Trouble in Shangri-La

Infobox Album
Name = Trouble in Shangri-La
Type = studio
Artist = Stevie Nicks


Released = May 1 2001
Recorded = 1995-2001
Genre = Rock
Length = 56:10
Label = Reprise Records
Producer = John Shanks, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Mike Campbell, Jeff Trott, David Kahne, Rick Nowels, Pierre Marchand
Reviews =
Last album = "Enchanted"
(1998)
This album = "Trouble in Shangri-La"
(2001)
Next album ="Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks"
(2007)|

"Trouble in Shangri-La" is the sixth album by American singer/songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks. Released in 2001, it was her first new solo album since 1994's "Street Angel". The album returned Nicks to the top 5 for the first time since 1983's "The Wild Heart", and achieved Gold status within six weeks of its release for sales of over 500,000 copies in the U.S. As of May 2008, the album has sold 660,000 copies in the US. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/index.jsp Ask Billboard ] ]

Shortly after the somewhat muted reception to her previous album, "Street Angel", Nicks asked close friend Tom Petty to help her write and record a new album. Petty advised her that she did not need any help and to have more faith in her own abilities, which Nicks recounts in the track "That Made Me Stronger". Later revitalised by the successful reformation of Fleetwood Mac for their live album and video "The Dance", Nicks then proceeded to record her new material, enlisting the help of Sheryl Crow, who had been a fan of Nicks for some years. Crow contributed the song "It's Only Love", and performed on and co-produced several tracks. The two became good friends and Nicks, in return, performed on Crow's "C'Mon C'Mon" album. The pair have also performed on stage together numerous times since the 1990s. When Crow's own career commitments prevented her from completing work on the album, Nicks enlisted the help of John Shanks, who had sent her a demo of the track "Every Day".

The dragon that is used for the "S" in Stevie's name on the album cover (and also appears elsewhere on the disc art) was drawn by Sarah McLachlan.

Though most of the songs on this album were relatively recent compositions, written between the years 1995 and 2000, there are three songs that date back to the 1970s:
*"Candlebright" dates backs to the "Buckingham-Nicks" sessions (previously titled "Nomad"). The song was recorded by Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in demo form, and was almost used on Fleetwood Mac's 1975 eponymous album, however Rhiannon ultimately made the album instead.
*"Sorcerer" also dates back to the "Buckingham-Nicks" era and was recorded as a demo, as well as being performed on the subsequent tour. It was also considered for some Fleetwood Mac projects before ending up on "Trouble in Shangri-La". The track had also previously been recorded by Marilyn Martin in 1984 for the film soundtrack Streets of Fire.
*"Planets of the Universe" was written during the "Rumours" period while Nicks and Buckingham were separating, which was Nicks' inspiration for the song. A rough demo (performed by Fleetwood Mac) ended up on the remastered and expanded release of "Rumours" in 2004. The extended version of this song, with the extra verse heard on the expanded release of "Rumours", was released on a 6 track (now deleted) single.

Track listing

All songs written by Stevie Nicks, except where noted.
#"Trouble in Shangri-La" – 4:50
#"Candlebright" – 4:41
#"Sorcerer" – 4:55
#"Planets of the Universe" – 4:46
#"Every Day" (John Shanks, Damon Johnson) – 3:36
#"Too Far from Texas" (Steve Booker, Sandy Stewart) – 3:48
#"That Made Me Stronger" – (Nicks, Scott F. Crago, Timothy Drury) – 4:19
#"It's Only Love" (Sheryl Crow) – 3:31
#"Love Changes" – 4:23
#"I Miss You" – (Nicks, Rick Nowels) – 4:15
#"Bombay Sapphires" – 4:05
#"Fall from Grace" – 4:31
#"Love Is" – 4:30

Personnel

Main Performers
*Stevie Nicks – vocals, keyboards
*Sharon Celani – backup vocals
*Lori Perry – backup vocals

Guest Musicians
*Sheryl Crow – guitar, bass, background vocals
*Mike Campbell – guitar
*Benmont Tench – organ, piano
*Natalie Maines – vocals on "Too Far from Texas"
*Lindsey Buckingham – guitar on "I Miss You"
*Macy Gray – background vocals on "Bombay Sapphires"
*Sarah McLachlan – piano, guitar, background vocals on "Love Is"

Session Musicians
*John Shanks – guitar, keyboards, bass
*Waddy Wachtel – guitar
*Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
*Al Ortiz – bass, guitar
*Patrick Warren – keyboards
*Matt Chamberlain – drums
*Tim Smith – bass
*Jeff Trott – guitar
*Peter Stroud – mandolin
*Steve Ferrone – drums
*Rami Jaffe – keyboards
*Brian MacLeod – drums
*Scott F. Crago – drum loop
*Timothy Drury – drum loop
*Dan Rothchild – bass
*Rusty Anderson – guitar
*David Kahne – keyboards
*Gary Ferguson – drums
*John Pierce – bass
*Tim Pierce – guitar
*Rick Nowels – guitar, background vocals
*Charles Judge – keyboards
*Lenny Castro – percussion
*Ash Sood – drums
*Pierre Marchand – guitar, keyboards
*Michel Pepin – guitar
*Sylvain Grand – keyboards
*Brian Minato – bass

Charts

Album

Singles - Billboard (North America){| class=wikitable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="60%"!align="left"|Year!align="left"|Single!align="left"|Chart!align="left"|Position
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align="left"|2001
align="left"|"Every Day"
align="left"|Adult Contemporary
align="left"|17
-
align="left"|2001
align="left"|"Planets of the Universe"
align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Club Play
align="left"|1
-
align="left"|2001
align="left"|"Sorcerer"
align="left"|Adult Contemporary
align="left"|21
-

Footnotes

* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000838658] "Ask Billboard--May 30, 2008"