Favourite Non-famous Stevie Solo Songs

[tilthefirefades]

To keep it simple, I find it shameful Imperial Hotel and Outside the Rain were not well known outside the fan community.

[On Ice]

Solo:

Sleeping Angel
How Still My Love
Gate and Garden (oft criticized, but really a shining moment vocally as her voice wraps around some questionable lyrics and makes it beautiful)
Battle of the Dragon (wonderful story telling put to some sublime music)
Kind of Woman
The Wild Heart (as with Gate and Garden a stellar vocal performance)
Greta (Rhinestone collections is a really neat opening line)
New Orleans (for the dress up and brush by falsetto which I've so longed for)
Sorcerer (the old BN Demo showcases the show stopping Mac song that wasn't to be and where I draw my name from...Der
You Like Me: a song with so much potential and had Rock a Little really rocked a little, this would have been the song to open the album with.


Guest/Duets:

All tracks from Walter Egan's Fundamental Roll, Stevie is all over it, inexplicably more than most Fleetwood Mac albums and serves as a moment of reflection to the band that she should have been on every damn song, she is as good a background/harmony vocalist as she is on lead. (she absolutely lets loose here, check out "Where's the Party" it's just amazing)
Midnight Wind: Stevie saves one of the best performances of her career for this song. It just doesn't get much better.
Desiree: As above, Stevie should have captured this period on one of her own records, sort of post Mask where she sang perfectly.

Edit to Add Insider, how could I have forgotten to add this gem, a simple song and is the best of the Petty collaborations, again Stevie just shines vocally and wraps her voice around the incredible story that makes the song.


Fleetwood Mac:
The four songs that accompany the hit Sara from Tusk, what more can we say.
Thrown Down: should have been a monster hit for the Mac, lead single anyone?

[Steviegirl]

Originally Posted by tilthefirefades

To keep it simple, I find it shameful Imperial Hotel and Outside the Rain were not well known outside the fan community.

Amen to that.

[Blueletter18]

Originally Posted by tilthefirefades

To keep it simple, I find it shameful Imperial Hotel and Outside the Rain were not well known outside the fan community.

YES! Forgot these two on my list-- great picks.

[Blueletter18]

Originally Posted by On Ice

Solo:

Sleeping Angel
How Still My Love
Gate and Garden (oft criticized, but really a shining moment vocally as her voice wraps around some questionable lyrics and makes it beautiful)
Battle of the Dragon (wonderful story telling put to some sublime music)
Kind of Woman
The Wild Heart (as with Gate and Garden a stellar vocal performance)
Greta (Rhinestone collections is a really neat opening line)
New Orleans (for the dress up and brush by falsetto which I've so longed for)
Sorcerer (the old BN Demo showcases the show stopping Mac song that wasn't to be and where I draw my name from...Der
You Like Me: a song with so much potential and had Rock a Little really rocked a little, this would have been the song to open the album with.


Guest/Duets:

All tracks from Walter Egan's Fundamental Roll, Stevie is all over it, inexplicably more than most Fleetwood Mac albums and serves as a moment of reflection to the band that she should have been on every damn song, she is as good a background/harmony vocalist as she is on lead. (she absolutely lets loose here, check out "Where's the Party" it's just amazing)
Midnight Wind: Stevie saves one of the best performances of her career for this song. It just doesn't get much better.
Desiree: As above, Stevie should have captured this period on one of her own records, sort of post Mask where she sang perfectly.

Edit to Add Insider, how could I have forgotten to add this gem, a simple song and is the best of the Petty collaborations, again Stevie just shines vocally and wraps her voice around the incredible story that makes the song.


Fleetwood Mac:
The four songs that accompany the hit Sara from Tusk, what more can we say.
Thrown Down: should have been a monster hit for the Mac, lead single anyone?

Spot on with all of these, On Ice...I bolded some of my favorites. I think it's cool that Petty took the title for his record (Hard Promises) from the Insider lyrics. Also, the John Stewart/Walter Egan/Rick Vito (and even Petty) albums are really a tribute to Stevie's hitmaking presence as a harmony singer. It seems like having her on your record would probably boost sales to about twice what they would have been otherwise. Additionally, Gate and Garden is one of my all time favorites, and I honestly didn't realize how crappy the lyrics were until it was pointed out to me-I was just busy enjoying the amazing vocal.

[On Ice]

I was just busy enjoying the amazing vocal.

I would go as far to say that the Gate and Garden vocal contains just about every strength that Stevie had in her voice and is up there with Edge of Seventeen as her very best solo album vocal. It's just perfect. Especially "while it is not heaven" and "it's just a game that we play" she just nails it.

[FierySequences]

urghh too many to name:

Frozen Love
Crystal (both)

Think About It
Planets (both)
Beautiful Child

Outside the Rain
How Still My Love
Bella Donna
Blue Lamp

Garbo
Sleeping Angel
Nothing Ever Changes
Beauty & the Beast

If I Were You
I Sing For the Things
No Spoken Word

Demos:
Mistaken Love
Space Needle
Starshine
Belle Fluer

(just about all of TOSOTM)
Ooh My Love
Ghosts
Fire Burning
Juliet
Doing The Best
I Still Miss Someone

(Yes) both Sometimes it's a Bitch and Love's a Hard Game

Freedom
Affairs of the Heart
Paper Doll
Twisted (duet)
Sweet Girl

(alot from SA)
Rose Garden and pretty much all of (side 2) from Unconditional Love

If You Ever Did Believe
Reconsider Me
TISL
It's Only Love
Fall From Grace
Love Is

Thrown Down
RTTG
Destiny Rules

The many covers Free Fallin', I Need To Know, Crash Into Me, The One

For What It's Worth
In Your Dreams
Annebel Lee
You May Be The ONE!

Don't Stop and Rock N' Roll j/k

[holidayroad]

Outside the Rain (if I had to chose a fave Stevie song, this would be it)
How Still My Love
Insider
Sleeping Angel
I Will Run To You
Nothing Ever Changes
Sable On Blond
Rock a Little
Some Become Strangers
Unconditional Love
Kick It
Trouble in Shangri-la
Sorcerer
You May Be the One
Annabel Lee

[vivfox]

That's Alright
Straight Back
Freedom
Paper Doll
Running Through The Garden
Illume
Kind Of Woman
Sable On Blond
Garbo
Nothing Ever Changes
I Sing For The Things
Imperial Hotel
One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star
If I Were You
Ooh My Love
Ghosts
Love Is Like A River
Greta
Rose Garden
TISL(the song)
New Orleans
Battle Of The Dragon
Blue Lamp

There are a million and a half demos I could pick but I'm just gonna write the one I always play first, especially when I'm at the beach: Blue Water

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

Off the top of my head.. and just Stevie solo songs or demos

Sleeping Angel
China Doll
The Dealer
Nothing Ever Changes
The Highwayman
Think About It
Outside the Rain
For What It's Worth
It's Only Love
Rose Garden
Long Way To Go
Sorcerer
Crystal
Candlebright
Wild Heart
Sable on Blonde
You Can't Fix This
If You Ever Did Believe

That's all I can think of on the spot.

Oh bless you, you constructed a perfect list for me. Sleeping Angel was the beginning of my Stevie and subsequent FM obsession, and I think my love for The Dealer borders on unhealthy.

The Rose Garden demo from 1985 is the best one. Let me add Blue Lamp, Violet and Blue, and Lady From the Mountain before she Twilightized it.

[Blueletter18]

Originally Posted by vivfox

That's Alright
Straight Back
Freedom
Paper Doll
Running Through The Garden
Illume
Kind Of Woman
Sable On Blond
Garbo
Nothing Ever Changes
I Sing For The Things
Imperial Hotel
One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star
If I Were You
Ooh My Love
Ghosts
Love Is Like A River
Greta
Rose Garden
TISL(the song)
New Orleans
Battle Of The Dragon
Blue Lamp

There are a million and a half demos I could pick but I'm just gonna write the one I always play first, especially when I'm at the beach: Blue Water

LOVE these choices. I never understood all the hate for Paper Doll

[On Ice]

I would like to add the brilliant demo version of The Chain that we finally got to hear this year. I'm shocked that those lyrics never surfaced in another song, they're spell binding.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Blueletter18

LOVE these choices. I never understood all the hate for Paper Doll

Oh definitely, if I did a whole list, Paper Doll would certainly be on it.

Michele

[Macfanforever]

Stevie is probably the only artist that I play the entire album through without skipping songs.

[On Ice]

Stevie is probably the only artist that I play the entire album through without skipping songs.

Me too. When I put the album on, I usually end up listening to the whole thing (although I skip Rock a Little and most of Mirror).