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The Wild Heart
Studio album by Stevie Nicks
Released	June 10, 1983
Recorded	Autumn 1982 – Spring 1983
Studio	Goodnight Dallas, Dallas Record Plant, Los Angeles Record Plant, New York City Studio 55, Los Angeles The Hit Factory, New York City A & R Recording, New York City
Genre	Rock pop rock synth rock
Length	44:27
Label	Modern
Producer	Jimmy Iovine Gordon Perry Tom Petty
Stevie Nicks chronology
Bella Donna (1981) The Wild Heart (1983) Rock a Little (1985)
Singles from The Wild Heart
"Stand Back" Released: May 19, 1983 "If Anyone Falls" Released: September 3, 1983 "Nightbird" Released: November 30, 1983

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.

Overview

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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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. 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. 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.

On November 4th, 2016, Rhino released a 2-CD deluxe edition of the album that featured a remastered version of the album, along with unreleased tracks, alternate versions, and other bonus material. The remastered original album was also issued on CD and LP formats.

Tour

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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

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)

Charts

Certifications

References

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Bibliography

• Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

• 1983 albums
• Albums arranged by Paul Buckmaster
• Albums produced by Jimmy Iovine
• Albums produced by Tom Petty
• Modern Records (1980) albums
• Stevie Nicks albums