Rock A Little is the third studio album by Stevie Nicks. Released in 1985, the album peaked at #30 on the UK album chart and #12 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies and certified Gold in the UK for sales over 100,000. The over 500,000 copies. This album received the remaster treatment by Rhino in 2023.
Release Date: November 18, 1985
originally released on vinyl LP, cassette and CD
later released on remastered vinyl and CD
Track List
1. I Can't Wait [LYRICS]
Written by: Stevie Nicks, Rick Nowels, Eric Pressly
Produced by: Rick Nowels, Jimmy Iovine
2. Rock A Little (Go Ahead Lily) [LYRICS]
Written by: Stevie Nicks
Produced by: Jimmy Iovine
3. Sister Honey [LYRICS]
Written by: Stevie Nicks, Les Dudek
Produced by: Rick Nowels
3. I Sing For The Things [LYRICS]
Written by: Stevie Nicks
Produced by: Jimmy Iovine
5. Imperial Hotel [LYRICS]
Written by: Stevie Nicks, Mike Campbell
Produced by: Jimmy Iovine, Mike Campbell, Stevie Nicks
6. Some Become Strangers [LYRICS]
Written by: David Williams, Amy Latelevision, Peter Rafelson
Produced by: Keith Olsen
7. Talk To Me [LYRICS]
Written by: Chas Sandford
Produced by: Chas Sandford, Jimmy Iovine
8. The Nightmare [LYRICS]
Written by: Stevie Nicks, Christopher Nicks
Produced by: Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks
9. If I Were You [LYRICS]
Written by: Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks
Produced by: Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks
10. No Spoken Word [LYRICS]
Written by: Stevie Nicks
Produced by: Keith Olsen
11. Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You [LYRICS]
Written by: Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen
Produced by: Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks
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Singles
Talk To Me
Additional track on 7-inch single
One More Big Time Rock n' Roll Star
Additional track on 12-inch single
Imperial Hotel
I Can't Wait
Additional track on 7-inch single
Rock A Little (Go Ahead Lily)
Additional tracks on 12-inch single
I Can't Wait (extended mix)
I Can't Wait (7-inch mix)
A remastered edition of the album was released in 2023 as part of The Complete Studio Albums and Rarities collection that was available on vinyl and CD. This collection also contained b-sides and album outtake tracks from the Rock A Little sessions.
The album sessions for Rock A Little were fairly tempestuous and an alternate album with different tracks was allegedly ready for release in 1984, the below songs were thought to be part of these sessions...
Baby Don't Lose Your Heart
You Like Me
Don't Come Around Here No More
Mirror Mirror
Priest Of Nothing
Lady From The Mountain
I Call You Missing
She Loves Him Still
Are You Mine
Running Through the Garden
Battle Of The Dragon
Reconsider Me
One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star
Greta
Thousand Days
Love Is Like A River
The Dealer
Jimmy Come On Back
Rose Garden
Tied Up (In Promises)
Some Become Strangers
Has Anyone Written Anything For You
Imperial Hotel
Rock A Little
The producer for the album was originally solely Jimmy Iovine (who had produced Bella Donna and The Wild Heart), but he quit the production during the early sessions, returning at the end of the sessions in 1985, he is still credited as producer or co-producer on many of the tracks.
