Terry collaborated with the producers Christopher Grabowski and Mark Hardy on the remaining other songs on the album. The combination of Robert Del NajaÂ’s haunting production and TerryÂ’s captivating, emotive vocals fused beautifully. Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja co-wrote ‘WingsÂ’, ‘John Lee Hooker', and ‘Live With MeÂ’. After coming out of musical semi-retirement and returning to the stage in the 90s, Terry's light continued to shine, wowing both old and new audiences with the exquisite beauty his music and voice channelled.įollowing his stunning performance at the 2008 Meltdown Festival, curated by Massive Attack, Terry teamed up with the legendary British trio, which resulted in ‘Hidden Conversations'.
It would also lay the foundations of her lifelong friendship with Petty, a bond which would see her later dubbed as the honorary fifth member of The Heartbreakers, simultaneously granting Nicks' former wish of joining the band and breaking their old rule of there being "no girls allowed".The late, great Terry Callier was an icon and inspiration to many his work on Cadet Records with Charles Stepney and Elektra in the 70s made him a cult artist. This tender, angst-soaked blues rock number, initially crafted to give Nicks a fighting chance of getting her feet out the door as a gratified solo artist, would go on to be one of her biggest ever hits. Regardless of the writing credit, Nicks owns the song, her throaty purr blending seamlessly with Petty's smoother higher-pitched croon, as bluesy organs vamp around them, swapping stinging lines in a sassy faux lover's tryst. Nicks' debut Bella Donna may have reached the top of the charts, but before its release, producer Jimmy Iovine was concerned that the record didn't contain a hit single, and suggested that Nicks link up with Tom Petty to work on Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, a track originally reserved for the band's 1981 album Hard Promises, as the introduction to her album. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Bella Donna (1981)
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