24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault – 2014
24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault is the eighth solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks, released on September 30, 2014, through Reprise Records. Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, the album includes new versions of demos that Nicks primarily recorded between 1969 and 1987, though two songs date back to 1994 and 1995. There is one cover on the album, “Carousel”, a song originally written and performed by Vanessa Carlton on her album Rabbits on the Run (2011). Nicks put it on the album because it was her mother’s favorite song in her last days and Carlton was present during her death. Nicks was inspired to record the album after her assistant showed her bootlegs on YouTube of the demos Nicks had recorded over the years. Included on the album is “Blue Water”, a song that features Lady Antebellum on vocals.
On October 15, 2014, Billboard announced that the album had sold 33,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200, giving Nicks her sixth top ten album on that chart. The album has since sold over 100,000 copies in the US.
Track listing
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. “Starshine” Stevie Nicks Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks 4:05
2. “The Dealer” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 4:38
3. “Mabel Normand” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 4:53
4. “Blue Water” (featuring Lady Antebellum) Stevie Nicks, Sharon Celani Stevie Nicks 4:26
5. “Cathouse Blues” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 2:48
6. “24 Karat Gold” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 4:09
7. “Hard Advice” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 4:20
8. “Lady” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 4:58
9. “I Don’t Care” Stevie Nicks Mike Campbell, Waddy Wachtel 6:09
10. “All The Beautiful Worlds” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 5:00
11. “Belle Fleur” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 5:37
12. “If You Were My Love” Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks 5:00
13. “Carousel” Vanessa Carlton Vanessa Carlton 3:19
14. “She Loves Him Still” Stevie Nicks Mark Knopfler 4:29
Total length:
63:51
Deluxe Edition
Personnel
Main Performers
Stevie Nicks – vocals, keyboards
Sharon Celani – backing vocals
Lori Nicks – backing vocals
Dave Stewart – guitar
Waddy Wachtel – guitar, backing vocals
Session Musicians
Vanessa Carlton – backing vocals on “Carousel”
Jessica Nicks – backing vocals on “Carousel”
Lady Antebellum – backing vocals on “Blue Water”
Michael Campbell – guitar on “Starshine” and “I Don’t Care”
Davey Johnstone – guitar on “Belle Fleur” and “If You Were My Love”
Ann Marie Calhoun – violin on “Carousel”
Tom Bukovac – guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass
Dan Dugmore – banjo
Chad Cromwell – drums
Benmont Tench – keyboards, piano
Lenny Castro – percussion