

She continues in the rock vein of Bella Donna. Even his purple highness, Prince, makes an uncredited stop. Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Mick Fleetwood, Steve Lukather, Wendy Wachtel, Don Felder, Roy Bittan, David Foster, and dozens of others make appearances. The album has a list of guest musicians that seem to go on ad infinitum. It was against this background that she went into the studio to record her second solo album. The group’s concerts and her solo appearances continued to sell out before huge audiences. Her 1981 Bella Donna solo debut and Fleetwood Mac’s 1982 Mirage album both reached number one on the American album charts and sold millions of copies. She was riding a wave of personal popularity during 1983. The Wild Heart may not have had the consistent highs of Bella Donna, but when it was good, it was very good. Stevie Nicks released her second solo album close to two years after her first.
