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Originally posted by CarneVaca
I'm not sure it is accurate to say Stevie gave Fleetwood Mac first right of refusal on all songs. It's been my understanding that she gave only three or four songs apiece to the band for Mirage and Tango. Am I mistaken?
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Well, that's kind of an interesting question, CV. We know for sure that she turned over "Gypsy," "That's Alright," "Straight Back," "Smile at You" & "If You Were My Love" to Fleetwood Mac for Mirage sessions, & "Seven Wonders," "When I See You Again," "Welcome to the Room, Sara," "Juliet" & "What Has Rock 'n' Roll Ever Done for You?" for the Tango sessions. But my impression is that she always made many of her demos available to the band for choosing. For example, in 1982 Stevie told Mick & Mary Turner that she had wanted the band to record "That's Alright" for years before they finally decided to record it.
So many songs on "Bella Donna," including "The Highwayman" & "Kind of Woman" & "Think About It" & "After the Glitter Fades," had been demoed back in the mid 1970s before Stevie had a solo record career, so you can sort of assume that Fleetwood Mac had the option to record them or not. Even "Leather & Lace" was demoed with Don Henley in the mid '70s, & once Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter split up, Stevie could very well have offered it to Fleetwood Mac at that point (because she didn't want Waylon to sing it alone).
Fleetwood Mac finally did get around to playing "Leather & Lace," but it was at a concert in 1982. They made up their own chord progression!