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Trouble in Shangri-La is the sixth album by American singer/songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks. Released in 2001, it was her first new solo album since 1994's Street Angel. The album returned Nicks to the top 5 for the first time since 1983's The Wild Heart, and achieved Gold status within six weeks of its release for sales of over 500,000 copies in the U.S. As of March 2005, the album has sold 648,000 copies.
   Shortly after the somewhat muted reception to her previous album, Street Angel, Nicks asked close friend Tom Petty to help her write and record a new album. Petty advised her that she didn't need any help and to have more faith in her own abilities, which Nicks recounts in the track "That Made Me Stronger". Later revitalised by the successful reformation of Fleetwood Mac for their live album and video "The Dance", Nicks then proceeded to record her new material, enlisting the help of Sheryl Crow, who had been a fan of Nicks for some years. Crow contributed the song "It's Only Love", and performed on and co-produced several tracks. The two became good friends and Nicks, in return, performed on Crow's "C'Mon C'Mon" album. The pair have also performed on stage together numerous times since the 1990s. When Crow's own career commitments prevented her from completing work on the album, Nicks enlisted the help of John Shanks, who had sent her a demo of the track "Every Day".
   The dragon that's used for the "S" in Stevie's name on the album cover (and also appears elsewhere on the disc art) was drawn by Sarah McLachlan.
   Though most of the songs on this album were relatively recent compositions, written between the years 1995 and 2000, there are three songs that date back to the 1970s:

"Candlebright" dates backs to the "Buckingham-Nicks" sessions (previously titled "Nomad"). The song was recorded by Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in demo form, and was almost used on Fleetwood Mac's 1975 eponymous album, however Rhiannon ultimately made the album instead.
"Sorcerer" also dates back to the "Buckingham-Nicks" era and was recorded as a demo. It was also considered for some Fleetwood Mac projects before ending up on "Trouble in Shangri-La".
"Planets of the Universe" was written during the Rumours period while Nicks and Buckingham were separating, which was Nicks' inspiration for the song. A rough demo (performed by Fleetwood Mac) ended up on the remastered and expanded release of Rumours in 2004.

Track listing

All songs written by Stevie Nicks, except where noted.

"Trouble in Shangri-La" – 4:50

"Candlebright" – 4:41

"Sorcerer" – 4:55

"Planets of the Universe" – 4:46

"Every Day" (John Shanks, Damon Johnson) – 3:36

"Too Far from Texas" (Steve Booker, Sandy Stewart) – 3:48

performed by Stevie Nicks & Natalie Maines (of The Dixie Chicks)

"That Made Me Stronger" – (Nicks, Scott F. Crago, Timothy Drury) – 4:19

"It's Only Love" (Sheryl Crow) – 3:31

"Love Changes" – 4:23

"I Miss You" – (Nicks, Rick Nowels) – 4:15

"Bombay Sapphires" – 4:05

"Fall from Grace" – 4:31

"Love Is" – 4:30

Personnel

Main Performers

Stevie Nicks – vocals, keyboards

Sharon Celani – backup vocals

Lori Perry – backup vocals Guest Musicians

Sheryl Crow – guitar, bass, background vocals

Mike Campbell – guitar

Benmont Tench – organ, piano

Natalie Maines – vocals on "Too Far from Texas"

Lindsey Buckingham – guitar on "I Miss You"

Macy Gray – background vocals on "Bombay Sapphires"

Sarah McLachlan – piano, guitar, background vocals on "Love Is" Session Musicians

John Shanks – guitar, keyboards, bass

Waddy Wachtel – guitar

Vinnie Colaiuta – drums

Al Ortiz – bass, guitar

Patrick Warren – keyboards

Matt Chamberlain – drums

Tim Smith – bass

Jeff Trott – guitar

Peter Stroud – mandolin

Steve Ferrone – drums

Rami Jaffe – keyboards

Brian MacLeod – drums

Scott F. Crago – drum loop

Timothy Drury – drum loop

Dan Rothchild – bass

Rusty Anderson – guitar

David Kahne – keyboards

Gary Ferguson – drums

John Pierce – bass

Rusty Anderson – guitar

Tim Pierce – guitar

Rick Nowels – guitar, background vocals

Charles Judge – keyboards

Lenny Castro – percussion

Ash Sood – drums

Pierre Marchand – guitar, keyboards

Michel Pepin – guitar

Sylvain Grand – keyboards

Brian Minato – bass

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2001	US Billboard 200	5
2001	UK	43
2001	CAN	29

Singles - Billboard (North America)

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