Sharetta on IYD

[darklinensuit]

I know that in the past some posters have voiced complaints about Sharon & Lori on various songs, but I agree with Stevie that they are part of her solo sound, and I'm glad to hear them in many parts of this album.
Regarding Sharon & Lori's contributions, which IYD song do you think they add the most to?
Are there any changes you would have made on the album - adding them to one song, cutting them from another?

For me it's a toss-up between "Moonlight" & "You May be the One" - I think they're great on both.
I'm surprised that they're not heard more on "Italian Summer" other than on the bridge - it just sounds like the kind of song they would be put in - but that having been said, I think it sounds perfectly fine without them in the other parts. So I'm surprised, not disappointed. (Their aaaahs on the bridge do remind me a bit of the opening to "Sable on Blonde", anyone else hear a similarity?)


- Jake

[Artemis]

I really like them on Everybody Loves You, they really add to the song when it changes from floating along all prettily to being quite intense.

I actually love how much she's utilised Sharon and Lori on IYD, it feels more like a classic Stevie record, I can't hear them at all on TISL.

[BrownEyedGirl26]

I prefer when she sings the high harmony by herself especially in her "baby voice"!

[Mmonta4]

People are really complaining? OMG. For me it's just not a Stevie Nicks album without Loretta and Sharona.

[KarmaContestant]

Their backing vocals and harmonies on this album are perfect. Not too much, and just enough. I found them ovewhelming on much of The Other Side of the Mirror and Street Angel, and on various RAL songs.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Artemis

I actually love how much she's utilised Sharon and Lori on IYD, it feels more like a classic Stevie record, I can't hear them at all on TISL.

They are definitely more prominent on this one.

Originally Posted by BrownEyedGirl26

I prefer when she sings the high harmony by herself especially in her "baby voice"!

You mean on “For What It’s Worth”? That’s my least favorite part of that song. Or maybe I’m misunderstanding what you mean by “high harmony” & “baby voice” on this album? (FWIW doesn't sound like either, but it is her harmonizing with herself.)

Originally Posted by Mmonta4

People are really complaining? OMG. For me it's just not a Stevie Nicks album without Loretta and Sharona.

I haven’t seen complaints about them on IYD, but some people have said in the past that they’d prefer she leave them off albums.

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Their backing vocals and harmonies on this album are perfect. Not too much, and just enough. I found them ovewhelming on much of The Other Side of the Mirror and Street Angel, and on various RAL songs.

Let me guess, you don’t like them on DTBIC and LILAR? I love them on both, but I know popular opinion is divided.


- Jake

[Artemis]

I love Sharon and Lori on Doing The Best That I Can, they add so much to that song with their ah-ahs. Although, I don't really hear them much on the rest of TOSOTM, or on much of SA. Although, I may need to go and relisten to those albums, I suppose.

That being said, I adore Stevie harmonizing with herself; it's what makes Trouble In Shangri-La and For What It's Worth such brilliant songs. I like that IYD has a pretty good balance of Stevie harmonizing with Stevie, and usage of Sharon and Lori.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Their backing vocals and harmonies on this album are perfect. Not too much, and just enough. I found them ovewhelming on much of The Other Side of the Mirror and Street Angel, and on various RAL songs.

I'm with you, and I'd further that by adding that their background & harmonies contributions are the best on IYD out of *any* of Stevie solo albums. They never over reach or overwhelm Stevie's vocals. Instead they remain as they should - more subtle in mix, and are most effective and beautiful on "You May Be The One", WSS, SL & Moonlight. Now that it's brought up, the only songs from TISL I can recall hearing Lori & Sharon are "Every Day" & POTU, otherwise I hear lots of Sheryl, Natalie, Macy & Sarah. So I guess IYD is a full circle moment for the trio to some degree as well. But mostly I wish Stevie would harmonize even more with herself. She is her own best harmony singer imo. It's still quite evident when I listen to FWIW, and other little parts throughout the record.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

You mean on “For What It’s Worth”? That’s my least favorite part of that song.

Blasphemy!! Stevie's best moments are where she harmonizes with herself.

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Let me guess, you don’t like them on DTBIC and LILAR? I love them on both, but I know popular opinion is divided.

I LOVE Love Is Like A River - but yes, the vocals by Sharon and Lori are just silly and nearing ridiculous on that song. Whew Hooo... Doing The Best That I Can doesn't spring to mind - admittedly I don't listen to that album but maybe once a year, or once every two years. Cry Wolf is one that does stand out as having overdone backing vocals. Another terrible offender is The Nightmare. Not a lot of songs, but the fact that they stand out so much colors the entire album in my memory. There are no songs on In Your Dreams that are like these songs, thankfully.

I guess I just like backing vocals when they are subtle - as much as Stevie likes to refer to Sharon and Waddy and Lori as the "Stevie Nicks band", they are not a band and I don't particularly care to hear their voices on every song.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Blasphemy!! Stevie's best moments are where she harmonizes with herself.

I agree with this in most cases (especially in the RAL days), but to me she sounds flat as a pancake on the chorus of FWIW. Beautiful on the verses, though.

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

I LOVE Love Is Like A River - but yes, the vocals by Sharon and Lori are just silly and nearing ridiculous on that song. Whew Hooo... Doing The Best That I Can doesn't spring to mind - admittedly I don't listen to that album but maybe once a year, or once every two years. Cry Wolf is one that does stand out as having overdone backing vocals. Another terrible offender is The Nightmare. Not a lot of songs, but the fact that they stand out so much colors the entire album in my memory. There are no songs on In Your Dreams that are like these songs, thankfully.

I guess I just like backing vocals when they are subtle -

I usually like them best when they’re over the top, like on LILAR, “Nightbird”, “All the Beautiful Worlds”, etc. Where I don’t like them is on something like “Real Tears” – but in fairness, it’s not just them singing on that one.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I'm with you, and I'd further that by adding that their background & harmonies contributions are the best on IYD out of *any* of Stevie solo albums. They never over reach or overwhelm Stevie's vocals. Instead they remain as they should - more subtle in mix, and are most effective and beautiful on "You May Be The One", WSS, SL & Moonlight. Now that it's brought up, the only songs from TISL I can recall hearing Lori & Sharon are "Every Day" & POTU, otherwise I hear lots of Sheryl, Natalie, Macy & Sarah. So I guess IYD is a full circle moment for the trio to some degree as well. But mostly I wish Stevie would harmonize even more with herself. She is her own best harmony singer imo. It's still quite evident when I listen to FWIW, and other little parts throughout the record.

I’m inclined to think they flow in & out better on BD & TWH, but yes, they are pretty great on IYD.
To me what’s strange on IYD – not in a bad way, just interesting – is how they just pop up in certain parts, like in “New Orleans”, where it’s just Stevie & then they’re there, & then gone again.

- Jake

[BrownEyedGirl26]

Jake, I was'nt talking about on this album! I just prefer her background harmonies to the girls background harmonies. That's all!