Stevie Nicks-Songs that were held back and used on later albums

One of the drawbacks of being a member of a group with multiple songwriters  is that sometimes there is not room on albums  for all the songs you write.  However, that means that  is always going to be  material   to bring out of the drawer, when you are  looking for material for  a new project. Few artists have gone to that mythical song  drawer as much as Stevie Nicks has.  She has released over 40  of these drawer songs that she  finished  years after she wrote them. She even released a whole  album of new versions  of mostly old unreleased songs called 24 Karat Gold in 2014.  The advantage of the  later versions is that they are often more polished, the earlier demo versions benefit from having Stevie's younger, richer voice. 

 This list does not include Stevie Nicks songs recorded during album sessions  (such as "Violet and Blue") that were released unaltered soon afterwards on soundtrack albums or B-sides, nor does it  include unreleased songs that she has not gotten around to releasing or recording yet. (Note: As I am not a Stevie Nicks expert, this list may be incomplete)

BUCKINGHAM NICKS ERA (1969-1974)

• "Cathouse Blues" was written in 1969 not recorded til 2014's 24 Karat Gold.
• "Candlebright"  (also known as "Nomad" ) The song was recorded by Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in demo form, and was almost used on  the 1975 Fleetwood Mac album  Instead it was not used till 2001's Trouble in Shangri-La.
• "I Don't Want to Know".  Written during the Buckingham Nicks era, and performed live during that time. It was dragged up for Fleetwood Mac's 1977  Rumours album as a replacement for "Silver Springs", a  better  song which unfortunately was too long to fit on the album. 
• "Lady"  (Also known as  "Knocking On Doors") was written in the early 1970's and finally recorded on 24 Karat Gold.
• "Without You' -a Buckingham Nicks song that did not see release til it was recorded in a new version for the 2013 Fleetwood Mac digital EP, Extended Play.  This record was the last recordings made by Stevie Nicks with Lindsey Buckingham.
• "That's All Right " used on 1982's Fleetwood Mac album,  Mirage. It was written in 1974 during the Buckingham-Nicks era, and intended for their never made second album.
• "Crystal" Released on Buckingham Nicks but recorded again for the 1975 Fleetwood Mac album, and recorded yet again by Stevie Nicks for the 1998 Practical Magic soundtrack album.
• "Sorcerer" also dates back to the "Buckingham-Nicks" era and was recorded by them  as a demo, as well as being performed on the subsequent tour. It was also considered for some Fleetwood Mac projects, in particular 1979's Tusk,  it was given to Marilyn Martin  to record in 1984 for the Streets of Fire soundtrack. It was also recorded for album "The Wild Heart"- and released as a bonus track for  a 2016 reissue of that  album.   "Sorcerer" was  finally was recorded and released by Stevie Nicks in an excellent version produced by Sheryl Crow for the 2001  Trouble in Shangri-La album.

 The original  working tapes for  "If You ever did Believe" and  for "The Dealer" . Both of these not used and left off the Tusk album.  Great stuff ....

EARLY FLEETWOOD MAC STINT (1974-1981)

• "Think About It' written around 1974, considered for Rumours, but recorded for Bella Donna
• "The Highwayman" written around 1975, but recorded for Bella Donna.
• "Kind of Woman" written around 1975, recorded for Bella Donna.
•  "Leather and Lace" written in 1975  for (but not used by) Jessi Colter and Waylon Jennings, it of course, ended up on Bella Donna.

Leather and Lace (original demo)

• "After the Glitter Fades"  Said to be written in 1975, but finally used on 1981's Bella Donna.
• "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. Nicks chose to include a edited version of the song on Trouble in Shangri-La, omitting a verse . The full-length 2001 version of this song, with the extra verse (as originally demo-ed on the expanded release of Rumours), did appear on a 6 track single release in late 2001.
• "If You Ever Did You Believe"  started  as in 1976 as a coda to "The Chain" , it was first released as independent song given to Louise Goffin in 1981. It was finally used by Stevie Nicks in a version recorded with Sheryl Crow for the 1998 Practical Magic soundtrack album.
• "Secret Love" wrote the song in 1976 and recorded a demo for Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, Rumours, but was not  finished and released until the In Your Dreams album in 2011.
• "Silver Springs" was recorded for Rumours in 1977 and released as a B-side, but found commercial success in a new live  version recorded for 1996 Fleetwood Mac album The Dance.
• "Dealer" written for Tusk, tried for  Bella Donna  but not used until a new version on 24 Karat Gold.
• "Blue Water" written in 1978 but finally recorded for 24 Karat Gold.
• "How Still My Love" written in 1979 but recorded for Bella Donna.
• "Belle Fleur" written in 1979, considered for Bella Donna but not used till 24 Karat Gold
• "Smile at You" was written for Tusk but not finished  until 2003's  Say You Will.
•  "Fireflies" recorded during the Tusk sessions, but not used and released instead in live version on the Fleetwood Mac Live album in 1980.

Without You- a old Buckingham Nicks song, which was recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 2013.

SOLO CAREER and FLEETWOOD MAC  (1980 to the Present)

•  "If You Were My Love",   considered for Bella Donna and recorded for  Mirage but not used until 2014's 24 Karat Gold.
• "Starshine" written and demoed  in 1980 but not released til the 24 Karat Gold version.
• "24 Karat Gold" was recorded in 1980 as demo for Bella Donna but not used till 24 Karat Gold 
•  "I  Don't Care"  written in 1981, finally recorded for 24 Karat Gold.
• "Watch Chain" written in 1981, finally recorded for 24 Karat Gold. 
•  "Wild Heart' was written in  a early version in 1981 but  finished for  the 1983 album The Wild Heart.
• "Gypsy "  written for the her own Bella Donna album but held back  and used on 1982's Fleetwood Mac album,  Mirage. 
• "All The Beautiful Worlds" written in 1982, finally recorded for 24 Karat Gold.
• "She Still Loves Him" written  with Mark Knopfler in 1984,finally recorded for 24 Karat Gold.
• "Destiny" was demoed in 1983 for The  Wild Heart but not used until the Street Angel album
• "Mabel  Normand" was written in 1984, but not recorded til 24 Karat Gold.
•  "Running Through the Garden" written but not used  for "1985's  Rock A Little  would resurface in completed form in 2003 on the Fleetwood Mac album Say You Will.
• "Reconsider Me" is a song by Warren Zevon  that was recorded originally for 1995's Rock a Little but not used and rerecorded for the Enchanted box set. 
• "Thousand Days" recorded for  Rock A Little , not used then recorded  again for Street Angel, but only released as a B-side. It appears on the Enchanted box set.
• "Greta" considered for Rock a Little were recorded for her 1994 album, Street Angel.
• "Love Is Like A River" considered for Rock A Little , was used for, Street Angel.
•  The 1987 Fleetwood Mac B-side "Book of Miracles" is an earlier, instrumental version of the song "Juliet"  from 1989's Other Side of the Mirror .
•  “Ooh My Love” had been demo-ed for 1987 Tango in the Night but was ultimately shelved and rerecorded for 1989's  Other Side of the Mirror.
• "Hard Advice" was written in 1995 but not used until 24 Karat Gold
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The official video for "Lady" from 24 Karat Gold. 

• THESE ARE THE ALBUMS THESE SONGS APPEAR 
• Buckingham Nicks (1973)
  FM-Fleetwood Mac (1975)
  FM-Rumours (1977)
  FM-Tusk (1979)
  FM-Live (1980
  Bella Donna (1981)
  FM-Mirage (1982)
  Wild Heart (1984)
  Rock a Little (1985)
  FM-Tango In the Night (1987)
  FM-Greatest Hits (1988)
  Other side of the Mirror (1989)
  FM-Behind the Mask (1990)
  Time Space (1991)
  FM-The Chain (1992)
  Street Angel (1994)
  FM-The Dance (1996)
  Enchanted (1998)
  Say You Will (2003)
  Trouble in Shangri-La (2001)
  Say You Will (2003)
  Soundstage Sessions (2009)
  In Your Dreams (2011)
  FM-Extended Play (2013)
  24 Karat Gold (2014)
  Stand Back (1981-2017) (2019)

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Written by J.C.Bernhardt, August 2020