Bella Donna
| Stevie Nicks
Bella Donna
Bella Donna is the debut solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks. Released on July 27, 1981, the album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 in September of that year. Bella Donna was awarded platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 7, 1981, less than three months after its release, and in 2004 was certified quadruple-platinum. -Wikipedia
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All Music
Stevie Nicks' solo career was off to an impressive, if overdue, start with Bella Donna, which left no doubt that she could function quite well without the input of her colleagues in Fleetwood Mac.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
Bella Donna was an important step for Nicks, one that proved she stand outside the confines of her superstar band.
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Cryptic Rock
For a trip back to the heart and soul of the woman behind the voice, revisit Bella Donna and hear the beginning of something beautiful.
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Classic Rock Review
Prior to her debut solo effort in 1981, there was uncertainty about how a full album of her music would pan out. One serious listen to Bella Donna would set all doubt aside.
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Under the Radar Mag
As Fleetwood Mac's commercial star was falling, Nicks' was skyrocketing.
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The Guardian
Stevie Nicks created a new musical language.
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The New Yorker
To be Stevie Nicks is to offer shelter.
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Society of Rock
Once again, Nicks proved she was a brilliant singer-songwriter who can churn out great classics.
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Hello Giggles
"Bella Donna" still matters to me — and to music — today.
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Rolling Stone
Intimate.
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Backseat Mafia
Listening to it today, Bella Donna sounds like an album that Stevie Nicks simply had to get out of her system, given the scenario she found herself in at the time.
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A.V. Club Music
Just like the white wing dove, Stevie Nicks’ solo debut soared.
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Attitude
Really dazzles.
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Blog Critics
Bella Donna remains the masterpiece of her career.
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Record Collector Mag
Bella Donna gets the most love.
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Off the Tracks
Bella Donna is near perfect.
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The Vinyl District
Inspired crystal visions in a whole generation of adolescents, both male and female.
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Dorset Echo
Music that's even better to fall in love with second time around.
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Sound Bites
The rarities and the live album - which is strong enough to merit a stand-alone release - make this a worthy addition to any Nicks fan’s collection.
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MTV
Paint[s] a picture of her as an artist, a rock star, fully fleshed out in her own inspiration and muses.
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92 KQRS
Her words are her thoughts, and the fact that she can transcribe them in way that’s poetic and relatable makes her a truly gifted writer and performer.
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Albumism
Bella Donna—and each of the six solo albums she has released during the thirty-five years since—reinforced that Nicks’ could thrive on her own merits alone, while crafting substantive, timeless songs along the way.
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Albumism
Bella Donna proved that Nicks’ ability to inspire wasn’t confined to the collective and she possessed a unique voice all her own.
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Sputnik Music
Outside of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks proves her formidable qualities as a singer and songwriter.
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Elmore Magazine
Bella Donna plays like a veritable greatest hits, with no less than three — “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” “Leather and Lace” and “Edge of Seventeen” — to its credit.
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Angelfire
Nicks is obviously a hot property with a sense for marketable soft pop-rock. Next time around, hopefully, she will have gained enough confidence to step out on a limb and break away.
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Flying Out
Timeless.
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Super Deluxe Edition
A massive success.
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Yahoo!
Bella Donna endures as Nicks’ legacy piece, for herself, for me, for flocks of women who can only dream of living in a world as magical as the one that exists within Bella Donna.
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Zen Throwdown
Bella Donna was the perfect album to get Nicks established as a solo artist, and it does so without compromising her image or style.
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