The Wild Heart (album)

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. == Critical reception ==

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic found that The Wild Heart "contained nothing that would disturb fans of her previous work and much that echoed it." He observed that, as on her previous album, producer Jimmy Iovine took a "simpler, more conventional pop/rock approach to the arrangements" than Lindsey Buckingham did on Nicks' songs, making the music "more straightforward than her typically elliptical lyrics." He concluded by saying that: "if you loved Bella Donna, you would like The Wild Heart very much." ==Track listing==

All tracks are written by Stevie Nicks, except where noted. Deluxe edition Released on November 4, 2016, this edition features remastered audio and consists of two discs, divided into: the original album and unreleased tracks, alternate versions and other bonus content. The information on disc two has been adapted from the Rhino website and the deluxe edition CD's liner notes. All tracks are written by Stevie Nicks, except where noted. == Personnel ==

Adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians • Stevie Nicks – lead vocals, backing vocals • Sharon Celani; Lori Perry – backing vocals • Sandy Stewart – synthesizer (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), keyboards (3), piano solo (5), co-lead vocals (5), additional background vocals (5) • Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 4, 8), drum overdubs (6) • Roy Bittan – synthesizer (2), piano (4, 8–10) • Waddy Wachtel – guitar (2–6, 9) • Bob Glaub – bass guitar (2, 4, 8) • Bobbye Hall – percussion (2, 4, 6, 8) • Benmont Tench – organ (3–5), keyboards (7) Additional musicians • David Monday – guitar (1, 3) • Roger Tausz – bass guitar (1) • Brad Smith – drums (1, 3), percussion (1, 3) • Dean Parks – guitar (1) • Carolyn Brooks – additional background vocals (2, 10) • Kenny Edwards – bass guitar (5, 9) • Chet McCracken – drum overdubs (5) • David Foster – piano (5) • Marvin Caruso – drums (5, 6) • David Williams – guitar (6) • Ian Wallace – percussion (6) • Steve Lukather – guitar (6) • Tom Petty – guitar (7), co-lead vocals (7), backing vocals (7) • Mike Campbell – guitar (7) • Stan Lynch – drums (7) • Howie Epstein – bass guitar (7) • Don Felder – guitar (8) • Phil Kenzie – saxophone (8) • Mick Fleetwood – drums (9) "Beauty and the Beast" strings • Paul Buckmaster – conductor • Gene Bianco – harp • John Beal – double bass • Jesse Levine; Julien Barber; Theodore Israel; Harry Zaratzian – violas • Jesse Levy; Frederick Zlotkin; Seymour Barab; Jon Abramowitz – cellos Violins • Marvin Morgenstern • John Pintavalle • Regis Eandiorio • Peter Dimitriades • Matthew Raimondi • Raymond Kunicki • Ruth Waterman • Herbert Sorkin • Max Ellen • Harry Glickman • Paul Winter • Harry Cykman • Lewis Eley • Paul Gershman Production • Jimmy Iovine – producer • Tom Petty; Jimmy Iovine – producers (7) • Gordon Perry; Jimmy Iovine – producers (1, 3) • Shelly Yakus – engineer • Tom "Gordo" Gondolf – engineer (1, 3) • Greg Edward – additional engineering • Shelly Yakus; Greg Edward; Lori Perry – mixing (1, 3) • Stephen Marcussen – mastering (at Precision Lacquer) • Paul Buckmaster; Kenneth Whitfield – strings arrangement (10) • David Bluefield – OB-Xa and DMX drum machine programming (5, 6) • Janet Weber – production coordinator • Rebecca Alvarez – personal assistant • Front Line Management – direction Assistant engineers • Michael Brooks • David Bianco • Bobby Cohen • Julian Stoll • Bill Freesh • David Dubow • Pete Kudas • John Smith • John Curcio • Josh Abbey Artwork • Herbert W. Worthington III – photography, art direction, design, album cover concept • Stevie Nicks – album cover concept, handtinting • Sulamith Wulfing – album cover inspiration • Robert Alfrod; Michael Marks – photography assistants • Lori Perry – handtinting • Mike Manoogian – logo design • Michael Curtis – layout design • Beverlee Vance – haircut • Jim Fisher – front cover hair design • Margi Kent – clothes • Mardiros Vartanian – boots ("All Summer Long") • Christi Thomason – front cover and small insert make-up • Liza Edwards – back cover and large insert make-up • Kathryn Greenbaum – hands ==Charts==

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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 • "Gold Dust Woman" • "Outside the Rain" • "Dreams" • "Gold and Braid" (see notes below) • "I Need to Know" • "Sara" • "Angel" (see notes below) • "Enchanted" (see notes below) • "If Anyone Falls" • "Leather and Lace" • "Stand Back" • "Beauty and the Beast" • "Gypsy" • "How Still My Love" • "I Will Run to You" (see notes below) • "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" • "Edge of Seventeen" ;Encore • "Rhiannon" ;Notes • "Enchanted" was performed only at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on June 24, 1983. • "Angel" and "Gold and Braid" were performed only on the opening night at the US Festival. • "I Will Run to You" was performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York City with Tom Petty. Dates • May 28 – Las Vegas, Nevada, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts • May 30 – San Bernardino, California, Devore Park/US Festival II • June 21 – Knoxville, Tennessee, Civic Coliseum • June 23 – Norfolk, Virginia, The Scope • June 24 – East Rutherford, New Jersey, Meadowlands Arena • June 27 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Spectrum • June 28 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Civic Arena • July 2 – Buffalo, New York, War Memorial • July 3 – Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford Civic Center • July 6 – Worcester, Massachusetts, Centrum • July 7 – Landover, Maryland, Capitol Center • July 10 – Greensboro, North Carolina, Coliseum • July 11 – Atlanta, Georgia, The Omni • July 14 – Kansas City, Missouri, Kemper Arena • July 15 – Minneapolis, Minnesota, Met Center • July 17 – Chicago, Illinois Rosemont, Horizon • July 18 – Chicago, Illinois Rosemont, Horizon • July 19 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada CNE, Bandshell • July 21 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Blossom, Music Center • July 22 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Blossom, Music Center • July 23 – Detroit, Michigan, Joe Louis Arena • July 26 – St. Louis, Missouri, Checkerdome • July 27 – Indianapolis, Indiana, Market Square Arena • July 30 – Alpine Valley, Wisconsin, Music Theatre • July 31 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverfront Coliseum • August 31 – Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center • September 5 – Dallas, Texas, Reunion Arena • September 9 – Bristol, Rhode Island, Colt State Park • September 12 – New York, Radio City Music Hall • September 13 – New York, Radio City Music Hall • September 17 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Myriad • September 24 – Irvine, California, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre • September 25 – Tempe, Arizona, Compton Terrace • October 2 – Los Angeles, California, Inglewood Forum • October 4 – Oakland, California, Oakland Coliseum • October 21 – Columbia, South Carolina, Carolina Coliseum • October 22 – Columbia, South Carolina, Carolina Coliseum • October 25 – Charleston, West Virginia, Charleston Civic Center • October 26 – Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke Civic Center • October 29 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama, University of Alabama • October 30 – Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi Coliseum • November 2 – Jacksonville, Florida, Memorial Coliseum • November 4 – Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland Civic Center • November 5 – Miami, Florida, Sportatorium • November 8 – Columbia, Missouri, University of Missouri • November 9 – Starkville, Mississippi, Mississippi State University • November 12 – Tulsa, Oklahoma, Assembly Center • November 13 – Little Rock, Arkansas, T.H. Barton Coliseum • November 16 – Madison, Wisconsin, Dane County Arena • November 19 – Iowa City, Iowa, University of Iowa • November 20 – Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University • November 23 – Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte Coliseum • November 24 – Columbia, South Carolina, Carolina Coliseum ==References==