It's one of my favorite vocals and songs from Stevie.

Does anyone have an mp3 of this version of Smile At You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJOQb...eature=related

It sounds really high quality (better than the bulk of her demos), I wonder where it came from