Enquirer article about Tribute Album

[ragrsrocalot]

The article states that Stevie is working on a tribute album, for her Mom, and wants to have it out by summer. It also states that she intends to update Silver Springs, and that she is hoping to write 10 to 15 new songs.

[Macfanforever]

I never beleive the Enquirer .but we never know.But it sounds great.

[Aussie W/Heart]

This is fantastic news 15 new songs

[mikephxaz]

wow...if this could ever be true....i wouldnt put it past Stevie to show us all wrong and surprise us with something like this.....

[louielouie2000]

Am I the only one who thinks cover songs when I hear "tribute album?" A Stevie album of covers amounts to my worst nightmare. I can't imagine Stevie could write, record, mix, and release a full album of all new songs in 6 months. Though she certainly could pull off a cover album in that kind of rapid timing. I could certainly see her recording an album of her Mom's fav songs, songs which make her think of her Mom, etc.

[icinglover1995]

Oh wow! That's going to be AHHMAZING!!!!

[Etisl]

Do you think maybe it will be an album with outtakes, and songs that did not make it on In Your Dreams? Although, it would be nice to see her put out stuff faster....like she did during the 80's.... I mean she had three complete CD's between 1981-1985....maybe something or someone ignited that spark again.... If this article is true, then I would be very happy..... but, I don't want to get my hopes up high.

[THINKABOUTIT]

I hear you all. A tribute album seems like covers to me....but you never know God knows she could pull from all her demos & unreleased stuff! We know those better than she does

If this is true, of course I'm totally excited! If it is cover, I wonder what she'll do? Her voice can't just do any song

[TakenByTheSky23]

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Out of sorrow comes beautiful art...Stevie knows that as much as anyone.

A link from contactmusic.com about the album:

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/ste...te-mum_1282747

A source says, "Stevie always finds something positive in the worst situations, and no one's surprised at her decision to write a tribute album to her mum."

That's encouraging, and hopefully indicates no covers. Ambitious, but again - people can produce their greatest works out of loss.

How about their quickest work...well, we'll see.

[HejiraNYC]

Well, I actually consider the National Enquirer to be a pretty accurate source of information, especially in recent years. Invariably, time after time, their "rumors" eventually pan out in the mainstream media. So if they're reporting this, then there must be some kernel of truth. Of course, saying something and actually following through on it are two totally different things.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/ste...te-mum_1282747

Stevie Nicks - Stevie Nicks' New Album Will Be A Tribute To Late Mum
12 January 2012 01:42

Singer Stevie Nicks is reportedly recording a new solo album as a tribute to her late mother.

Barbara Nicks died in Arizona at the age of 84, with her famous daughter by her side, on 28 December (11).

The Fleetwood Mac star later spoke out about the devastating loss, admitting, "She supported me and all of my dreams. She was the one that made it all possible."

And now the Landslide singer is set to remember her mum by composing a record in her honour, according to the National Enquirer.

A source says, "Stevie always finds something positive in the worst situations, and no one's surprised at her decision to write a tribute album to her mum.

"While sitting at Barbara's bedside, she recalled the tremendous influence her mother had on her life... Stevie has been writing constantly and wants to have the tribute album out by summer."

I wonder if this is going to be the album we've all been pining for- that "small," low-key, intimate album that does not have any commercial aspirations. I'm not sure how to feel about this. On the one hand- it's more Stevie music and a needed artistic outlet for our grieving Mama. On the other hand... I fear that if she rushes and puts out a half unfinished album full of somber elegies, she may sully her artistic reputation. But then again, it may be one of the best things she's ever done. Oh Stevie... I hope you're doing the right thing!

[TakenByTheSky23]

Looks like we scooped one another there, HejiraNYC! It will be interesting to see how many other news sources confirm this...

Also interesting, with this new info, to examine the rest of this year in terms of how it will shape up for Stevie. We know she wanted to spend the spring touring again to keep promoting IYD...incredibly hard when she's writing, recording and producing an album.

If the album does materialize and it does drop sometime in the summer, will she combine IYD material plus tribute material in a late summer tour instead? The songs on the tribute album are, obviously, going to be very personal and emotional for her to sing onstage. Maybe she'll never sing any of them live. She'll put it out as a quiet tribute to her mother and that will be that?

You're right - it could be astonishingly beautiful - if it's a tribute album to her mother, it surely must be. I'm sure Stevie is doing a lot of thinking right now...some hard decisions to make - again, if the album comes to light. It will likely be an interesting year.

[Macfanforever]

I wonder if this tribute cd would be a bonus with the DVD package.Again lazy radio wont play IYD and probably wont even look at her new cd.We will see.

[Pyewacket]

I hope this is right. The Enquirer tends to take a kernel of information that's true and then spin something else out of it, to make it newsworthy.

I also feel a little....greedy and ghoulish, wishing for this album to be true in the wake of what must be devastating news for Stevie. We all know she says things off the cuff, and this could just as easily prove to be one of those things, said in the passion (and sadness) of the moment.

If it were low-key and sombre and not at all rock'n'roll, it could actually be one of the most beautiful things she's ever done.

Continuing being ghoulish....I wouldn't want a whole album of "Beauty and the Beast"...but maybe she would do some covers that her mom liked.

[PolishStevieFan]

I hope it's true and that we'll get new material very soon. This can be a good thing coming out of this tragic loss. Of course my question is: "What kind of album will it be?" I really want her to record lush and intimate country album. But whatever she decides to do I will support her.

[darklinensuit]

I wonder if she might just re-do some of the demos that her mom liked.
I would think she might throw "Touched By An Angel" on there as well.
She has talked a lot about how quickly she wrote songs like "You May Be the One" with Dave. I think she can have something together by the end of 2012 if not the summer. The talk of summer is meaningless: at this point, does any Stevie fan actually still expect an album by the first (unofficially or even officially announced) due date?
Less touring and more recording is a step in the right direction, especially for someone who says she wants to be remembered for her songwriting. I miss the days when the wait between albums was short.
However, I can't say I'm excited to see a re-worked "Silver Springs". It's fine as it is and got enough attention in '97. Something like "Gypsy" seems more thematically appropriate and might do well with a less 1980s/keyboardy sound. Since most people out there never heard the AFI acoustic version, maybe it's time she roped LB into the studio & recorded that, maybe with the lyrics a little bit tweaked to fit her mom.


- Jake