Stevie Nicks – ‘Bella Donna’ [Retro Album Review]

What a trip, man! In just five short years, 33-year-old singer/songwriter, Stevie Nicks had soared from the depths of relative obscurity — one half of the struggling folk/pop/rock duo, Buckingham Nicks, to scaling dizzying heights as a key member of Fleetwood Mac, the biggest rock band in the world. And in the summer of 1981, the stage was set for the Phoenix native to go the distance and strike out with her debut solo set. Although the “mighty Mac” were coming off three consecutive multi-platinum-selling records, solo success was not guaranteed for rock’s anointed “Gold Dust Woman,” as her other bandmates would experience only modest sales of their subsequent solo efforts. But when Nicks’ debut LP, Bella Donna, hit stores worldwide 40 years ago this week (July 27, 1981), it was clear, the...

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