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Bella Donna
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‘Bella Donna’ is the debut solo studio album by American musician Stevie Nicks, released on July 27th, 1981. Issued while she remained a member of Fleetwood Mac, the album established Nicks as a major solo artist, blending rock, pop and soft rock with her distinctive songwriting and ethereal vocal style. Featuring collaborations with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Don Henley and Roy Bittan of the E Street Band, ‘Bella Donna’ produced a string of hit singles including ‘Edge of Seventeen’, ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ and ‘Leather and Lace’. A critical and commercial triumph, the album topped the US Billboard 200 and remains one of the defining solo releases of the 1980s.
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More About Bella Donna
Bella Donna is Stevie Nicks' first solo studio album, released on July 27, 1981, while she was still a member of Fleetwood Mac. It marked the beginning of her successful solo career.
The title comes from the Italian phrase meaning "beautiful woman." Stevie Nicks has said she loved the sound of the words even before writing the title track, using the name to represent independence and femininity.
The album was primarily produced by Jimmy Iovine, with Tom Petty co-producing "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around."