**New Single** - Secret Love

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Just being honest, I doubt Stevie will be getting much radio play at all. A lot of the Adult Contemporary stations have dissipated over the years and turned into full-on "Classic rock" or "Classic Hits" stations..There's really not a big outlet left for new music of veteran artists.

With that being said, I'm totally excited about the new single and album..and we will all love it none-the-less, I'm sure.

[LB Freakazoid]

People still listen to regular radio???

XM plays a lot of new stuff by the oldie makers.....

[gldstwmn]

Secret Love? I'm interested to see what she's done with it.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by LB Freakazoid

People still listen to regular radio???

XM plays a lot of new stuff by the oldie makers.....

That's all I listen to - and I heard a bunch of cuts from Gift of Screws on several XM stations. Love it.

[HejiraNYC]

Uh oh... I detect a vague whiff of flop sweat in the air. I'm afraid that WB is at its old shenanigans again, i.e., botching the promotional campaign for a new Stevie/Mac album. "Secret Love" is not appropriate for a lead single. I can usually hear the potential for a Stevie demo in my head- changing the rhythm, changing the instrumentation, etc. This is one song that I simply cannot see turning into a hit single, let alone a lead single. Yes, it's a charming, intimate little ditty. But it's flawed, e.g., "oooh-wee, listen to me..." . It's too low-key. It doesn't say "hey bitches, guess who's back?" Rather, it says "hey, um... did y'all miss me?" And if a vault song is being pushed out first, what does this say about all of the newly-written songs? I'm starting to not feel so good about this...

[Sahara]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

"Secret Love" is not appropriate for a lead single.

We don't know that yet Goodness knows what they've done with it!

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by Sahara

We don't know that yet Goodness knows what they've done with it!

Exactly. Looked how "Planets" changed....and....unfortunately..."Smile At You"

[BombaySapphire3]

I think with the exception of a few scattered gems over the years Stevie had about 10 years of great songwriting in her when all of her classics were generated Landslide and Rhiannon in late 1974 to Stand Back in early 1983.That a third string demo from those 10 years has been remade into the first single of the new album does not bode well IMO.

[CADreaming]

By the way, the WB gal who was posting the twitter stuff, etc. just tweeted she would make sure the dead links were fixed for the download...I hope!

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

By the way, the WB gal who was posting the twitter stuff, etc. just tweeted she would make sure the dead links were fixed for the download...I hope!

Let's hope she can at least get that right!

As for the single, i'm excited. Although i have personally never heard the demo, i trust that Stevie and her people made the right decision.

I am also pleasantly surprised that WB is releasing this single so early. Considering Stevie's last two releases (which were only best of's), this is a very good sign that WB is planning on seriously promoting this album if the single is being released this soon.

Another thing too, by the time the album is released, it will be time to release the second single, and i'm sure by that time, one of the songs we've been hearing about (i.e. The Ghosts are Gone, Italian Summer, In Your Dreams) will be released right before the album itself drops. They seem to be on the ball this time around.

[Artemis]

Maybe Secret Love is just the promotional single, while a Nicks-Stewart tune will be the "proper" lead single.

Or is that totally illogical?

[CADreaming]

http://stevienicks.warnerreprise.com/

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Exactly. Looked how "Planets" changed....and....unfortunately..."Smile At You"

Yeah, Lindsey made Smile at You actually work, instead of meander on endlessly. He did a great job with that demo. And her voice and the harmonies were terrific.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

By the way, the WB gal who was posting the twitter stuff, etc. just tweeted she would make sure the dead links were fixed for the download...I hope!

I think it's a matter of hours or days before the WBR http://stevienicks.warnerreprise.com/ site goes live, and we'll all be able to download the new single "Secret love" could have potential. I always liked the demo, just not blown away by it like others. I imagine a lilting guitar oriented ballad that starts slow then builds to mid tempo.

I suspect we will get the ususal Bonus track exclusive to ordering from Warners directly, and a other bonus track through Amazon or Itunes. Which is fine with me. I will happily be buying all these extra songs.

[RockALittle250]

ITS HERE AND ITS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

http://stevienicks.warnerreprise.com/