Rock a Little is the third solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks, released on November 18, 1985, by Modern Records.
Released in late 1985 while Fleetwood Mac were still on a lengthy hiatus following their album Mirage (1982), Rock a Little hit the top 20 in its second week. The album peaked at No. 12 on the US Billboard 200, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after just one month of its release for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units. The album was also certified Gold in the United Kingdom for sales in excess of 100,000 units.[6] The album was ranked No. 41 in the best-selling albums of 1986 in the United States, although sales did not match Nicks' earlier albums, Bella Donna (1981) and The Wild Heart (1983) (which have sold in excess of four and two million copies in the US, respectively).
Rock a Little spawned the singles "Talk to Me" (US No. 4), "I Can't Wait" (US No. 16), and the mainstay encore for Nicks' live shows "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" (US No. 60). A fourth single, "Imperial Hotel", was released in Australia only.
Tracklist:
1. I Can't Wait 0:00
2. Rock a Little (Go Ahead Lily) 4:37
3. Sister Honey 8:17
4. I Sing for the Things 12:07
5. Imperial Hotel 15:53
6. Some Become Strangers 18:47
7. Talk to Me 22:17
8. The Nightmare 26:28
9. If I Were You 31:51
10. No Spoken Word 36:03
11. Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You? 40:18
12. I Can't Wait (extended version) 44:50
Personnel
Stevie Nicks – lead vocals, synthesizers (8)
Rick Nowels – E-mu Emulator II (1), Oberheim OB-8 (1), Prophet-5 (1), backing vocals (1, 8, 9, 10), synthesizers (2, 3, 4, 8), guitars (9)
Jamie Sheriff – PPG Wave (1), programming (1), synth string programming (2), E-mu Emulator programming (3, 11)
Bill Payne – synthesizers (2)
Charles Judge – synthesizers (3, 4, 8, 9, 11), acoustic piano (11)
Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (4), organ (5)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (6), synthesizers (6), timpani (7)
Chas Sandford – Ensoniq Mirage (7), electric guitar (7), 6-string guitar (7), 12-string guitar (7), bass (7), drum machine (7)
Bill Cuomo – keyboards (10)
Michael Landau – guitars (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11)
George Black – guitars (1, 3), bass (1), LinnDrum programming (1), backing vocals (1, 3, 8), synth bass (3, 8), drums (8)
Waddy Wachtel – guitars (2, 10)
Les Dudek – guitars (3)
Danny Kortchmar – guitars (4)
Mike Campbell – guitars (5)
Kenny Edwards – bass (2)
Bob Glaub – bass (4, 5, 6)
Mike Porcaro – bass (10)
Steve Jordan – drums (2, 5, 6)
Russ Kunkel – drums (4)
Andy Newmark – drums (8, 9)
Denny Carmassi – drums (10)
Bobbye Hall – percussion (4)
David Kemper – tambourine (9), percussion (11)
Barney Wilen – saxophone (7)
Sharon Celani – backing vocals (1-10)
Marilyn Martin – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
Lori Perry-Nicks – backing vocals
Maria Vidal – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 8)
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