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''Rock A Little'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks. Released in late 1985 while Fleetwood Mac were still on a lengthy hiatus following their album ''Mirage'' in 1982, ''Rock A Little'' hit the top 20 in its second week and ultimately peaked at #12 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' charts, and was certified platinum after just 1 month of its release for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units. It was also certified gold in the UK for sales in excess of 100,000 units. The album was ranked #41 in the best-selling albums of 1986 in the U.S. Although sales did not match Nicks' earlier albums, ''Bella Donna'' and ''The Wild Heart'' (selling in excess of 4 and 2 million copies in the U.S. respectively at the time), ''Rock A Little'' produced the hits "Talk to Me" (US#4), "I Can't Wait" (US#16), and the mainstay encore for Nicks' live shows, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" (US#60). A fourth single, "Imperial Hotel" was released in Australia. The album peaked at #5 in Australia, #8 in Canada, and #30 in the UK. ==Album history== Recording for her follow-up project to 1983's multi-platinum album ''The Wild Heart'' originally began in 1984. Selected songs were recorded, including "Running Through the Garden" and "Mirror Mirror". However, Nicks scrapped these recordings and parted ways with long-time producer and romantic interest Jimmy Iovine, and in late 1984 began work on what is now recognized as the ''Rock A Little'' project. "Running Through the Garden" would resurface in completed form in 2003 on the Fleetwood Mac album ''Say You Will''. The album is reputed to have cost $1 million to record (according to Mick Fleetwood in his autobiography), and is seen as a watershed in the singer's career. The vocal style is distinctively more husky and nasal (many claim this was due to increasing cocaine abuse) than on previous recordings. It was later revealed that Martin Page and Bernie Taupin had specially written the track "These Dreams" for inclusion on the album, but Nicks turned it down. The track was then recorded by the band Heart and became their first number 1 in 1986. Nicks had recorded various other tracks prior to the album's release, including "Battle Of The Dragon", a moody and intricate contemplation of the stormy relationships between Fleetwood Mac members at that time. Rather than include on her own album, it was featured on the movie soundtrack for''American Anthem'', as well as on Nicks' 3-disc retrospective ''Enchanted'' in 1998. A duet with Eagles drummer and former lover Don Henley titled "Reconsider Me" would also see the cutting room floor, and the rock ballad "One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star" was relegated to the B-side of the "Talk to Me" single. Many other discarded demos from the sessions have never seen the light of day, but a few, including "Greta" and "Love Is Like A River", were dusted off for her 1994 album, ''Street Angel''. "Thousand Days" was relegated to a B-side. "Mirror, Mirror" was tried out again for 1989's ''The Other Side of the Mirror'', and was again revisited in 1994 for inclusion on ''Street Angel'', but ultimately the original ''Rock a Little'' version was only released on a cassette single of "Blue Denim" in 1994. Jimmy Iovine was originally brought in to produce the album and work on the demo recordings in 1984. However, he parted ways with Nicks midway through the recording sessions, claiming he did not like the direction in which Nicks wanted to take the album. It was later revealed that the two had been in a relationship for several years, and he left production of ''Rock a Little'' due to their break-up and Nicks' subsequent relationship with Eagles member Joe Walsh (for whom she penned the ballad "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You"). Keith Olsen, Rick Nowels and Nicks herself took over production duties after Iovine's departure. Upon release in November 1985, ''Rock A Little'' received very mixed reviews. Combined with Nicks' growing addiction to cocaine at the time which hampered her tour performances (she would famously check into the Betty Ford Clinic at the tour's conclusion), the album did not achieve sales or chart positions expected of Nicks at that time. It entered the U.S. Billboard chart at #60, eventually peaking at #12 in its ninth week of release. The album spent 35 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, including 13 weeks in the Top 20. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rock a Little」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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