A Conversation with Stevie Nicks: We caught up with Stevie via email this week to discuss her upcoming tour stop in Cincinnati

by Amy Harris
thefirstt3songs.com

There are not too many musicians that could be said to have defined all music. Stevie Nicks has truly defined women in Rock-N-Roll. She is the gold standard and who all female leads will always be compared to. She was the defining voice behind Fleetwood Mac since the mid 1970s sporting dozens of hits. She has also been able to separate and create a wonderful solo career as well releasing her 7th album, In Your Dreams, in May with great success debuting in the top 10 of the Billboard charts. She is currently on the road to promote her latest record with her solo act and will come through Cincinnati on Saturday night at the PNC Pavilion at Riverbend. It will be a fun night of music showcase with her new sounds and a nostalgic flair.

We caught up with Stevie via email this week to discuss her upcoming tour stop in Cincinnati and her inspirations for the new record and what a typical day looks like for an iconic rock star.

Amy: What can fans expect from the show in Cincinnati this weekend?

Stevie: Old songs, new songs, bits and pieces of the new videos for both Secret Love and For What It’s Worth, which is my new single, with Dave Stewart and Mike Campbell. Stories about all the songs, new clothes and 2 hours of fun!

Read The Full Q&A HERE

Stevie Nicks Performs Saturday at Riverbend >> Cincinnati

Stevie Nicks Dances Back...
by: Chris Varias

Cincinnati.com

Stevie Nicks had vowed to never again play outdoor venues like PNC Pavilion in the summer humidity. But then Nicks, famous for her onstage 360-degree twirls, pulled a 180.

"I called my manager two months ago and said, 'I've changed my mind.' I believe in this record so much," says Nicks, calling from tour rehearsals in Denver. "If it means I have to go stand out there in 95-degree weather, I'm going to do it, because this record means so much to me." 

The Fleetwood Mac vocalist and solo star released the CD "In Your Dreams" in May. Produced by Dave Stewart, the album has received positive reviews. Nicks became determined to play more cities. And her fondness for a certain unnamed local hotel convinced her to come to Cincinnati in particular.

"First of all, I like the hotel. You know what? I'm on a mission to bring this record to the people," she says.

That mission included placing six songs from the new CD into the nearly two-hour performance. Nicks is aware of the danger of a classic-rock performer trying to force feed new material to a live audience.

"When we did 'Rumours,' which was the second Fleetwood Mac record (from the time Nicks joined the band), we thought, 'Well, great, we won't even play anything from the first Fleetwood Mac record or any of the other Fleetwood Mac records. We'll just do the 'Rumours' record.' And we just about nearly got booed off the stage. So we went straight into rehearsal the next day and revamped the set. And that was a lesson that I, all of us, have always remembered," she says.

Stevie Nicks "In Your Dreams" strikingly versatile, covering love and politics, dreams and poems, rock and pop

Stevie Nicks' first album in 10 years is easily her strongest solo effort since "Bella Donna" in 1981. "In Your Dreams" is strikingly versatile, covering love and politics, dreams and poems, rock and pop. Props to producer Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and to Nicks for inviting ex-beau Lindsey Buckingham to play on "Soldier's Angel" and for recording "Secret Love," which she wrote during Fleetwood Mac's "Rumour" period. Nicks is so proud of this new album that she's willing to play outdoors in her witchy wardrobe in the heat of the summer. Read an interview with the Fleetwood Mac siren in Monday's Variety section. (7:30 p.m. Wed., Mystic Lake Casino amphitheater, $33-$46.)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
August 18, 2011

STEVIE NICKS Live in Atlanta... Included "For What It's Worth" Video

Stevie's show went off without a hitch last night in Atlanta at Chastain Amphitheatre... Atlanta was originally scheduled for Monday night but because of medical reasons it was postponed until Wednesday which sadly meant cancelling Indianapolis.  We later found out that it was Stevie's vocal chords that were sore... Not so much from the singing but from talking.  She had been doing a lot of press lately and being the chatty person that she is... she just over did it a bit.  So that coupled with being on tour, just wore her voice down... So she obviously was advised to take a few days rest, which she did...

She spoke early in the show about how she had been on vocal rest due to press she had been doing for the new album... According to reports you could hear it in her speaking voice a little, but her singing voice was spot on!  The setlist remained intact from Woodlands on August 13th.  Two songs in total have been dropped since the beginning of the tour.. Sorcerer and unfortunately the lead track from her new album "In Your Dreams".  But with the ever popular Landslide back in the set and Leather and Lace, which hasn't been around in years... It's all good.  A noticeable change in the wardrobe department, Stevie ended the night in the white top she had been wearing beginning with Edge of Seventeen, but on this night she left out the white dress.

"FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH" VIDEO

Another major change was the "For What It's Worth" video made an appearance during her performance of the song... Descriptions of the new video for Stevie's new single, which hasn't actually premiered yet, say it looks really beautiful and very fitting for the song... The video was shot in the desert a few weeks ago with an old bus used as a backdrop as if they were driving across the USA.  Reports say there are a lot of close-ups of Stevie in the video - on the bus, getting her makeup done, playing guitar, hanging out with Dave Stewart and Mike Campbell.  Plus there are images of her standing out in the desert in black flowy chiffon with the wind blowing.  Stevie's niece Jessica, appears in the video as a makeup artist doing her makeup.... CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT!!

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Album Sales Update: Stevie Nicks | Fleetwood Mac

Stevie's new album "In Your Dreams" in it's 15th week of release (13th week on Billboard Magazine's Top 200) remains on Billboards Top 200 Album Chart this week moving down to # 198 from # 161 last week.  On the Top 200 Current Albums Chart the album moves down to # 163 from # 137 last week.  The album re-entered the top 200 three weeks ago at # 181 after a two week absence.  The album is also at # 49 on the Top Rock Albums Chart down from # 47 last week.  

Chart positions for the last three weeks are noted below with sales for the previous two weeks plus the total units sold thus far in the US. The latest stats are for the week ending August 14th and for Billboard issue August 27th.

Billboard Top 200 Album Chart

Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams
Week ending August 14th

# 198 - In Your Dreams - 2,714 units sold
# 161 - In Your Dreams - 3,442 units sold
# 181 - In Your Dreams
Total units sold USA: 141,336

Billboard Top 200 Catalogue Chart

On Billboard Top 200 Catalogue Chart, Fleetwood Mac place three titles, Rumours, Greatest Hits and The Very Best Of.  Stevie Nicks places one title, Crystal Visions.  I've noted the previous three weeks on this chart plus the units sold and total soundscan sales to date in the US.

Stevie Nicks - Crystal Visions
Week ending August 14th

# 191 - Crystal Visions 1,371 units sold
# 155 - Crystal Visions 1,613 units sold
# 161 - Crystal Visions
Total Units Sold USA: 379,638

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Week ending August 14th

# 75 - Rumours 2,046 units sold
# 52 - Rumours 2,455 units sold
# 39 - Rumours
Total Units Sold USA: 2,874,242 (since November, 1991)

Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
Week ending August 14th

# 118 - Greatest Hits 1,663 units sold
# 110 - Greatest Hits 1,869 units sold
#  82 - Greatest Hits
Total Units Sold USA: 4,484,159 (since November, 1991)

Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
Week ending August 14th

# 145 - The Very Best Of 1,491 units sold
# 132 - The Very Best Of 1,761 units sold
# 101 - The Very Best Of
Total Units Sold USA: 1,433,993

Stevie Nicks brings the hits to Huntington Center

Stevie Nicks is a woman who needs little introduction.

As a add-on member of Fleetwood Mac in the late-'70s, she took the band to new heights, penning their one and only Billboard Hot 100 hit, and coming to personify the band itself with her signature vocal style and dramatic costuming. 

As many a rock star were wont to do, Nicks gave way to infamous sexual promiscuity and drug abuse. But, unlike many, she was able to careen herself out of the ditch and hold down solo success throughout the '80s and '90s. 

Having just released her first album in 10 years, In Your Dreams (produced by Eurythmics' Dave Stewart), Nicks brings her lovable, sultry style, decades-long string of hits, and unmistakable voice to Toledo. ... Or, at least that's the rumor.

Stevie Nicks performs at The Huntington Center (500 Jefferson) in Downtown Toledo on Friday, August 19. 8 p.m. Tickets are $49.50, $69.50, $89.50, and $125.

by Ryan A. Bunch
Toledo.com