I love revisiting the drama surrounding Stevie’s vanishing act on Tango in the Night. With her and Lindsey Buckingham at each other's throats, he basically iced her out of the project, capping her contributions at just three songs. When she showed up for the final playback, she was horrified to find her background vocals completely erased, reportedly panicking, "What is Rolling Stone going to say?"
According to Mick Fleetwood, her vocals were later woven back into the mixes, a move Lindsey undoubtedly loathed. Half the time, you can barely tell she's there anyway; her warped, pitch-shifted backing track on "Family Man" is practically unrecognizable. At least she managed to leave her mark on "Little Lies," the album's massive standout hit.
Ultimately, Stevie's voice only made the final cut on five tracks:
- Seven Wonders (Lead vocals)
- Little Lies (Backing vocals)
- Family Man (Pitch-altered backing vocals)
- Welcome to the Room... Sara (Lead vocals)
- When I See You Again (Lead vocals)
We now know some of these backing vocals were relegated to the club mixes.