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Originally posted by CarneVaca
However, when Big Love, Family Man, Little Lies and Everywhere became ubiquitous on the radio for about two years, I equally have no doubt that it had nothing to do with Stevie Nicks. (As I recall, Seven Wonders disappeared from the airwaves a few weeks after it was released, not to be played ever again with any regularity.) What it had to do with was flawlessly produced, well-written songs that caught the listening public's ear. Seven Wonders, and the other two Nicks contributions to that album, were among the worst of Stevie's songs that have been officially released. And much of that was because her voice was shot, though it has gotten better since.
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I was a HUGE Mac fan and very much into their activities when Tango in the Night was released.
I never ONCE heard "Family Man" on the radio- Top 40, AOL Rock, AAA... "Big Love" didn't get much airplay after its initial release. "Everywhere" and "Little Lies" (in particular) were played to DEATH on several different formats. "Seven Wonders" did okay, with modest video airplay and limited radio airplay.
I do recall that a LOT of Mac fans thought that Stevie's voice was allll over "Big Love", which it wasn't. And Stevie's background vocals were a huge contribution to the success of "Little Lies"- believe it or not.
IMO Tango in the Night is a very weak album, most of it due to the overall poor songwriting from all three writers (the only great songs on the album are "Isn't It Midnight" and "Tango in the Night").
I really think that TITN's huge sales, etc. were really due to "reunion promotion" (they got a TON of MTV promotion for weeks and weeks and weeks), not the quality of the album. But that's just my opinion.
Yes, Stevie's contribution to TITN was limited at best- however, I'm surprised she would even want to show up given the situation(s) at the time.
So, an UPSIDE to Stevie for being brave and showing up and participating in Tango in the Night, when most others would have said "FORGET IT!"