Favorite Stevie solo album

[blinker12]

Rock a Little. It surprises me to say, because RAL certainly provides a large helping of 80s cheese and has a lot of material not written by Stevie herself. So I don't think it's her highest *quality* album, but it's the one I return to most often. which I think qualifies it as my favorite! It's just fun and energizing in a way that little else by Stevie or the Mac is.

[TrueFaith77]

Bella Donna. Three words: Edge. Of. Seventeen.

[chiliD]

For a long time it was Bella Donna...if Rock A Little's Side 1 was as good as Side 2, then that would've been the easy choice...but, she outdid herself on Trouble In Shangri-La. That was the first album of hers since RAL that I liked upon first listen...not just a few songs, but the entire album. (Just wish they would've included "Touched By An Angel", that would've made it the "perfect" Stevie Nicks album, for me)

My other "wish they would've" moment was on Rock A Little...if they would've swapped "I Can't Wait" & "The Nightbird", that would've made Side 2 the all-time best album side of hers ever:

Talk To Me
I Can't Wait
No Spoken Word
If I Were You
Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You

That would've been tough to top. I never would've had to flip the LP over and listen to side one ever again.

[BTFLCHLD]

maybe her new album will come out may?
wowcow coming up on ten years since TISL!

[tilthefirefades]

Trouble in Shangri La-I have come to love every song on this album (Except Every Day). It is also probably my favorite album of all time. However, if this were a poll of her best solo album, definitely Bella Donna.

[markolas]

Originally Posted by mitzo

Why Bella Donna? To me it a flat and dull version of Stevie, I was disappointed with it from the getgo. I think BD was poorly produced and contained some unfortunate song choices. But that's just me.

I really don't know what to say to that, other than we're just hearing different things.

[Christopher]

Have to give it to Bella Donna. Funny, when I bought this record in 81' on the edge of 13, I was initially disappointed as the only songs I heard from the radio were SDMHA & Eo17, so I expected the record to be straight up rock. But it turned out to be a solid effort and still stands up today! But I also love TISL & Rock A Little as a close second and third.

[Maxd9]

My favourite is Wild Heart. I agree that the second half is stronger than the first, but there's just something about it that I love. And it sounds SO good at this time of year!!

[Meowi]

This is a hard one...
For me, every album has their own feel-

[markolas]

Originally Posted by Maxd9

My favourite is Wild Heart. I agree that the second half is stronger than the first, but there's just something about it that I love.

Seriously? The 2nd half is marred by the existence of I Will Run to You and Nothing Ever Changes, both of which I could more than do without. I even like Gate & Garden better than those two.

[skcin]

I go back & forth between BD, WH & TISL. Today it's WH.

[AliceLover]

For me, its OSOTM. Its the only album that consistently pleases my ears! What I mean is, as a whole, its my favorite.

[Maxd9]

Originally Posted by markolas

Seriously? The 2nd half is marred by the existence of I Will Run to You and Nothing Ever Changes, both of which I could more than do without. I even like Gate & Garden better than those two.

Maybe it's just me, but I like I Will Run To You and Nothing Ever Changes. My least favourites are If Anyone Falls and Gate And Garden. That's just my opinion though.

[MissLadyLoki]

Bump...wow, more people can't decide than like Street Angel (the only one I knew that liked it was Miranda), and more people like Street Angel than people that think she's this mountain man that's just seen Superman:

[starshine]

Yeah we've done many of these polls before ....I picked again Wild Heart even though I do love BD but I do like WH.....though I also am not crazy about I Will Run To You....I think All The Beautiful Worlds is a much better song really. I think I like BD the way it is but I do wish more of Stevie's own solo songs were on it instead of the duets even though they are very famous now with Tom and Don.....I do like them but I so would've 'love' Blue Lamp or Sleeping Angel on it etc.....The Dealer (up beat version).....its a bummer but it is what it is.....than I'd pick Mirror cause thats when I started collecting so that will always be special to me.....than I'd probably say RAL....than TISL than SA........its not that I probably hate an LP but I just may not listen to it as much as the others.......