Rumours vocals

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Originally Posted by ViscountViktor

Is it just me or do some vocals on Rumours sound really small, diminished, kind of closed... I can't really describe it so I'll give an example.

Dreams: The volume of Stevie's vocals is at a normal level, and in the chorus you can hear all the different vocals quite clearly.

The Chain: The harmonized vocals in the verses sound really quiet compared to dDeams, and they also sound quite compressed.

Just my opinion, but I wonder if anyone else has picked up on this.

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Yes I have noticed this too. I always thought production choices like this were the reason Stevie went out of her way to thank her engineer on Bella Donna, Shelly Yakus, for giving her her voice back or something along those lines (I don't have the album here or I'd look up her exact words).

As for Dreams, the way you can hear clearly all 3 of their voices on the chorus is one of my favorite things they've ever recorded. Hearing Christine's harmony on that song again during The Dance (after hearing so many Stevie solo tour versions of it) brought tears to my eyes.