
On July 27, 1981, “Modern Records” and “Atco” labels released “Bella Donna”, the debut Stevie Nicks album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981, at “Studio 55” in Goodnight LA, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty. In 1990, the album was certified quadruple-platinum by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Stevie Nicks – lead and backing vocals
- Tom Petty – co-lead vocals, guitar
- Michael Campbell – guitar
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar
- Don Felder – guitar
- Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Billy Payne – piano
- Roy Bittan – piano
- Bill Elliott – piano
- Benmont Tench – piano, organ
- David Adelstein – synthesizer
- Duck Dunn – bass guitar
- Tom Moncrieff – bass guitar
- Richard Bowen – bass guitar
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Stan Lynch – drums
- Don Henley – co-lead and backing vocals, drums
- Phil Jones – percussion
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Sharon Celani; Lori Perry – backing vocals
- Gordon Perry – arrangements
- Roy Bittan – arrangements
- Benmont Tench – musical director
- Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing
- Don Smith – additional engineering, mixing
- Thom Panunzio – additional engineering
- Dana Latham; Tori Swenson, Niko Bolas; James Ball – engineer assistant
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Herbert W. Worthington IItI – art direction, photography, design, cover concept
- Christopher Nicks – cover concept
- Mike Manoogian – logo design
- Michael Curtis – layout, design, back cover and inside lighting
- Richard Hall – front cover lighting
- Sabienne Poilievre – front cover hair design
- Beverlee Vance; Richard Bremer; Danton Thompson – hair design
- Margi Kent – clothes
- Liza Gonzales – make-up
- Kathryn Greenbalm – hands
- Janet Weber – production coordinator
- Debbie Alsbury – production assistant, personal assistant
- Cathie Rice – production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Stevie Nicks, except where noted.
- Bella Donna
- Kind of Woman – music by Stevie Nicks, Benmont Tench
- Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
- Think About It music by Stevie Nicks, Roy Bittan
- After the Glitter Fades
- Edge of Seventeen
- How Still My Love
- Leather and Lace
- Outside the Rain
- The Highwayman

