besteveralbums.com - Stevie's best album

[Gold Dust Woman]

Originally Posted by James89

I listened to 'The Wild Heart' the other day and even though Stevie's voice sounds more nasal than on 'Bella Donna' I have to say that every song on the album is fantastic. I just don't understand why it only ever reached #5.....??

Agreed.

However, there are 2 things with this album that annoy me...

The "ahaaaaaaaaaha"'s at the beginning of Sable on Blond. I love this song! But those ahaaaaaahaaa makes me cringe a little.
And secondly, the end of Beauty and the Beast. It drags on a little too long for my liking... and that whispering!!! Whispering should NEVER be used in song. Ever!

None of the above is enough to ruin my enjoyment of The Wild Heart... they are just things I could really do without.

[On Ice]

I agree with all the love that the Wild Heart is getting, it's really a wonderful record, lyrical issues aside, she just sings wonderfully from start to finish. I wish she could have kept that groove a while longer instead of what we got in '85, sorry ROL fans, only a couple good tunes on that one. My order is:

Bella Donna (I'll give Mitzo his due on the tinny sounding drumming, but the writing and vocals were first rate)
The Wild Heart
Trouble in Shangri La (some real gems and wonderful writing on the title track, although she could have worked on the vocal a bit, nice to hear Sorcerer sung and played well)
In Your Dreams
Street Angel (I really like this one)
The Other Side of the Mirror (where Rooms on Fire makes an otherwise dull outing shine)
Rock a Little (I will never forget the wow feeling I got on the first spin of this and then the second spin when reality set in thinking what the hell happened? Then there was the tour...utterly embarrassing, sad and pathetic all at once.)