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The Wild Heart is the second solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks. Recording began in late 1982, shortly after the end of Fleetwood Mac's Mirage Tour. After the death of her best friend, Robin Anderson, and with new appreciation for her life and career, Nicks recorded the album in only a few months and was released on June 10, 1983, a year after Fleetwood Mac's Mirage album. It peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200 (for seven consecutive weeks) and achieved platinum status on September 12, 1983. The album has shipped 2 million copies in the US alone.

The Wild Heart
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 1983
RecordedAutumn 1982 – Spring 1983
Studio
  • Goodnight Dallas (Dallas)
  • Record Plant (Los Angeles)
  • Record Plant (New York)
  • Studio 55 (Los Angeles)
  • A&M (Hollywood)
  • The Hit Factory (New York)
Genre
  • Rock[1]
  • pop rock
  • synth rock
Length45:11
LabelModern
Producer
Stevie Nicks chronology
Bella Donna
(1981)
The Wild Heart
(1983)
Rock a Little
(1985)
Singles from The Wild Heart
  1. "Stand Back"
    Released: May 19, 1983[2]
  2. "If Anyone Falls"
    Released: September 3, 1983[3]
  3. "Nightbird"
    Released: November 30, 1983[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The album is notable for its array of prominent guest musicians. Tom Petty made a return to write "I Will Run to You", on which his bandmates from The Heartbreakers performed. Nicks' Fleetwood Mac bandmate, Mick Fleetwood, made an appearance on the track "Sable on Blonde". Toto's Steve Lukather contributed some of the guitar work on what would become the album's biggest hit single, "Stand Back", which also features an uncredited contribution from Prince, who played the synthesizer track. Nicks also worked with friend Sandy Stewart, who wrote the music for three tracks on the album and performed on several (Stewart would go on to write the 1987 Fleetwood Mac hit "Seven Wonders"). The album's final track, "Beauty and the Beast", features a full string section performing a score arranged and conducted by Paul Buckmaster. Nicks had recorded various other tracks prior to the album's release, including "Violet and Blue" which was featured on the movie soundtrack for Against All Odds, and later on Nicks' 3-disc retrospective box set Enchanted in 1998.

The Wild Heart was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1993, ten years after its release, denoting shipments in excess of two million copies in the United States.[6] It spent a whole year on the Billboard 200 from June 1983 to June 1984. It has also been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 60,000 in the United Kingdom.[7] Three singles were released from the album: "Stand Back", which charted at number five; "If Anyone Falls", which charted at number 14; and "Nightbird", which charted at number 33. "Stand Back" and "If Anyone Falls" featured accompanying music videos that went into heavy rotation on MTV. "Nightbird", a track that Nicks has said was her favorite on the album, was performed live on Solid Gold and Saturday Night Live.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wild Heart"Stevie Nicks6:08
2."If Anyone Falls"Nicks, Sandy Stewart4:07
3."Gate and Garden"Nicks4:05
4."Enchanted"Nicks3:06
5."Nightbird" (with Sandy Stewart)Nicks, Stewart4:59
6."Stand Back"Nicks4:48
7."I Will Run to You" (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)Tom Petty3:21
8."Nothing Ever Changes"Nicks, Stewart4:09
9."Sable on Blond"Nicks4:13
10."Beauty and the Beast"Nicks6:02

The Wild Heart: Deluxe Edition (Rhino, 2016)

CD Two - Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Violet and Blue (From Against All Odds Soundtrack)"5:03
2."I Sing for the Things (Unreleased Version)"4:40
3."Sable on Blond (Alternate Version)"7:36
4."All the Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version)"5:40
5."Sorcerer (Unreleased Version)"5:35
6."Dial the Number (Unreleased Version)"4:29
7."Garbo (B-Side)"3:31
8."Are You Mine (Demo)"3:10
9."Wild Heart (Session)"6:36

Personnel


String section on "Beauty and the Beast"


Production


Studios


Tour


Nicks went on a national tour in support of The Wild Heart. After headlining the massive US Festival on May 30, 1983, in San Bernardino, California, the tour officially started in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 21, 1983, and ended in Ames, Iowa, on November 20, 1983.

Setlist
Encore
Notes
Dates

Charts



Certifications


Certifications for The Wild Heart
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. The Wild Heart at AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. "45cat - Stevie Nicks - Stand Back / Garbo - Modern [80s] - USA - 7-99863". 45cat.com.
  3. "45cat - Stevie Nicks - If Anyone Falls / Wild Heart - Modern [80s] - USA - 7-99832". 45cat.com.
  4. "45cat - Stevie Nicks (With Sandy Stewart) - Nightbird / Gate And Garden - Modern [80s] - USA - 7-99799". 45cat.com.
  5. AllMusic review
  6. "American album certifications – Stevie Nicks – The Wild Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. November 10, 1993.
  7. "British album certifications – Stevie Nicks – The Wild Heart". British Phonographic Industry. December 12, 1983. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  8. Herbert W. Worthington
  9. StevieNicksInfo (November 15, 2013). "Music photographer Herbert Worthington remembered on new tribute page". Stevie Nicks Info. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  10. Kent 1993, p. 217–218.
  11. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6247a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Stevie Nicks – The Wild Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Stevie Nicks – The Wild Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  14. "Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). September 2, 1983. p. 37. ISSN 1021-8254 via Timarit.is.
  15. "Charts.nz – Stevie Nicks – The Wild Heart". Hung Medien.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Stevie Nicks – The Wild Heart". Hung Medien.
  17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  18. "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  19. "Rock Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 29. July 16, 1983. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510 via World Radio History.
  20. Kent 1993, p. 435.
  21. "The Top Albums of 1983". RPM. Vol. 39, no. 17. December 24, 1983. p. 15. ISSN 0033-7064 via Library and Archives Canada.
  22. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  23. "Canadian album certifications – Stevie Nicks – The Wild Heart". Music Canada. July 1, 1984.

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