"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"
Single by Stevie Nicks
from the album Rock a Little
B-side"I Can't Wait" (Dub Mix)
ReleasedMay 12, 1986
GenreSoft rock
Length4:38
LabelModern
Songwriter(s)Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen
Producer(s)Rick Nowels
Stevie Nicks singles chronology
"I Can't Wait"
(1986)		 "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"
(1986)		 "Imperial Hotel"
(1986)

"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" is a song written by Stevie Nicks and Keith Olsen off the 1985 album Rock a Little. The song was also released as a single in 1986, peaking at No. 60 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

During the VH1 Storytellers series, Nicks explained that "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" was written about the death of Joe Walsh's eldest daughter, Emma Kristen, and his subsequent penning of "Song for Emma" for the album So What.[1]

"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" appears on the 1991 compilation album Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks.[2]

Reception

Mike DeGagne of AllMusic retrospectively applauded Nicks for her "wholehearted approach" on "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?".[2] Billboard called it a "low, throaty ballad with acoustic piano and reflective imagery."[3]

Track listing

UK 7 inch Single – EMI 5574

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen4:38
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."I Can't Wait" (Dub Mix)Eric Pressly, Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks 

UK 12 inch Single – 12 EMI 5574

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen4:38
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."No Spoken Word"Stevie Nicks 
3."I Can't Wait (Dub Mix)"Eric Pressly, Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks 

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 84
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 60
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 31

References

  1. ↑ Hay 1998, p. 122.
  2. 1 2 DeGagne 2001, p. 283.
  3. ↑ "Reviews". Billboard. May 10, 1986. p. 79. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.