Trouble in Shangri-La

by Stevie Nicks

Overview

Stevie Nicks calls in a few friends on this one. Trouble in Shangri-La enlists some of music's most popular females, including Macy Gray, Sarah McLachlan, and Dixie Chick Natalie Maines. If Nicks hadn't been doing it for years, this might feel like a calculated attempt to follow the trend set by Santana's Supernatural. Her liner notes have always been star-studded. Over the years she's gotten help from the likes of Don Henley, Don Felder, Bruce Hornsby, Mike Campbell, and Tom Petty. Most prominent on this album is Sheryl Crow, who co-produced five of the album's 13 tracks. Her signature guitar sound shines through on many of the songs. Maines performs the album's only true duet on "Too Far From Texas." The other guests are noticeable, but act mostly as backup voices and musicians. Make no mistake about it -- this is a Nicks album from beginning to end, and she's at the top of her game here. It's not a departure, but a renewed energy makes this her best work since 1985's Rock a Little. Titles like "Sorcerer" and "Bombay Sapphires" preserve her mystical persona, and despite their mythical sound, they touch on human and very personal subject matter. Her deliberate lyrics sometimes feel a bit more like prose than verse, but the conviction in her voice adds legitimacy to her words. While Nicks' voice has matured, it is just as strong as it ever was. She shows great range, from the heartbroken tenderness of "Love Changes" to the aggressive rock of "Fall From Grace." Trouble in Shangri-La not only reminds listeners what Nicks has meant to music, but it finds her a place in modern-day pop. ~ Brad Kohlenstein

Product Details

Release Date:	01/26/2024
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0603497826902
Rank:	1926

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stevie Nicks   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards,Tambourine
Lindsey Buckingham   Guest Artist,Guitar
Sarah McLachlan   Guest Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Macy Gray   Guest Artist,Vocals
Sheryl Crow   Guest Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Pierre Marchand   Keyboards,Guitar
Patrick Warren   Keyboards
Steve Ferrone   Drums
Rusty Anderson   Guitar
David Kahne   Keyboards
Waddy Wachtel   Guitar
John Shanks   Guitar,Keyboards
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Peter Stroud   Guitar,Mandolin
Rick Nowels   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Matt Chamberlain   Drums
Natalie Maines   Vocals
Benmont Tench   Chamberlin,Organ (Hammond),Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Jeff Trott   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Tim Smith   Bass
Sharon Celani   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Al Ortiz   Bass,Guitar
Lori Nicks   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Timothy Drury   Drum Loop
Gary Ferguson   Drums
Charlie Judge   Keyboards
Michel Pepin   Guitar
Tim Pierce   Guitar
Ashwin Sood   Drums
Brian Minato   Bass
Dan Rothchild   Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta   Drums

Technical Credits

Sheryl Crow   Composer,Producer
Pierre Marchand   Engineer,Producer
Steve Kaplan   Assistant Engineer
Robert Hadley   Mastering
Steve Booker   Composer
Chris Reynolds   Assistant Engineer
Lars Fox   Engineer
Don Smith   Engineer
Doug Sax   Mastering
David Kahne   Producer,Programming
John Shanks   Composer,Producer,Programming
Wayne Rodrigues   Drum Programming
Howard Willing   Assistant Engineer
Rick Nowels   Composer,Producer
Scott Crago   Composer
Jeff Trott   Producer
Rob Brill   Engineer
Sarah McLachlan   Drawing
Justin Smith   Assistant Engineer
Brian Scheuble   Engineer
Stevie Nicks   Composer,Producer
Buddy Judge   Engineer
Daniel Chase   Engineer
Shari Sutcliffe   Production Coordination
Vena   Photo Illustration
Stephen Walker   Design,Art Direction
Timothy Drury   Composer
Robert Breen   Assistant Engineer
Neal Preston   Photography
Norman Seeff   Photography
Matt Silva   Assistant Engineer
James Murray   Engineer
Dominique Grand   Engineer
Randy Wine   Engineer
Damon Johnson   Composer
Marc DeSisto   Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing