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Stand Back is the sixth track on Stevie Nicks’ second solo album The Wild Heart, and, three weeks before the album’s release, Stand Back was released as the album’s first single. In 2007, the Stand Back single was re-released, containing several new remixes of the track. Prince appears on the song playing a keyboard part (uncredited). The only part he did were the 8th note up beats in the chorus. All other synth parts were done by Dave Bluefield on Oberheim OBx-a as well as the beat on the Oberheim DMX drum machine Prince was given co-writing credit as that keyboard line was heavily inspired by Prince’s own song Little Red Corvette, but he had no direct input in writing the song.
Stevie Nicks has recounted the story of the song’s origin, saying that on her wedding day (29 January 1983), she and her new husband Kim Anderson were driving to Santa Barbara for their honeymoon when they heard Little Red Corvette for the first time, “[...] we pulled over somewhere and got the tape. It just gave me an incredible idea, so I spent many hours that night writing a song about some kind of crazy argument, and it was to become one of the most important of my songs.” When she later went to record the song, she called Prince to tell him the story and twenty minutes later Prince showed up at her studio. “[He] walked over to the synthesizers that were set up, was absolutely brilliant for about 25 minutes and then left,” she later told rock music journalist Timothy White. “He spoiled me for every band I’ve ever had because nobody can exactly recreate – not even with two piano players – what Prince did all by his little self.” Despite Nicks recount of Prince doing a lot, she seems to discard Dave Bluefield’s input, playing basically all main keyboard parts.
While a specific recording date of basic tracking is not known, it was written and cut by Stevie Nicks within a week of her 29 January wedding. Prince contributed his keyboard part on 8 February 1983 at Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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| Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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| “days after 29 January 1983” (exact date unknown)
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A & M Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA (likely)
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Tracking (no Prince input)
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| 8 February 1983
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Studio 55,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Prince overdubs
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Recording Personnel
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- Stevie Nicks - vocals
- Marvin Caruso - drums
- Russ Kunkel - drum overdubs
- David Williams - guitar
- Steve Lukather - guitar
- Waddy Wachtel - guitar
- Prince - keyboards (uncredited)
- Sandy Stewart - synthesizer (uncertain contribution)
- Bobbye Hall - percussion
- Ian Wallace - percussion
- David Bluefield - Oberheim OBx-a and Oberheim DMX programming
- Lori Perry - background vocals
- Sharon Celani - background vocals
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Versions
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Released Versions
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| Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Stand Back
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4:55
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The Wild Heart
Stand Back single
Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
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Studio
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| Stand Back (Edit)
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4:18
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Stand Back single
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Edit
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| Stand Back
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4:18
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Stand Back single promo
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Mono version of Edit
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| Stand Back (Chris Lord-Alge Remix)
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4:57
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Timespace – The Best of Stevie Nicks
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Remix
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| Stand Back
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4:51
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The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition)
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Studio
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a.k.a. Stand Back (2016 Remaster); remastered version.
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| Stand Back (Morgan Page Dub)
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7:01
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Stand Back re-issue
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Remix
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Remix and additional production by Morgan Page
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| Stand Back (Morgan Page Vox)
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7:02
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Stand Back re-issue
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Remix
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Remix and additional production by Morgan Page
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| Stand Back (Ralphi’s Beefy Retro Mix)
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11:12
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Stand Back re-issue
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Remix
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Remix, additional production and programming by Ralphi Rosario
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| Stand Back (Ralphi’s Beefy Retro Edit)
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7:30
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Stand Back re-issue
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Remix edit
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Edit of remix by Ralphi Rosario above
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| Stand Back (Tracy Takes You Home Dub)
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11:34
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Stand Back re-issue
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Remix
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Remix and additional production by Tracy Young, additional production by Joe Carrano
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| Stand Back (Tracy Takes You Home Mix)
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11:26
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Stand Back re-issue
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Remix
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Remix and additional production by Tracy Young, additional production by Joe Carrano
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| Stand Back (Tracy Takes You Home Mixshow)
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6:53
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Stand Back re-issue
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Remix
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Remix and additional production by Tracy Young, additional production by Joe Carrano
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| Stand Back
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4:40
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The Soundstage Sessions
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Live (with studio overdubs)
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Recorded live in october 2007, Grainger Studio, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Stand Back
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5:02
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Fleetwood Mac: 25 Years – The Chain
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Live
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Recorded live on 12 or 13 December 1987, Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA
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| Stand Back
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6:44
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Fleetwood Mac: Live In Boston DVD/CD
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Live
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Recorded live on 23 or 24 September 2003, FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Video Versions
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