Release Date - 1st May 2001 in the USA, UK release date  Monday 30th April 2001.

Sales - Trouble In Shangri-La has reached Gold Status in the USA in less then two months of being on sale. (Source Billboard 20/06/01)

 

Track List

1. Trouble In Shangri-la
Produced by John Shanks and Stevie Nicks
Written by Stevie Nicks

2. Candlebright (Nomad)
Produced by Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks
Written by Stevie Nicks

3. Sorcerer
Produced by Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks
Written by Stevie Nicks

4. Planets of the Universe
Produced by John Shanks and Stevie Nicks
Written by Stevie Nicks

5. Everyday
Produced by John Shanks
Written by John Shanks and Damon Johnson

6. Too Far From Texas
Produced by Mike Campbell, Sheryl Crow, and Stevie Nicks
Written by Steve Booker and Sandy Stewart

7. That Made Me Stronger
Produced by Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks and Jeff Trott
Written by Stevie Nicks, Scott F. Crago, and Timothy Drury

8. It's Only Love
Produced by Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott
Written by Sheryl Crow

9. Love Changes
Produced by David Kahne
Written by Stevie Nicks

10. I Miss You
Produced by Rick Nowels
Written by Stevie Nicks and Rick Nowels
(Special Appearance by Lindsey Buckingham on guitar)

11. Bombay Sapphire
Produced by Stevie Nicks
Written by Stevie Nicks

12. Fall From Grace
Produced by John Shanks and Stevie Nicks
Written by Stevie Nicks

13. Love Is
Produced by Pierre Marchand
Written by Stevie Nicks

 

Website Links

Stevie's April 2001 Calendar - Courtesy of the Nicks Fix
Stevie's May 2001 Calendar - Courtesy of the Nicks Fix
http://www.nicksfix.com/ - Stevie's Home Page
Stevie Nicks Reprise Page
Reprise Home Page
Reprise New Releases
Warners Australia Site

 

Press Links

Nashville News
Entertainment Weekly, Mar 16
Rolling Stone
Radio Undercover, Feb 28
Launch - Feb 27
Stevie's new Album - Billboard 2/2001
Rolling Stone - Feb 10
Yahoo Music - Feb 13
Sonicnet - Feb 12

 

 

 

Lyrics and Credits

1. Trouble In Shangri-La (4:50)

Words and Music by Stevie Nicks

I remember him, he was very young
No one spoke like him, he was someone
And I carried on, like I couldn't stop
All of it for us baby

And you, you got in my way
Stood between me and my friends
It was my sin, it was my shame
You were unconscious to the pain I was in

Chorus:
I hear there's trouble in Shangri-La
I run through the grass
I run over the stones
Down to the sea
Show me the way back, honey
I hear there's trouble in Shangri-La
I run through the grass
I run over the stones
Show me the way back...to the sea

With honor be it spoken
To understand this light that we carry
And let it light your way
Of course, you know, I generally take it

Well I make accommodations for you
And consider this
You used to be my love
I make excuses for you

Chorus

You can consume all the beauty in the room, baby
I know you can, I've seen you do it
And it brings up the wind
And it rises around you in pillars of color

But the promise has been broken
As you walk through the shadow of death
You try to see no evil
But you are heartbroken
You say, dear God, make it stop!

Before the dawn of separation
Brings up the wind
Rises around you
I hear there's trouble in Shangri-La
Pillars of color
Trouble in Shangri-La
I make accommodations for you

I guess we don't believe
That things could go that far
We all believe in people...
That we think believe in God
Somewhere in the night...
Someone feels the pain
The ones who walk away
Try to love again...

Chorus

Produced by John Shanks and Stevie Nicks
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitars, Keyboards, and Programming: John Shanks
Bass: Al Ortiz
Keyboards: Patrick Warren
Background Vocals: Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks

Engineered by Mark DeSisto
Pro Tools Engineer: James Murray
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA and Henson Recording, Los
Angeles, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


2. Candlebright (4:41)

Words and Music by Stevie Nicks

For no special reason
I am leaving you for awhile tonight
I'm flying far above you
Still I love you
You make things right

I've been with you before
I'll be with you again
I'll come back for more, yea
The story has a strange ending

Chorus:
Well, you know me I'm a nomad
I can't feel bad
About the way I am
I've been rolling around
My whole life
You're my candlebright in the window

You guide me back again
And I come when you shine
You are not my friend, no
But I am something of a dreamer
I am something of a dreamer
I am something of a dreamer

Chorus

Still I love you
My candlebright
You are not my friend
But still I love you
You're my candlebright
Still I love you
But you are not my friend
But still I love you

Produced by Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks
Drums: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Tim Smith
Guitars: Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott
Keyboards: Patrick Warren
Hammond B3 Organ: Benmont Tench
Guest Vocalist: Sheryl Crow
Background vocals: Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks

Engineered by Brian Scheuble
Pro Tools Engineer: Dave Russo
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA and Groove Masters, Santa
Monica, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


3. Sorcerer (4:55)

Words and Music by Stevie Nicks

I'm tired
I'm thirsty
I'm wild-eyed
In my misery

Timeless in your finery
It's a high price
For your luxury

Chorus:
Sorcerer
Who is the master
A man and woman on a star stream
In the middle of a snow dream
Sorcerer
Show me the high life
Come over
Let me put you on ice

All around black ink darkness
And who found lady from the mountains
All around black ink darkness
And who found lady from the mountains
Lady from the mountains

I'm tired
I need you badly
I'm wild-eyed
In my misery

Timeless in your finery
It's a high price
For your luxury

Chorus

Produced by Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks
Drums: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Tim Smith
Guitars: Sheryl Crow and Peter Stroud
Keyboards: Patrick Warren
Hammond B3 Organ: Benmont Tench
Guest vocalist: Sheryl Crow
Background vocals: Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks

Engineered by Brian Scheuble
Pro Tools Engineer: Dave Russo
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, Sunset Sound, Los
Angeles, CA and Groove Masters, Santa Monica, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


4. Planets Of The Universe (4:46)

Words and Music by Stevie Nicks

The bright light is lying down
The earth and the sea and the sky
Is at rest with the ocean
And the days go by

They go into the seas that have no shores
Haunted by that same closed door
Looking up at the skies on fire
Leaving nothing left of us
To discover

Chorus:
And the planets of the universe
Go their way
Not astounded by the sun or the moon
Or by the day
You and I will simply disappear
Out of sight
But I'm afraid soon there'll be
No light

No doubt, no pain
Come ever again, well
Let there be light in this lifetime
In the cool, silent moments of the nighttime

Chorus

We will never change again
The way that we are changing
Well, you'll forget the chill of love
But not the strain

Now I know
Well, I was wrong
To live for a dream
If I had my life to live over
I would never dream, no
I still wish you gone
I will live alone
Yes, I will live alone

Chorus

Produced by John Shanks and Stevie Nicks
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Guitars: Keyboards, Bass, and Programming: John Shanks
Keyboards: Patrick Warren and Stevie Nicks
Background vocals: Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks

Engineered by Dan Chase and Mark DeSisto
Pro Tools Engineer: Dan Chase
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA and Henson Recording, Los
Angeles, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


5. Everyday (3:34)

Words and Music by John Shanks and Damon Johnson

Don't keep me hangin' on a string
Tell me what I feel is no big thing
Don't turn away I'm listening
Over and over again

Don't give me visions to explain
There are no doubts I feel the strain
Of all my senses yearning
Over and over again

Chorus:
Every day I see you
Every day I need you
Every way I breathe you
On and on and on and on again

It's not important to wonder why
What is just is no more to imply
This simple thought repeating
Over and over again

Chorus

Imagine all the ways to cope
I close my eyes, that gives me hope
It cures the silence

Chorus

Produced by John Shanks
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Guitars, Bass, and Programming: John Shanks
Keyboards: Patrick Warren and Rami Jaffe
Background vocals: Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks

Engineered by Dan Chase and Mark DeSisto
Pro Tools engineers: Dan Chase and Lars Fox
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


6. Too Far From Texas (3:48)
(Duet with Natalie Maines)

Words & Music by Steve Booker and Sandy Stewart

There's a plane, it's headed for London
Twenty-four hours more and he'll be on it
And I can't show my love, and I can't stop it
Ooh, I can't stop it

There's a house there, somebody's waiting
Somebody else's arms will wrap around him
And in that moment what will he think then...
When I can't touch him

Chorus:
Maybe my love could fly over the ocean
Maybe my heart should try to leave him alone
All that I really know is that he's goin'
Too far from Texas
Too close to home

In a room just outside of Houston
That's where I spend my nights trying to get through to him
He says he's comin' back in every letter...
But he might never

Chorus

Does he know how long
I've waited for this love to come
Does he know I'm holdin' on
And that won't change no matter where he's gone

Chorus

Couldn't I, couldn't I wait
Couldn't he, couldn't he stay one more day

Produced by Mike Campbell, Sheryl Crow, and Stevie Nicks
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Bass: Sheryl Crow
Guitars: Mike Campbell and Waddy Wachtel
Hammond B3 Organ: Benmont Tench

Engineered by Don Smith
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Redwing Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


7. That Made Me Stronger (4:18)

Words by Stevie Nicks/Music by Scott F. Crago & Timothy Drury

Dreams reoccur in my solitude
Breaking my heart
Injuring my mood
With all of the things that I thought I knew
It was you

Chorus:
Well the conversation rings in my head
Well you know me better than I know myself
Will you write this for me
He says no, you write your songs yourself
That made me stronger
It made me hold on to me

Well, I remember
You caught my eye
It was late September
It was no surprise
He made me better
His songs were soft and tender sometimes

Chorus

Well once more I tell the shadows of my soul
To stay back
Everything has changed now
And I don't want to go back
And nothing you can say can change my mind

Well once more I tell the shadows of my soul
To stay back
Everything has changed now
And I don't want to go back
And nothing you can say can change my mind

Produced by Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks
Drums: Brian MacLeod
Bass: Dan Rothchild
Guitar: Sheryl Crow
Violin: Lisa Germano
Background vocals: Stevie Nicks

Engineered by Brian Scheuble
Pro Tools Engineer: Lars Fox
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Sunset Sound, Los
Angeles, CA, and Extasy Recording Studio South, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


8. It's Only Love (3:31)

Words and Music by Sheryl Crow

I think I met my match again
Passing 'round the candlelight
In the center of the blizzard
You stood and melted all the ice

Chorus:
Ah, it's only love
Ah, it's only love
Ah, if only love comes around again
It will have been
Worth the ride

You were master of so many
But savior to none
I waged all of my hopes so plenty
On you, now look what I've become

Chorus

Someday's lonely is not only
A word, but faces I have known
And if you see me, could you free me
With a smile, so I can let go

Chorus

Produced by Sheryl Crow
Drums: Brian MacLeod
Bass: Dan Rothchild
Guitar: Sheryl Crow and Mike Campbell
Keyboards: Benmont Tench
Background vocals: Sheryl Crow

Engineered by Brian Scheuble
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA, Westlake Studios, Los
Angeles, CA, Extasy Recording Studio South, Los Angeles, CA, and Signet
Soundelux, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


9. Love Changes (4:24)

Words and Music by Stevie Nicks

It wasn't that I didn't love you
I just couldn't make you see
That as hard as I tried
To make it all better
It was not better for me

The love that I gave you was...
All around you
There was nothing left for me

But I hate to say it
But I saw it coming
My feelings were changing

Chorus:
I only say what you want to hear
When there is a conflict
I stay clear
When he was loving I was in tears
He knows my fears

I wish I could figure a way around this
She says...like a sad song
I don't understand the way that I feel
I am terrified of being wrong
Well, I am not happy
And I am not crazy
Are you listening, do you hear
Everything happens for a reason
Stay clear

Chorus

When love changes in the flash of an eye
It leaves people burnin' by the side of the road
You stand there you got nothing to hold
For the first time you are alone
For the first time you are alone

It wasn't that I didn't love you
But I just couldn't make you see
That as hard as I tried to make it all better
It was not better for me
The love that I gave you was all around you
There was nothing left for me
But I hate to say it
But I saw it coming
My feelings were changing

Chorus

That don't mend the sorrow
Or reinvent the pleasure

Produced by David Kahne
Guitar: Rusty Anderson
Keyboards and Programming: David Kahne
Keyboards and background vocals: Stevie Nicks

Engineered by Rob Brill
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Scream Studios, Studio City, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


10. I Miss You (4:14)

Words by Stevie Nicks/Music by Rick Nowels

When I think about you
I think about how much I
Miss you when you're not around
When I think about you
I think about how much I
Can't wait to hear the sound
Of your laughter
Time and distance never matter

Chorus:
Well I miss you now
I have so many questions
About love and about pain
About strained relationships
About fame as only he could explain it to me

Seems like yesterday
I think about how much I
Wish that you were here with me now
The invisible girl that was my name
She walks in and walks out
And I'm sorry now
I'm sorry now

Chorus

Paris to Rome, London to Paris
Always goodbye, I nearly couldn't bear it
Her heart settles down
She's back on that staircase
On the way up to her place

Chorus

Produced by Rick Nowels
Drums: Gary Ferguson
Bass: John Pierce
Guitars: Rusty Anderson and Tim Pierce
Acoustic Guitar: Rick Nowels
Additional Guitar: Lindsey Buckingham
Drum Programming: Wayne Rodrigues
Keyboards: Charles Judge
Background vocals: Sharon Celani, Lori Nicks, and Rick Nowels

Engineered by Randy Wine
Pro Tools Engineer and additional engineering: Wayne Rodrigues
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


11. Bombay Sapphire (4:04)

Words and Music by Stevie Nicks

You--beloved
Were to me--everything
That love stood for
To love one another for awhile
Was enough--
It was all that I lived for
How can I go on without you
How can I go on--without you
I tell myself--this time
I'm going to have to--
Move on

Chorus:
It's like
Bombay sapphire
Hey I can take you higher
Whatever you desire
I can mend your heart

It is green
It is aqua marine
It is colors I have never seen
I can see past you--to the white sand...
It is blue
It is not about you
It is all true
You know--who I am

And she says, the sea never changes--not really
It is the constant in my life
I always return here
To the flash of those colors
Through every window
The wind through the night
Here I am dramatic
Here I am not waiting
For the call of the wind

Chorus

It's like purple haze
It's there every day
Its passion never fades
You know what I mean

Produced by Stevie Nicks
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass and Guitars: Al Ortiz
Keyboards: Stevie Nicks
Percussion: Lenny Castro
Guest vocals: Macy Gray
Background vocals: Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks

Engineered by Brian Scheuble
Pro Tools Engineer: Buddy Judge
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at The Dog House, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


12. Fall From Grace (4:30)

Words and Music by Stevie Nicks

I choose to be his confidant
And to keep him from the fire
I choose to be quietly discreet
If that is his desire
I touch with gossamer wings
To be quiet around you
There is so much going on
You could easily

Chorus:
Wake up with a stranger
It's not something you plan
One night in a world of pain
And you finally understand
Not all the king's horses, not all the king's men
Could put it back together

You say you wouldn't do this for very long
The applause from it all is so defining
Well it bounces off the wall at you
When the miracle is happening
High priestess...she's the keeper of the peace in this

Twice as much, intensified
What people will do
To get...this...high

Chorus

And now alone in my room
As it all begins again
Was I so wrong
Why am I always so intense
In this same place I sit
The same place as before
Well I came all the way here
Just to watch you walk out that door

I didn't ask when you shook your head
I always accepted what you said
As the truth and the truth only
Well it's not enough that you depend on me
And it's not enough that you say you love me
It's not enough to just save face
Because sometimes
You just fall from grace

Sometimes
You just fall from grace

Maybe I am calmer now
Maybe things are fine
Maybe I made the whole thing up
Maybe it isn't a lie
Maybe the reason I say these things
Is to bring you back alive
Maybe I fought this long and this hard
Just to make sure you survive

Produced by John Shanks and Stevie Nicks
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitars, Keyboards, Bass and Programming: John Shanks
Background vocals: Sheryl Crow

Engineered by Dan Chase and Mark DeSisto
Pro Tools Engineers: Dan Chase and James Murray
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at Henson Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA


13. Love Is (4:31)

Words and Music by Stevie Nicks

Do you know what this is
No, I don't
But whatever it is
It's very powerful
Have you felt this way before
Oh, I thought I knew
Do you know that I love you now
Oh yes, I do
Love is
You've got the softest lips

You know that I cannot stay
Yes, I know
It has nothing to do
With you or with love
Oh, yes it does
Do not call or come around here
Do not tell
You know that I loved you then
Oh well...

Love is
You've got the softest lips
Love is
The touch of your fingertips
Love is
Knowing you won't let go

She awakens things
That he said he thought were dead
He says, are you happy now
Oh yes, I am
But when it's over
How then will you feel
Will you miss those arms that used to go
Around you

So she stood there in the hallway frozen
In the dark
And her heart broke down
She cried
She fell to the floor

One tear
Slid across her lips
To the corner of her mouth
Love is
And dropped to the floor
Love is
You've got the softest lips
Love is
The touch of your fingertips
Ooh, she says love is
Knowing you won't let go
Love is
Watching you go
You're so very powerful
Love is

Am I happy
Yes I am
Do I know you love me now
Yes I do
Do I know you cannot stay
I know
All about love
All about love

You're so very powerful

Produced by Pierre Marchand
Piano and Acoustic Guitar: Sarah McLachlan
Drums and percussion: Ash Sood
Bass: Brian Minato
Keyboards, Guitar, and Programming: Pierre Marchand
Keyboards: Sylvain Grand
Background vocals: Sarah McLachlan, Sharon Celani, and Lori Nicks

Engineered by Pierre Marchand
Additional Engineering by Mike Plotnikoff and Dominique Grand
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, BC
Mixed at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA

(with thanks to Luke who posted the information)

 

Demo & Outtake Track List 

These demo and outtake tracks have just surfaced

Candlebright - S. Crow Rough Mix 5/27/99 (5:38)
Sorcerer - S. Crow Rough Mix 5/27/99 (6:42)
Thrown Down - Demo S.N. Only (4:44)
Thrown Down - Demo S.N. w/AL (5:49)
Space Needle (7:47)
Love Is (5:06)
Bombay Sapphire (4:55)
Not Make Believe (5:14)
Trouble in Shangri-La (4:53)
Have No Heart (6:03)
Planets Of The Universe (4:71)
Planets Of The Universe 8/2/99 (4:32)
Annabel Lee (5:16)
Fall From Grace (5:46)
Love Changes (5:03)
That Made Me Stronger (8:09)

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