Rock a Little

Infobox Album |
Name = Rock a Little
Type = Album
Artist = Stevie Nicks


Released = November 18, 1985
Recorded = 1984-1985
Genre = Rock
Length = 44:54
Label = Modern Records
Atlantic Records (US & Canada)
Parlophone Records (outside US & Canada)
Reprise Records (reissue)
Producer = Rick Nowels Jimmy Iovine Stevie Nicks Keith Olsen

Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:obkmu3y5andk link]
*"Rolling Stone" (mixed) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevienicks/albums/album/202727/review/5942964/rock_a_little link]
Last album = "The Wild Heart" (1983)
This album = "Rock A Little" (1985)
Next album = "The Other Side of the Mirror" (1989)

"Rock a Little" is the third solo album by American singer/songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks.

Released in late 1985 while Fleetwood Mac were on a lengthy hiatus, the album peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard Charts, and was certified platinum within three months of its release. Although sales did not match Nicks' earlier albums, "Bella Donna" and "The Wild Heart" (both selling in excess of 4 and 2 million copies in the U.S. respectively), "Rock a Little" contained the hits "Talk to Me" (#4), "I Can't Wait" (#16), and the mainstay encore for Nicks' live shows, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You" (#60).

The album peaked at #5 in Australia, #8 in Canada, and #30 in the UK.

The subsequent tour for the album concluded with a show at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, which was captured and released on video (and later on DVD).

Since 1991, when sales of albums have been tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, "Rock a Little" has sold a further 99,000 copies in the US as of May 2008.

Track listing

# "I Can't Wait" (Stevie Nicks, Rick Nowels, Eric Pressly) – 4:37
# "Rock a Little (Go Ahead Lily)" (Nicks) – 3:39
# "Sister Honey" (Nicks, Les Dudek) – 3:50
# "I Sing for the Things" (Nicks) – 3:45
# "Imperial Hotel" (Nicks, Michael Campbell) – 2:53
# "Some Become Strangers" (David Williams, Amy Latelevision, Peter Rafelson) – 3:30
# "Talk to Me" (Chas Sandford) – 4:10
# "The Nightmare" (Stevie Nicks, Chris Nicks) – 5:23
# "If I Were You" (Rick Nowels, Nicks) – 4:31
# "No Spoken Word" (Nicks) – 4:14
# "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" (Nicks, Keith Olsen) – 4:34

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:obkmu3y5andk "Rock a Little"] at Allmusic
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevienicks/albums/album/202727/review/5942964/rock_a_little "Rock a Little"] at Rolling Stone