Stevie CDs by Songwriting Era

[mikebise]

I've made up some track listings for CDs based on when we know Stevie wrote her songs (or have pretty good information as to when). I was wondering if songs recorded in different decades but written near the same time had a certain quality or "feel" to them. This is just for fun.

Therefore, I tried to use NO unreleased demos or outtakes, in order to play with this experiment, using different eras of recording on purpose. So, here's my first:

1972-1975 (Except "Rose Garden", which is 1965, and "Candlebright" 1970).
1. Crying In The Night (Single Remix) ~ Buckingham Nicks
2. That's Alright ~ Mirage
3. Candlebright ~ Trouble In Shangri-la
4. Races Are Run ~ Buckingham Nicks
5. Think About It ~ Bella Donna
6. Landslide ~ The Dance
7. Sorcerer ~ Trouble In Shangri-la
8. After The Glitter Fades ~ Bella Donna
9. I Don't Want To Know ~ Rumours (performed live in Early 1975)
10. Garbo ~ The Wild Heart/Enchanted
11. Rhiannon (Single Remix) ~ The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac
12. Rose Garden ~ Street Angel
13. Kind Of Woman ~ Bella Donna
14. Long Distance Winner ~ Buckingham Nicks
15. The Highwayman ~ Bella Donna
16. Destiny ~ Street Angel
17. Leather And Lace ~ Bella Donna
18. Crystal ~ Practical Magic

[mikebise]

1976-1979
1. Dreams (2005) ~ Crystal Visions
2. Angel ~ Tusk
3. Secret Love ~ In Your Dreams
4. Gold Dust Woman ~ The Dance
5. Storms ~ Tusk
6. If You Ever Did Believe ~ Practical Magic
7. Sara ~ Tusk
8. Smile At You ~ Say You Will
9. Beautiful Child ~ Live In Boston 2003
10. Fireflies ~ Fleetwood Mac Live
11. Sleeping Angel ~ Enchanted
12. Planets Of The Universe ~ Trouble In Shangri-la
13. Beauty And The Beast ~ TimeSpace Remix/The Wild Heart
14. Sisters Of The Moon (Single Remix) ~ The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac/Tusk
15. How Still My Love ~ The Soundstage Sessions
16. Silver Springs ~ Crystal Visions
17. Goodbye Baby ~ Say You Will

[Pyewacket]

Hmmm...this could just be production values, but I don't think so. The first set has a lot more country influence to it. There are some outright country songs (like "That's Alright" with its two-steppin' bassline, "Rose Garden" and "After The Glitter Fades"), but many of the others also have something to them that is decidedly plaintive and...uh, country.

Which is not to deny the influence isn't there in the second grouping, but it does not seem as pronounced or pervasive.