

By October of 1981, just weeks after this footage was captured, and less than three months after its release, Bella Donna was awarded platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America.īreaking from shooting during an on-set make-up session, a beautiful, young, hopeful, and excited Stevie Nicks delivers an impromptu live duet with her off-camera back-up singer. Her debut album as a solo artist, Bella Donna, had been released in July and by the time Stevie was sitting for Annie, the album had reached number one on the US Billboard. This vintage VHS footage captures the effortless talent and enduring charm of Stevie Nicks at her peak singing a demo version of a song she was working on for her next solo release titled, “Wild Heart.”

It’s September of 1981 and Stevie Nicks is posing for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine in the New York studio of photographer, Annie Leibovitz.
