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Originally posted by Nicks Fan
I always thought Affairs of The Heart was a good tune from Stevie nicks. Never did understand why her contributions to the album Behind The Mask were ignored. Silver Springs and Seven Wonders are tow of Stevies best songs with Fleetwood Mac. I never understand why they only ever had one # 1 single? I mean come on they have had so many worthy hits that should have topped the charts ( Sara , Little Lies, Gold Dust Woman, Over My Head, Second Hand News, Gypsy, Skies The Limit, Go Your Own Way, Rhiannon, Landslide, Songbird, The Chain)
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With regard to "Affairs of the Heart"- DITTO!!! I always liked that song, although I find it interesting that she ripped off Bob Dylan, who previously ripped off Lord Byron.
FM's singles problem is primarily a matter of timing. Before SoundScan, singles were their own entity and were very powerful in terms of sales and influence. FM is/was an AOR band, so their product was promoted primarily as an album. Singles in the 70's and early 80's were from people like Debby Boone and Andy Gibb. Just like FM, groups like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd had monster albums, but little in terms of singles.
Now in the SoundScan era, singles are based on either airplay OR sales. Most singles sales are from dance/club related artists. Most singles airplay is dominated by corporate control (Clear Channel, etc.).
Soooo, FM was shafted on the singles front for their entire career. Which is no biggie because they ARE an album based band, anyway. Who on earth would want to see them in the same pool as Britney Spears and N Sync?!?!?? Not me....