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Stevie Nicks timeless classic, turned into hip hit

Chris McLeod | Locust Grove, GA. USA | 09/14/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Stand Back" is easily one of Stevie Nicks' most recognizable and popular songs. When it was first released back in 1983, it went to #5 on the Pop Charts. Now, nearly 25 years later in 2007 the dance remix reached #2 on the Dance/Club Play Charts. This simply proves the timelessness of Stevie's voice. One thing evident when listening to these remixes is that voice, is what makes the tracks. Sure the beats are cool, but Tracy Young and others have managed to mold Stevie's voice around the tracks, using effects and other techniques. Some vocals that were buried in the original "Stand Back" single/album cut, shine here, that I personally never even knew were there. The same thing was done to a cut from Stevie's 2001 solo album "Trouble in Shangri-La," a song called "Planets of the Universe" (Which was eventually nominated for a Grammy Award). Tracy Young was involved in those remixes as well.



This is a must have for all Stevie Nicks fans, as well as fans of Dance/Club music in general. I found myself dancing around in my car listening to this CD on the way home from work tonight. Stevie Nicks' power as a vocalist and songwriter is not limited to ballads and full-fledged rock songs, as we see here---you can also DANCE TO HER!"

Stand Back is a hit all over again

John Seger | Los Angeles, CA USA | 08/28/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In 1983, Stevie Nicks released the lead single from her second solo album, "The Wild Heart." The single was, "Stand Back," and it became a huge cross-over hit on the Billboard charts. Peaking at #5 on the top 100, and staying in the top ten for over two months, the song also hit the top 15 on Billboard's club charts, and hit the top ten on the rock charts.

Flash forward to 2007: Stevie approves some remixes of the song by various DJ's, and the tune is released to the club circuit and as a cd single and becomes a smash hit again. The remix by Tracy Young peaked at #2 in August 2007 on Billboard's dance club charts.

What is great about these new versions of this pop classic, is how the song is updated without taking anything away from it's original form. if anything, Nicks' vocals are brought more front and center here, especially in the "Tracy takes you home" version, which builds to a tremendous frenzy. These new versions of the song could very well sound like what the song might have sounded like if it were originally released brand new today.

I think this is a terrific item for Stevie Nicks fans like myself, and obviously for anybody who loves the remixes at the dance clubs.

Stevie Nicks is a legend and her music is, obviously relevant enough to warrant a re-release of one of her most popular songs, and become a huge hit again."

Dance Back

A. Russo | Cambridge, MA United States | 08/30/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I must be getting old or bored with dance music. It's really hard to distinguish the difference between these 7 updated dance remixes of Stevie Nicks' Stand Back. They did try to preserve the original feel to the song without the dated electronical sound of the 80's. Instead it is the trendy electronical dance sound of the past 15 years.

There is no radio edit of 4 or 5 minutes here. The first mix clocks in at 11:26. The short version is the 3rd track "Tracy Takes Me Home Mixshadow" mix-6:53. My favorite would have to be the 5th track "Ralphi's Beefy Retro Mix" -7:30. It's clear, direct and a little retro.

This coincides with the release of Crystal Vison:The Best Of Stevie Nicks collection which includes the original version. After 70 minutes of remixes of the same song. I am tired...lol!"