Edge of Seventeen
Stevie Nicks
1982
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Release: 1981
Release: 1981Source checked | Recent carryover
Source-supported first release year of the original recording at year precision. Later single-chart appearances and anthology or remaster dates are separate. Exact user-file audio, edit and mastering remain unverified.
Separately documented single release: 1982. Read the source note for the release region or version.
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Rhino - Bella Donna original release history
Bella Donna first released in July 1981. Stop Draggin My Heart Around is the 1981 duet with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; Edge of Seventeen was issued as a single in February 1982.
Rhino - Bella Donna original album and expanded editions
Original 1981 album includes Edge of Seventeen and Stop Draggin My Heart Around; 1981 concert recordings in a later deluxe set are separate.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Edge of Seventeen first appeared on Stevie Nicks's 1981 solo debut Bella Donna. Rhino distinguishes that album release from the song's February 1982 single issue. The album established a separate outlet for Nicks's songwriting after her work with Fleetwood Mac, with Jimmy Iovine producing and a large group of experienced session players contributing.
Evidence scope: Source-supported recording, release and career context; personal songwriting inspiration is not inferred.
Sources for this information
Rhino - Bella Donna original release history
Bella Donna first released in July 1981. Stop Draggin My Heart Around is the 1981 duet with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; Edge of Seventeen was issued as a single in February 1982. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Rhino - Bella Donna original album and expanded editions
Original 1981 album includes Edge of Seventeen and Stop Draggin My Heart Around; 1981 concert recordings in a later deluxe set are separate. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Supplied note - not independently verified. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Written after the death of John Lennon and Nicks' uncle, exploring themes of loss and resilience.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1982 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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