Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind

"Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind"
Single by Stevie Nicks
from the album Street Angel
B-side	"Inspiration"
Released	May 1994
Recorded	1992–1994
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	4:18
Label	Modern Records/Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s)	Rick Nowels & Sandy Stewart
Producer(s)	Stevie Nicks & Thom Panunzio
Stevie Nicks singles chronology
"Love's A Hard Game To Play" (1991) "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" (1994) "Blue Denim" (1994)

"Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" is a 1994 song by the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the first single from her solo album, Street Angel, although "Blue Denim" was originally slated to be the first single instead.[1] "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also reached the top ten in Canada. Although it was included on her "Street Angel" tour set list,[2] it was not included on any of Nicks' compilations until Stand Back (2019) and was scarcely mentioned again by the artist.

Critical reception

Larry Flick of Billboard characterized the "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" as a "breezy, finger poppin' pop gem" and anticipated that the song would be "light enough to make the grade at top 40 and AC formats."[3] Kara Manning of Rolling Stone called it "one of Nicks' best songs in years."[4] Knight Ridder newspaper called the song a "charmer, thanks to Nicks' relaxed vocals and its seizing and chipper pop-rock nature."[5]

Track listing

US CD Single

1. "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind"
2. "Inspiration"

UK CD Single

1. "Maybe Love" (remix)
2. "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"
3. "I Can't Wait"
4. "Maybe Love" (album version)

Personnel

• Stevie Nicks – lead vocals
• Sharon Celani – vocal harmonies
• Sara Fleetwood – vocal harmonies
• Tim Pierce – electric guitars
• Waddy Wachtel – additional guitars
• John Pierce – bass guitar
• Benmont Tench – Hammond organ, synthesizer
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Peter Michael – percussion

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Canadian Singles Chart (RPM)[6] 8 Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart (RPM)[7] 10 UK Singles (OCC)[8] 42 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 57 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 17 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 36

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 68 Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart (RPM)[13] 80

References

1. Davis, Stephen (November 2017). Gold Dust Woman: The Biography (1st ed.). St. Martins Press. p. 248. ISBN 9781250032904.
2. "Tour Archive: 1994 – The Changing Times of Stevie Nicks". Retrieved December 6, 2024.
3. Flick, Larry (May 28, 1994). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via World Radio History.
4. "Rolling Stone : Stevie Nicks: Street Angel : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. September 8, 1994. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
5. Knight-Ridder Newspapers (August 10, 1994). "Stevie Nicks Finds True Love in Solo Release Street Angel". Beaver Country Times. p. 4. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
6. "RPM 100" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. July 25, 1994. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
7. "RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. July 25, 1994. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
9. "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
10. "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 6, 2024.
11. "Stevie Nicks Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
12. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1994" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
13. "RPM 100 AC Tracks of 1994" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved December 6, 2024.