Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks

by Stevie Nicks

Overview

The first American single-disc Stevie Nicks compilation since 1991's Timespace, Reprise's 2007 Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks bests that previous set even if it falls just short of being truly definitive. The problem area lies in the place where it clearly attempts to distinguish itself from its predecessor: the inclusion of Fleetwood Mac songs. Where Timespace never attempted to explore this territory, Crystal Visions does, but with the exception of "Silver Springs," all of the Mac songs are re-recordings -- "Dreams" is performed with Deep Dish, there's a live version of "Rhiannon," and a version of "Landslide" performed live with the Melbourne Symphony. None of these is necessarily bad, but it's hard not to wish that the original versions of these hits were alongside the original versions of "Edge of Seventeen," "I Can't Wait," "Stand Back," "Talk to Me," "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," and "Leather and Lace," since that would have resulted in a perfect Nicks retrospective. With the live versions, this merely becomes a near-perfect compilation, representing the scope and range of Nicks' career, as a solo artist, as a member of Fleetwood Mac, and as a duet partner. The big songs from all of her career are here, along with some sharply chosen lesser-known tunes -- including a live version of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" and "Sorcerer" -- that, along with good annotation by Nicks (and in the case of the deluxe edition, a DVD of 13 of her videos), help paint a full portrait of Nicks' career so well that it makes it all the more obvious that this compilation needs the originals of the Mac songs to be perfect, but as it stands, Crystal Visions is very good (indeed, it's the best Nicks retrospective assembled to date). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/10/2007
Label:	Reprise
UPC:	0093624998341

Tracks

1. Edge of Seventeen
2. I Can't Wait
3. Sorcerer
4. If Anyone Falls in Love
5. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
6. Silver Springs
7. Dreams
8. Rhiannon
9. Rooms on Fire
10. Talk to Me
11. Landslide
12. Stand Back
13. Planets of the Universe
14. Rock and Roll
15. Leather and Lace
16. Edge of Seventeen

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stevie Nicks   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Sheryl Crow   Primary Artist
Fleetwood Mac   Primary Artist
Don Henley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Deep Dish   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Tom Petty   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Stan Lynch   Drums
Steve Real   Vocals (Background)
Steve Lukather   Guitar
Bob Glaub   Guitar (Bass)
Geoff Dugmore   Drums
John McVie   Guitar (Bass)
Barney Wilen   Saxophone
Christine McVie   Piano
Greg Phillinganes   Timpani
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Waddy Wachtel   Guitar
David Williams   Guitar
Marilyn Martin   Vocals (Background)
Lori Perry   Vocals (Background)
Roy Bittan   Piano,Synthesizer
Lindsey Buckingham   Guitar
Sandy Stewart   Synthesizer
Rick Nowels   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Vail Johnson   Guitar (Bass)
Bobbye Hall   Percussion
Mick Fleetwood   Drums
Michael Landau   Guitar
Michael Campbell   Guitar
Ian Wallace   Percussion
Chas Sandford   Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Drums (Electric)
Benmont Tench   Organ,Director
Jamie West-Oram   Guitar
Maria Vidal   Vocals (Background)
Phil Jones   Percussion
Rupert Hine   Keyboards,Percussion
Sharon Celani   Vocals (Background)
Marvin Caruso   Drums
Lori Nicks   Vocals (Background)
George Black   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Scott Smalley   Conductor

Technical Credits

Sharam Tayebi   Producer
Stephen W. Tayler   Mixing
Shelly Yakus   Mixing,Engineer
Steve Real   Crew
Steve Rinkoff   Crew
David May   A&R
Ken Caillat   Producer
Sheryl Crow   Producer
Jimmy Page   Composer
Larry Klein   Orchestration
Jimmy Paxson   Performer
Carlos Rios   Performer
Cliff Watts   Photography
Ern Rose   Engineer
Fleetwood Mac   Producer
Greg Edwards   Mixing
Don Smith   Mixing
David Wild   Liner Notes
Eric Pressly   Composer
Dubfire   Producer
David Hernandez   Engineer
John Bonham   Composer
Waddy Wachtel   Producer,Performer,Orchestration
Deep Dish   Mixing,Producer,Remixing
John Paul Jones   Composer
John Shanks   Producer
Ali Shirazinia   Producer
Mark Needham   Mixing
Sandy Stewart   Composer
Richard Dashut   Producer
Rick Nowels   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Matt Nordstrom   Mixing,Engineer
Jimmy Iovine   Mixing,Producer
Prince   Composer
Michael Campbell   Composer
Jared Nugent   Engineer
Brian Valentino   Engineer
Tom Petty   Composer,Producer
Brian Ruggles   Crew
Brett Tuggle   Performer
Takuya "Taku" Hirano   Performer
Chas Sandford   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Eric Pressley   Composer
Gabe Veltri   Engineer
Jana Anderson   Performer
Robert Plant   Composer
Rupert Hine   Producer
Stevie Nicks   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Illustrations
Darrell Smith   Performer
Sharon Celani   Performer
Robert E. Miller   Crew
Dave Kob   Crew
Al Ortiz   Performer
Lori Nicks   Performer
Eilynn Chapman   Crew
Bryan Faris   Crew
Raul Ibanez   Crew
Jill Focke   Crew
Steffani Silberstein   Crew
Michael Lorick   Crew
Tom Hudak   Crew
John Kovarek   Mixing,Engineer
Danny Machado   Crew
George Black   Arranger
Ralph Viera   Crew
Stephen Walker   Design,Art Direction
Michael Bernard   Crew
Mike Farese   Crew
Neal Preston   Photography
Mary Flaa   Crew
Howard Kaufman   Management
Mindi Pelletier   Crew
Sheryl Louis   Management
Marty Hom   Crew
Allan Tate   Crew
Bobby Herr   Crew
Dave Barrera   Crew
Paul Guthrie   Crew
Karen Williams Johnston   Crew,Photography
Chris Malta   Crew
Dave Lemmink   Crew
Chris Nicks   Crew
Kurt Kasinoff   Crew
Mark Scaggs   Crew
Janet Weber   Production Coordination
Mary Ann Flippin   Crew
Jane Weber   Production Coordination
Ed Chernay   Engineer