

“Sheryl challenged me to explore different areas of my voice,” Nicks has said. With a little help from Sheryl Crow – who was a longstanding Nicks fan – the 2001 version of Sorcerer emerges as one of the best Stevie Nicks songs, with a soulful vocal performance from its creator.

She finally released Sorcerer herself on her sixth album, Trouble In Shangri-La. Nicks then gave it to Marilyn Martin, who recorded it for the Streets Of Fire soundtrack (with Nicks on backing vocals). Sorcerer was also considered, but again rejected, for Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 album, Tusk, and the 1983 solo Nicks album, The Wild Heart. The song was recorded as a demo, and performed live by the duo, but not included on their sole album, Buckingham Nicks. Sorcerer dates right back to the early 70s and Stevie Nicks’ years working in a duo with Lindsey Buckingham, before the pair joined the most famous of Fleetwood Mac’s line-ups.

20: Sorcerer (with (from ‘Trouble In Shangri-La’, 2001)
