Street Angel

Stevie Nicks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2011)
• Original Release Date: June 7, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic Mod Afw
• ASIN: B000002JQH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,210 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better ten years later..., June 1, 2004

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S. Gaines (Midway City, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Angel (Audio CD)

I have to admit that I only liked a few songs when this CD came out in 1994. I have all of her CD's plus everything Fleetwood Mac since 1975, however, I just could not get into "Street Angel" when it was first released. Listening to it today, I realized that I did not give this album a chance. I liked and still like Blue Denim, Greta, Rose Garden and Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind (which is great in the UK remix if you can get it, called Maybe Love) and still don't like Just Like A Woman. Although Stevie did TV spots like Leno for Blue Denim (which is amazing, still reminds me of Lindsey Buckingham), it was the Sandy Stewart penned Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind that became a Billboard Top 100 charter, mostly because former Los Angeles powerhouse KIIS-FM added it to their playlist. Ten years later, I really appreciate Street Angel, Listen To The Rain, Kick It and the beautiful closer Jane. It's interesting that Stevie's vocals are so clear and youthful on this record, even though she was having personal problems and has said that this was a troubled record. Considering that you can get this CD for a pretty decent price now, it's worth buying to get a glimpse of Stevie transitioning from beautiful rock queen to unhealthy and unhappy person back to beautiful rock queen. This is one artist that we need to be grateful for coming back to us.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Underrated, May 5, 2001

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Chris S. "cscotts" (atlanta, ga United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Angel (Audio CD)

I'm always surprised and intriqued to hear what people have to say about this cd. When it was released in '94, it was met with utter indifference by critics and the public in general. It's such a shame, because this record has some very strong work on it, and fans who were put off by the reviews are missing out altogether. As has been noted in other reviews, no, it isn't like any of her previous albums. It stands far and above as her most earthbound, grounded effort, ignoring alot of the mystical allusions and references that pepper much of her solo work. It's also her least-slickly produced effort, giving it a very rough-around-the-edges and rootsy feel. This also marks the point at which a slight change could be heard in Nicks' voice, which had grown more ragged and seemed as though it had dropped a register, adding to the previously mentioned "rough" sound the record displayed. 'Blue Denim' starts the proceedings off with a bang, and the uptempo rockers(the song style that best represents her)don't end there. Among other highlights are her tribute songs, 'Greta' and 'Jane', as well as the electric 'Listen To The Rain', the country-tinged 'Rose Garden', the gently rocking 'Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind', and one of her best ballads,'Unconditional Love'. The only missteps in my opinion occur with the unnecessary cover of Bob Dylan's 'Just Like A Woman, the overwrought 'Destiny', and the title track, which is just plain bad. Skip over those three and you've got a flawless set of songs.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stevie Sells Herself Short, May 14, 2011

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muzikfan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Angel (Audio CD)

Her first, and only, album of the 90s, Stevie delves more into rock than pop this time around. Except, unlike the album that would proceed it 17 years later, it sound entirely unique, and not like some generic rock music album, which come a dime a dozen. Unfortunately, Stevie doesn't like this album at all, and calls it her worst work. Well, Stevie, you're wrong. Why are you wrong? Because this album is still you. I mean, yeah, with songs like Listen To The Rain and Destiny, it can sound quite weak. And even Unconditional Love can sound a bit cheesy, but it's cheesy in a good way. Some people tend to criticize it for the old songs that it has on it; well, both the albums that proceed it have old songs, and no one complains. Plus, Rose Garden is quite possibly Stevie's most poignant love song ever, and Jane is one of those songs that take you somewhere else when you listen to it. For rocking music, look no further than Blue Denim and Love Is Like A River, as well as Kick It.

The album debuted at #45, selling only 38,000 copies it's first week. It's her only album not to chart in the top 15. However, it ended up going gold, meaning it sold 500,000 copies, and that is a testament to how endearing it is. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is Stevie Nicks and her music: endearing.