2013-14 was a fascinating time in Stevie Nicks Lore. After asking Fleetwood Mac to postpone its next tour so she could focus on the documentary to ‘In Your Dreams,’ and tour to support it, Stevie rejoined the band for a lengthy world tour. The final dates included a special appearance by former keyboardist and songwriter Christine McVie, which set in motion a chain of events (see what I did there?) culminating with McVie rejoining the band. This precipitated another tour in 2014.
While the rest of Fleetwood Mac was holed up at Village Recorders (of ‘Tusk,’ fame), working on new music that would eventually become the ‘Buckingham McVie,’ album, Stevie and Dave Stewart flew out to Nashville with the Wrecking Crew to record ’24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault.’ This album would consist of fan favorite demos that had been circulating for decades, as well as a couple of surprise songs that had not made their way out into the wild.
Owing to the massive popularity of the reunited Fleetwood Mac tour, Stevie was not able to tour behind this release until 2016, but she was able to film the tour and release it into theaters. There was also an accompanying live album.
Anthony’s Super Organized Spreadsheet Ranking
| Track | Song Title | Vocal | Lyric | Sound | Phrasing | Avg | Extra | Total | Place | Disk Side 1 |
| 1 | Starshine | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 2.38 | 1 | 3.38 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | If You Were My Love | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.88 | 0 | 3.88 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Mabel Normand | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.75 | 0 | 4.75 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Twisted | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.88 | 0 | 3.88 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | 24 Karat Gold | 3.5 | 2 | 4.5 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.00 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Belle Fleur | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 13 | 2 |
| 7 | All The Beautiful Worlds | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Lady | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.00 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | I Don’t Care | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.75 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | Watch Chain | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.63 | 0 | 3.63 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Hard Advice | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2.75 | 1 | 3.75 | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | Carousel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.75 | 1 | 2.75 | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | Blue Water | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 14 | 4 |
| 14 | Cathouse Blues | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.50 | 16 | 4 |
| 15 | The Dealer | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.88 | 1 | 4.88 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | She Loves Him Still | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.13 | 0 | 4.13 | 3 | 4 |
Demo vs. Finished recording? You decide.
- Starshine – Demo vs. Finished
- If You Were My Love – Demo vs. Bella Donna vs. Mirage vs. Street Angel vs. Finished
- Mabel Normand – Demo vs. Finished
- Twisted – Soundtrack vs. Enchanted (demo) vs. Finished
- 24 Karat Gold – Demo vs. Finished
- Belle Fleur – Demo vs. Finished
- All The Beautiful Worlds – Demo vs. Finished
- Lady – Demo vs. Finished
- I Don’t Care – No demo available
- Watch Chain – Demo vs. Finished
- Hard Advice – No demo available
- Carousel – Carlton vs. Nicks
- Blue Water – Demo vs. Finished
- Cathouse Blues – Demo vs. Finished
- The Dealer – Tusk vs. Bella Donna vs. Finished
- She Loves Him Still – Demo vs. Finished
Which do you prefer? Let us know in the comments.
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