"Secret Love" Cracks The Top 20....

One omission yesterday when I was posting about chart positions for Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac was that Stevie's single "Secret Love" finally cracked the Top 20 on Billboards AC Charts.  11 weeks on the chart with increased radio play moves the song up from # 21 last week where it dipped with a decrease in radio play.

Hopefully it keeps on moving up!

Friday The 13th with Stevie Nicks: Fantasy Springs Resort

Photos by: @woletrap 

Stevie's first live show post Heart & Soul Tour took place at the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, CA last night.  Stevie opened the show with "Stand Back" and closed with "Love is" with not a lot different inbetween then her setlist during the Heart & Soul Tour.  Only one new tune, her current single 'Secret Love' from her new album 'In Your Dreams' was played.  The show was sold out with Fantasy Springs Resort reporting on May 10th that only 100 tickets were remaining... 

Photo by: RonEappleseed

From what I've read Stevie still didn't appear to be 100% back from being ill earlier in the month where she was forced to cancel east coast TV appearances and a couple of shows in NYC and Atlantic City - but at the same time those that did see the show said she sounded great and the show rocked!

Three more shows this month round out this short promo tour.  Las Vegas tonight (May 14), Albuquerque, NM (May 20) and her Birthday Bash at The Wiltern in LA (May 26).  We're also hearing rumours there may be more dates together this year with Rod Stewart.

(Review) Stevie Nicks "A solid album from a woman who once defined rock and roll from platform boots"

Stevie Nicks: “In Your Dreams”
It took Stevie Nicks 40 years to become unpredictable.
Nowsound

"Anyone who dared to think this Welsh witch had nothing left to prove will leave “In Your Dreams” disappointed.

Because Stevie Nicks still has the charm and chops to prove, that after 40 years, dreams unwind and love’s a state of mind."


Full Review Here

Heart & Soul By The Numbers... (2 New additions) Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart

Billboard Magazine published their most recent listing of the top tours reported to them by promoters... The Billboard Boxscore totals this week included the Vancouver and Phoenix stops on The Heart and Soul tour and they ranked # 9 and # 10.

Stevie Nicks 'In Your Dreams': A Triumphant Return for the Queen of Rock & Roll

Stevie Nicks's New CD, Her First in 10 Years, Shows Nicks in Fine Voice and Storytelling Form.

Stevie Nicks is back

Associated Content

by: Mike Sarzo

Anyone who has followed her ever since her commercially successful 2001 album Trouble in Shangri-la knows that Nicks has seldom been far from the road. After spending the bulk of 2002 in the studio with Fleetwood Mac to record their last CD Say You Will, she and the Mac toured in 2003 and 2004 to support that album. One year later, she and Don Henley toured, then she continued the tour on her own. She toured solo again in 2007 and 2008, then toured with Fleetwood Mac in 2009. She even threw in a few shows in an August respite from recording.

Now, Nicks is back with In Your Dreams, her first studio album since Trouble in Shangri-la. That previous record saw Nicks debut at No. 5, which was the highest chart position for a Stevie Nicks solo disc since 1983's The Wild Heart, which featured one of her best-known songs, "Stand Back."

The new CD features Nicks's voice in top shape. She uses that instrument to great effect with some of the most passionate singing she's had in a very long time. She sings "Secret Love", the first single, and a song that just missed the cut on Rumour in a comfortable alto that keeps Nicks from scraping into male range.

Still the gays’ favorite Goth queen, Stevie makes ‘Dreams’ come true

Nicks in time
Dallas Voice
By: RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer

BACK IN BLACK | Nicks’ first studio CD of new songs in a decade was worth the wait.

We haven’t heard from Stevie Nicks for too long. Excepting her Crystal Visions “best of” album in 2007 and a couple of live-performance releases, she hasn’t dropped a full-length solo disc since 2001’s Trouble in Shangri-La. Then again, what does she have left to prove?

But on In Your Dreams, her seventh release, she proves one thing: That she can still impress us. (Having Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart on her side doesn’t hurt none.)

The first single, the opening track “Secret Love,” sets the pace nicely. Without feeling the need to burst out of the gate, Nicks is patient with “Love,” demonstrating she hasn’t wavered in her songwriting skills. While we may not hear her on Top 40 radio anymore, “Secret” has a strong contemporary feel that’s easy to listen to without compromising Nicks’ style.