Dave mentions Stevie's "forthcoming album" in new Billboard article

[Phil]

I'm not concerned about Stevie's upcoming album having "hit potential", rather I'm just hopeful it contains brilliance. I'd certainly like it to do well for her sake and also to encourage future output, but I don't think it stands much of a chance given the myriad reasons previously discussed during this thread.

Louie, I certainly understand your concerns, but I'm just thinking it's a little too soon at this stage for any major press involvement, particularly since I suspect the advertising campaign is currently being formulated. If that's the case, we can't expect to hear/see anything for another month or two. I do, however, think that whilst Dave's around, he will ensure we get something here and there, but ultimately it comes down to whether Stevie sanctions these morsels or not.

I have had high hopes for this Stevie/Dave collaboration from the outset and am not assuming anything - positive or negative - based on the snippet of "Everybody Loves You" that we had heard. I have faith in Dave's skills as an arranger, producer, co-writer and mentor, but I have always thought this project will stand or fall due to Stevie's songwriting (particularly lyric-wise) and vocal ability.

I was worried about Dave's continual absences and the interruptions to proceedings, but then I thought it might be an opportunity for Stevie to obtain perspective during the process and refine her lyrics as needed, particularly since the co-writes with Dave were composed so quickly. I might be the only one feeling this way, but I am majorly concerned about Stevie presenting her poetry in all it's glory, unedited and "telling a story" ("The Solider's Angel" anyone?). I hope and I pray that she has been tinkering with her lyrics throughout the ten months or so that the project has been evolving. Trotters crossed.

I'm in the minority when I say I believe Stevie can still cut it vocally, but it all comes down to whether or not she can be bothered reaching for the notes and allowing an intensity to permeate her delivery. Too often she holds back because she's always considering whether she will be able to replicate the vocal onstage - an attitude that is particularly strange given that she rarely performs many songs from a new collection upon it's release. Don't misunderstand me, I don't want her straining for notes like she did on much of the "Say You Will" album - I'm more than satisfied with her lower register, but I want to know she's actually feeling it this time around. If she cares to entertain a falsetto vocal here and there (as we know she can within the security of a studio), that would be more than welcomed, but I don't want lazy vocals or the dreaded autotune. Dave is renowned for eliciting a great vocal from the artists he works with and tends to favour a nice reverby approach, which definitely suits our girl. Here's hoping. Have I cheered you up Louie?

PS This is total speculation, but I keep wondering if Lindsey's contribution may have been to "Annabel Lee"? I know people think it must be a remake of something from the "Buckingham Nicks" album, most probably "Frozen Love", but I was thinking about this the other day and it occurred to me that Lindsey would have been privy to Stevie's compostion from all those years ago. Given that she wrote her part when she was 17yo, she would have most likely made him aware of it's existence so I can imagine her wanting him to be a part of this particular recording. I can definitely hear his vocal harmony and playing on this track. I wonder...