The Other Side of the Mirror (album)

The Other Side of the Mirror
Studio album by Stevie Nicks
Released	May 11, 1989
Recorded	1988-1989
Genre	Rock
Length	56:10
Label	Modern Records
Producer	Rupert Hine
Stevie Nicks chronology
Rock a Little (1985) The Other Side of the Mirror (1989) Timespace - The Best of Stevie Nicks (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

The Other Side of the Mirror is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks.

Released in May 1989, it was recorded in Los Angeles, mixed in Buckinghamshire in England, and is loosely based around the theme of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The album reached #10 on the U.S. Billboard albums charts, propelled by the hit single "Rooms on Fire" (#16), and eventually achieved platinum status.^[3]

Album History

Following the huge success of Fleetwood Mac's Tango in the Night in the UK, The Other Side of the Mirror became Nicks' highest charting solo album there, reaching #3 and spawning her first UK top 40 hit with "Rooms on Fire" (also #16). Her first, and so far only, solo tour of the UK and Europe, (Sweden, France and The Netherlands) followed the album, as well as a tour of the U.S., though Nicks has famously commented since that she has no recollection of the tours due to her increasing dependency on the prescribed tranquilliser Klonopin at that time.

Other single releases from the album included "Two Kinds of Love", featuring vocals by Bruce Hornsby and instrumental interlude by Kenny G, which became Nicks' first single to fail to chart, missing both the Billboard and Cashbox charts completely. "Long Way to Go" gained substantial airplay, making Billboard's Top Album Tracks chart, and also made the Top 75 in the UK Singles Chart, as did "Whole Lotta Trouble".

Promotional videos were shot for "Rooms on Fire" and "Whole Lotta Trouble". The former was released in two slightly different edits, while the "Whole Lotta Trouble" video was shot during the American leg of Nicks' tour at the Summit Arena in Houston, Texas.

The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with sales of 104,000.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rooms on Fire"	Nicks/Rick Nowels	4:30
2.	"Long Way to Go"	Nicks/Nowels/Charles Judge	4:06
3.	"Two Kinds of Love" (Duet with Bruce Hornsby)	Nicks/Nowels/Rupert Hine	4:46
4.	"Ooh My Love"	Nicks/Nowels	5:02
5.	"Ghosts"	Nicks/Mike Campbell	4:54
6.	"Whole Lotta Trouble"	Nicks/Campbell	4:58
7.	"Fire Burning"	Nicks/Campbell/Hine	3:16
8.	"Cry Wolf"	Jude Johnstone	4:12
9.	"Alice"	Nicks/Hine	5:50
10.	"Juliet"	Nicks	4:55
11.	"Doing the Best I Can (Escape from Berlin)"	Nicks	5:36
12.	"I Still Miss Someone (Blue Eyes)"	Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.	4:08
Total length:			56:06

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	US	10
	UK	3
	AUS	8
	CAN	13

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Rooms on Fire"	US Billboard Hot 100	16
		US Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
		UK	16
	"Long Way to Go"	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	10
		UK	60
	"Whole Lotta Trouble"	UK	62

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[4]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[3]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Releases and promotions

• The UK 12-inch and CD single releases of "Rooms on Fire" feature an extended version of the song running at 9:00, and also include a live version of "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" recorded during the Rock a Little tour as featured in the video/ DVD release of the Red Rocks concert in 1986. A limited edition of the UK 12-inch also came with a glossy, full-size, double-sided poster.
• The single release of "Long Way to Go" ("Two Kinds of Love" in the US) features the non-album track "Real Tears", whilst the UK 12" and CD single releases feature an extended remix of "Long Way to Go", running at 7:25. The UK 12-inch release of "Long Way to Go" was also available in a limited edition gatefold sleeve.
• The UK CD-single release of "Whole Lotta Trouble" features a live version of "Beauty and the Beast", recorded during the Rock a Little tour as featured in the video/DVD release of Live at Red Rocks. A limited edition of the UK 12-inch release also came with a glossy, full-size, double-sided poster.
• The Japanese CD release of the album includes the bonus track "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" recorded live during the Rock a Little tour
• As a promotional giveaway, the vinyl album and CD was released with a limited edition holographic sticker in certain territories. Album buyers were also given the opportunity to purchase a special display stand for the sticker by mail order.

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rolling Stone review
3. ^ ^{a b} "American album certifications – Stevie Nicks – The Other Side of the Mirror". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22The+Other+Side+of+the+Mirror%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
4. ^ "British album certifications – Stevie Nicks – The Other Side of the Mirror". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter The Other Side of the Mirror in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go