Stevie Nicks - The Wild Heart ♫ 1983 Near Mint Original Press Vinyl LP w/Inserts

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The Wild Heart by ReleasedJune 10, 1983Recorded1982–83, , Length45:11, ,  chronology
(1981)The Wild Heart
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(1985) from The Wild Heart ""
Released: May 19, 1983 ""
Released: September 3, 1983 ""
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The Wild Heart is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and  vocalist . Recording began in late 1982, shortly after the end of 's Mirage Tour. After the death of her best friend, Robin Anderson, and with new appreciation for her life and career, the recording took only a few months and was released on June 10, 1983, a year after Fleetwood Mac's . It peaked at #5 on the U.S.  charts (for seven consecutive weeks) and achieved  status on September 12, 1983. The album has sold over 2 million copies in the US alone, and has sold approximately 250,000 copies in the US since 1991 according to Nielsen Soundscan.

The album is notable for its array of prominent guest musicians.  made a return to write "I Will Run to You", on which his bandmates from the Heartbreakers performed. Nicks'  bandmate, drummer , made an appearance on the track "Sable on Blonde". 's  contributed some of the guitar work on what would become the album's biggest hit single, "", which also features an uncredited contribution from , who played the synthesizer track. Nicks also worked with friend , who wrote the music for three tracks on the album and performed on several (Stewart would go on to write the 1987  hit "Seven Wonders"). The album's final track, "Beauty And The Beast", features a full string section performing a score arranged and conducted by . Nicks had recorded various other tracks prior to the album's release, including "Violet And Blue" which was featured on the movie soundtrack for , and later on Nicks' 3-disc retrospective box set  in 1998.

The Wild Heart achieved double-platinum status in 1993, ten years after its release, for selling more than 2 million copies in the U.S. It spent a whole year on the Billboard 200 from June 1983 to June 1984. It was also certified Silver in the UK for sales in excess of 60,000. Three singles were released from the album: "Stand Back", which charted at number 5; "If Anyone Falls", which charted at number 14; and "Nightbird", which charted at number 33. "Stand Back" and "If Anyone Falls" featured accompanying videos that went into heavy rotation on . "Nightbird", a track that Nicks has said was her favorite on the album, was performed live on  and .

Track listing No.TitleWriter(s)Length1.""Stevie Nicks6:122.""Stevie Nicks, 4:093."Gate and Garden"Stevie Nicks4:064."Enchanted"Stevie Nicks3:065.""Stevie Nicks, Sandy Stewart5:006.""Stevie Nicks4:517."" (with )Tom Petty3:228."Nothing Ever Changes"Stevie Nicks, Sandy Stewart4:099."Sable on Blond" (with )Stevie Nicks4:1510.""Stevie Nicks6:03