Walter Egan w/ Stevie Nicks - Magnet And Steel

[BedfordVA]

I dated Walter Egan for awhile, when I worked at CBS Records, we took a helicopter to a Cal Jam concert with Fleetwood Mac and Heart and others. He lives in Nashville now, I tried that place but hated it. California is way better, but I am stuck in Virginia now.

[trezise81]

Iove it

[wildheart0411]

I believe Stevie was the inspiration behind the writing of this song....I read a Walter Egan interview once where he said he was smitten with her..how cute :)

[themi90]

Boogie Nights niggas

[restlessbreed10]

i think the backing vocalist are christine mcvie and stevie nicks ?

[oldman1145]

@restlessbreed10 stievie nicks and lindsey 

[MrBusterfoot]

@restlessbreed10 no they arent,  they girl was in Walters band...

[restlessbreed10]

@MrBusterfoot my friend found the old album in a pile of dust and it reads as follows backing vocals stevie nicks, christine mcvie, and lindsey buckingham

[BoredomStinkz]

I hope my future hubby love this song cause it's gonna be our wedding song :) He needs to hurry up and get here already lol

(dancing) With you I'm not shy to show the way I feel.. With you I might try my secrets to reveal.. For you are a magnet and I am steel

Damn.. am dancing all alone :( lol

[julzierecson]

thanks for posting, I love always loved this song = I am a Fleetwood Mac Fan re: Stevie Nicks, etc.

[Basoflakes]

Ooooooo, Stevie NIcks................

[FightForUtopia]

First year of high school. Some of our teachers didn't come to class sometimes. I think every class had a record player and a stack of 45s to keep us occupied. Heard this one in science or biology, science class I think. That's how I was first introduced to Abba, Meatloaf, that 2 out of 3 song, first I heard Phil Collins was Misunderstanding. "Must be some misunderstanding, must be some kinda mistake". I got educated, alright, in the shit that REALLY matters!

[catgirl6717]

@FightForUtopia Damn! Where did you go to High School? I'm jealous!! I was circa '80 my first year....

[FightForUtopia]

@catgirl6717 I think our small town school couldn't afford substitutes. So we got record players, instead. My first year of high school was '82.

[chipawaue123]

Hard to believe, thought I'd be a new colonist on a new plant by now... 35 yrs later I'm still on Earth but LOVIN this !!!!!! I think I'm in Trouble.. LOL

[Schazamify]

i was 7 years old when this came out...still love this song...didn't know till much later that was stevie nicks and lindsey buckingham too. treatmentguy com

[THEFLYINGREDNECK]

5 people musta failed science class

[emilym755]

@THEFLYINGREDNECK thank you for making my day

[grandpoobahful]

this is raw emotion....it doesnt get any more direct or beautiful

[BRAVAQUERO]

from a good time ........................

[crackatoe]

Seductive. This song was the start of a long summer of discovery back when i was 15. Yes, it was best on the mono radio that was part of the scenery of the times. If i had a time machine, i would go back to '78, and then wreck it.

[NonaTut]

I always loved this song back in the day. I had no idea Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham played on it however...good stuff. Thanks for posting.

[usaSAVAGE]

Stevie Nicks got me through puberty back then, Damn she was Smok'in Hot !

>:]

[Nerfherder1980]

This song has always felt more like a Lindsey Buckingham song,with Walter Egan,only as the special guest singer.

[catgirl6717]

@Nerfherder1980 Prob because it was written by Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks.

[julzierecson]

@Nerfherder1980 I tend to agree , love Lindsey Buckingham as a great all round entertainer, fabulous.

[wishicouldjamwithem]

what a cool song

[Flolandra]

Top knotch! This song rocks!

[1rodfan631963]

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH the 70's!!1 No better time for music!!!

[jeff62rey]

"Takes some time forthe feelin to grow.." It did too, with Gloria. She was my lab partner in Chem. 201, Senior year 1978. Every Monday, Wed. and Friday, I got these goosebumps and butterflies in my stomach knowing that I would see her again. A senior with puppy dog tingles! She didn't feel that way at first. Then one day during lunch in the last weeks of class, Bart had his transistor and 'Magnet and Steel' came on. I was working on a lab project with her. She looked up and our eyes met

[7Jaegermeister]

I hear Lindsey Buckingham singing back up in there, too....And I bet the toy piano part was his touch, as well. It has a haunted, impish quality I frequently hear in his music.

[Medic83301]

Ah , 1978 was a good year for me . I was 16 , a sophomore in high school , fell in love for the second time ( it was a pity the girl and relationship was short ) , and my baseball team the Giants had a long run in first place in the National League West , only to be swept by the Dodgers in the last 3 games of the season . I was also named backup goalie on my high schools hockey team .

[Captr1961]

Stevie is 63 now and still my fantasy woman!

[Khultan]

ha ha ha...I remember this. I was still in elementary school in 78.

[kroft67]

If you worked with Stevie Nicks in the 70's, how could you not have a crush on her? Great song.

[santamguy]

Wow, haven't seen this is awhile....I shot the album cover and back!

[Pmcgov3284]

sweet song

[bjbuschman2]

I have listened to this song for years and just found out that is stevie nicks back up singer WOW. is that linsdey buckingham to the right.

[bjbuschman2]

I have listened to this song for years and just found out that is stevie nicks back up singer WOW

[powerpaw2]

That has always sounded like a toy piano to me!

[1979hampton]

I can you tell who he is in love with?

[Jgeneraledger23]

You could almost picture Hank Williams or Buddy Holly singing this, it has kind of a '50s sound.

[bluecrushmotel]

Always loved this song when i was a kid. Loved the back up vocals too

. Had no idea about Stevie Nicks or Ronstadt being on this recording. Very cool.

[desert3347]

"Stevie".............Get it, this Guy is "In-Love" with You!

My God He is So Hot Looking now with his Grey Hair.

[50lovey]

HI ! Thanks for posting. Not a good night for me to listen to it though. Fiance problems big time. This was our song 2 years ago today. Great song though!!

[SPORTSNUTIM]

Stevie Nicks is so HOT! Great song for Walter and her.

[dwainwalton]

WITH YOU I MIGHT TRY!!

[tennis11ish]

Sounds like it could have been on any Fleetwood Mac album, (except for the Peter Green era, that is...) - it's got "that sound"

[mountainman482]

Steve & Yolanda - you guys are awesome!

We'll dedicate it one more time to you guys !!

Class of 1979 :-)

[mountainman482]

Steve & Yolanda -You guys are awesome!!

Thanks for the great get together !! :-)

Tony

[lydia816]

This Album was produced by Lindsay Buckingham. And his previous album was produced by Buckingham and Nicks. It is definitely her singing on the album.

[jamesmyatt1]

Nice and Truely So Excellent Having Those Famous Singers along..and to find out now! one, Stevie Nicks!

[Cyberella1000]

I love this--always have! Thought I was the only one!!!!!

[Monsterdrumma]

@Cyberella1000 Nope me to, just heard it for the first the other day for the first time in around 30 years and still love this song!

[utbabee]

Jennifer Warren nor Ronstadt is on this record. I do have it. It's Stevie, Lindsey Buckingham and Annie McLoone.

[Sheanicky]

Love Love Love this song!!! And of course- I Love Love Love Stevie Nicks!!

[vcaldwellable]

what a trio: j. warren, l. ronstadt and Stevie..wow!

[JWROWE3]

AM Top 40 at it's best...will always sound better booming out of a mono radio on some hot summer night...

[timebuilder2]

When the album came out, Walter was making the FM AOR circuit to promote it, and we asked him about the word that Stevie was on vocals. He explained that when it was time to record her track, he held his hand in front of her mouth, and when he took it away, that's when she was supposed to sing. It was a clever way to reduces studio time in extra takes, and Walter got the exact timing he wanted.

[maria324bx]

actually its Stevie and Linsdey on the backing vocals.they were working with Walter Egan on the album...in fact in an interview Walter even says the song was written anout Stevie Nicks and his crush on her..google it

[Vv132164]

@maria324bx Yep, that's correct.

[RedboneNeshaa]

i love this !

[warlock1959]

I have not heard this song in many years and it is still a meaningful song no matter how old this song is, dam! it's good to hear an oldie.

[MrLedzeppelin2]

Love this song. never knew stevie sang in this song. Now i do.

[michpackfan]

it does sound like Stevie!!!

[simplygr]

blessed voices

[sara31tx]

Stevie Nicks sang on this track, and provided inspiration for the lyrics. Walter Egan was kind enough to tell us about this song: "In 1976 I was living in Pomona, California and I had a notion to write a song with the 'stroll' beat (made famous by Chuck Willis) and so began the rough outline of what was tentatively called 'Don't Turn Away Now.'

[sara31tx]

@sara31tx Now, this was also at the time of putting together my first album, Fundamental Roll, and my two new friends and producers, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks and I were starting the recording process. On the night when Stevie did the background vocals for my song 'Tunnel o' Love,' my nascent amorous feelings toward her came into a sharper focus - I was smitten by the kitten, as they say.

[sara31tx]

@sara31tx It was on my drive home at 3 AM from Van Nuys to Pomona that I happened to be behind a metal flake blue Continental with ground effects and a diamond window in back. I was inspired by the car's license plate: "Not Shy."By the time I pulled into my driveway I had formulated the lyrics and come up with the magnet metaphor.

[sara31tx]

@sara31tx From there the song was finished in 15 minutes.It was especially satisfying to have Stevie sing on 'Magnet,' since it was about her (and me)." (Thanks to Walter for telling us about this song

[TANNERGRN]

1 person is ruber with glue

[mandalovesyou33]

they were dating it is for sure stevie nicks

[LiamMcConnell1]

what a great song.

[AirMail56]

Wonderful song! Thanks for the post.

[emericanwonder007]

stups......its stevie singing and in the blue jacket dancing

[yankeecandle1000]

not stevie

[teel6060]

You are the magnet that draws me clear across a continent to be with. <3

[louie2able]

saw them open for fleetwood mac in east troy wis.78 79....?

[SusanSeamaiden]

@dayzsrfine - you can hear her and it definitely is. I've been listening to Stevie since I was 10 years old and I know her voice. Plus, I had the original album and she, Jennifer Warren & Linda Ronstadt were listed as backup vocals on this song. She's the middle harmony & hard to hear but listen to the words in the chorus ..."

but you are a magnet, and I am steel" - you can hear her clearly there.

[OralAgreement69]

walter kinda looks like a long haired billy corgan, in my opinion

[SusanSeamaiden]

Sorry about the dupe posting!

[h3rbalCinz]

@SusanSeamaiden No need to apologize =) I posted a comment once..and when it didn't show up I kept hitting the "post comment button"..like 30 times ;)

[AZCopperMiner]

@h3rbalCinz I don't think that Stevie Nicks is singing. I think that she is just blowing the nigger who is singing. They do that just so he can get to those high pitches.

[FrootLoops9]

@AZCopperMiner

Well that was a douche thing to say.... :/

[SusanSeamaiden]

Stevie is singing on this song - she's the alto harmony and she's singing with Jennifer Warren on the tenor harmony and Linda Ronstadt on soprano harmony. When they get to the chorus, she's much more featured - you can't miss that vibrato!

[tall32guy]

@SusanSeamaiden Cool! I didn't know Linda was singing on this one! Cool little trivia fact! :)

[thunderroach]

@SusanSeamaiden WRONG! Annie McLoone

[twokmb01]

@thunderroach Correct, it's Annie...Good job. My favorite song ever!

[Heartboy1031]

@SusanSeamaiden Linda Ronstadt is not on this song! It's Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham.

[lmw289]

@SusanSeamaiden Are you kidding me? You can't get a better line up than that! That's awesome! Thank you, Susan.

[vivandav67]

@SusanSeamaiden

I totes did not know all those people sang on this song....awesome!!!!!

[pumpjackchick]

@SusanSeamaiden Linda Ronstadt and Jennifer Warnes sang backup on "Exciteable Boy" by Warren Zevon, and Mick Fleetwood is on that tune as well. On this tune, Egan's "Magnet and Steel," backing vocals are done by Stevie Nicks and Anne McLoon (a/k/a Fast Annie) :)

[SusanSeamaiden]

Stevie is singing on this song - she's the alto harmony and she's singing with Jennifer Warren on the tenor harmony and Linda Ronstadt on soprano harmony. When they get to the chorus, she's much more featured - you can't miss that vibrato!

[divisorplot]

all time favorite

[jessieissocoollike]

I know Walter egan and he told me that he used to date Stevie and he wrote this song about her.

[MIKEANDKT]

This is a good song. But with Stevie Nicks on this and Lindsay as producer? Let me have such luck.

[tall32guy]

@MIKEANDKT AND Linda Ronstadt also on backing vocals, as someone else on here said! Yeah, let ME have the luck as well! LOL

[CrypticGee]

Not only is that Stevie Nicks on this song, but Lindsay Buckingham is the producer.

[saintsman48]

remings me of riding in my 1970 dodge demon with a BUILT 340 four barrel............awesome 70s memories............ ROLL TIDE ......

[windstruckladyc]

Very nice hun great ending too.

[bluejay55118]

check out fleetwood mac.net. click discographies. you'll find info proving that both stevie nicks and lindsey buckingham appeared on this song and the entire "not shy" album. in fact 70% of fleetwood mac appeared on that album.

[PassionGrows]

Stevie Nicks is def singing background.

[misslestat]

One only need to look on Stevie's own official website under Albums where she lists that she sang back up on several of Walter's songs on two of his albums. Lindsay Buckingham worked on the record as well.

[MsSelky]

This is not a "video" in the 80s sense of the word, and this is NOT Stevie Nicks in the "video". I think she was too embarrassed to be seen publicly with Walter making an ass of himself...or freaked out that he was obsessed with her and wrote this song about her...or more likely because she was a huge star at the time (Rumours came out a year previous) and he was nobody yet. But she did sing vocals. And yeah, this is a GREAT song.

[blspruce95]

@MsSelky She was in a video with him, she drove and made out with him on video, what are you talking about?

[bolmsp]

boogie nights 

[jamiirali1]

i love this song!!! first heard it in 1990 in san bernardino, california. it was a reggae version and at the time i thought a reggae singer did the original. then i saw duece bigalow and heard the original version. good song!!!!

[Peoria3165]

I love this great ol' pop tune. Great sing along stuff. Plus, it has Stevie Nicks singing background...nuff said...I'm gonna like it. Ha Ha!

[lightlyone]

I remember when this soulful ballad came out the voice sounded to me like Johnny Rivers. Super song.

[Kekkai]

The song stands out from this genre (which I generally dislike) because of the achey sadness and wistfulness in his voice. The lyric, the way it is worded:

For you are a Magnet (The Magnet) and I am Steel

Love, desire, eroticism, sadness and hope... it sets this song aside, and for that reason, it's special and above similar "love songs" -- wondering if anyone agrees with this analysis?

[superlt56]

@craighful, Stevie Nicks did sing on Ebony Eyes but only in live versions, not on the studio record.

[frankcityreprise]

thats DEF Stevie Nicks and it sounds a lil like Lindsey Buckingham in the back with her

[powergirl901]

@frankcityreprise Yup, does sound like the washy background vocals of Fleetwood Mac.

[grandman627]

Stevie's voice is not very prominent in this song, but listen to the rest of the album. Especially the Blond in the Blue T-bird, Stevie all over it.

[iluvcupcakes16]

He's not just singing w/ Stevie Nicks. Lindsey Buckingham sings background vocals as well.

[fanof41]

@iluvcupcakes16 Indeed...in addition, Mr. Buckinghame produced the album ("Not Shy") this song is on...

[inuboy22]

awesome song 

[bomb1977]

If you can't spot Stevie Nicks voice in the background, you don't know music at all...

[chasjohn57]

thanks for posting this, 1978 was a magical year.  This song was my theme song for that summer, Yes Folks That is Stevie!

[qtbrniis]

Not 100% certain, but from what I read in a bio of this song somewhere, Walter and Stevie were an item until Lyndsey came along. He wrote the song for her/about her that much is certain. If I remember correctly he felt he was losing her and wrote this.

[feloniuschunk]

I distinctly remember when this song came out and the hubbub about Stevie singing on the track. Furthermore, if you put your ear to the song, it's easy to tell it's her. Stevie has collaborated with everyone from Don Henley to Prince.

[vytildie]

IN BED AT NIGHT READING TO MY LITTLE TRANSISTOR(shoulda been asleep!)...I was 11? LOVE THIS!!

[TheGeorgiagentleman]

Thanks for the post @dayzsrfine. Is a wonderful song. Brought back memories. :)

[tahitigirl1962]

 :)

[IHaTeJoEjOnEs]

I <3 FARTS

[heco1967]

AWSOM JAM

[craighful]

how awesome is it to have Stevie Nicks as your backup singer?Shes so excellent, and I really like it when she mixes her voice with some talented guys,like Tom Petty, John Stewart,Don Henley. Any way its a great song to hear today, being valentines day .

[bucky468]

@craighful She also sang backup on "Ebony Eyes" by Bob Welch, I think.

[dayzsrfine]

Where do you get that Stevie is singing on this? Do you have original vinyl, and it says that? I seen on the actual "video" on here, there was a post saying the woman in the back is her. But its def not.

[h3rbalCinz]

@dayzsrfine go to the songfacts website and look up this tune.It's all there.

[h3rbalCinz]

@dayzsrfine I tried to post a link for your convenience but I guess it's not allowed =(

[devanchapin]

@dayzsrfine Stevie and Lindsey co-produced Walter Egan's album. That is definitely Stevie on backing vocals.

[supernaut16]

@dayzsrfine open yer ears and look up the facts. It's gotta be Stevie. The track was produced by Lindsey Buckingham for Christ's sake!

[dayzsrfine]

@supernaut16 HEY YOU DUMB ASS PRICK, I ALREADY LOOKED THE LINK UP THE POSTER GAVE ME!!! I ALSO REALIZED THAT THE SONG WAS WROTE ABOUT HER AND SHE AND LINDSEY DID INDEED SING BACK UP!! BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT THAT IS NOT HER ON THE VIDEO AND DEF NOT LINDSEY SO SUCK A DICK OK?? AND MIND YOUR BUSINESS. ANDDD ty h3rbal for the link. I learned alot, very interesting and you learn something new everyday....a little more trivia for my brain. Also i think i may have been EIGHT when that song came out.......

[h3rbalCinz]

@dayzsrfine You're quite welcome ;)

[blspruce95]

@dayzsrfine Nicks & Buckingham produced the album, Stevie not only sang backup vocals but helped inspire the song!!!!

[dayzsrfine]

@blspruce95 DUHHHH (Rolling Eyesss)

[ollieoxen1]

@dayzsrfine it's a well know fact that she sang back-up.........it was also produced by Lindsey Buckingham.....

[FoXyluv74]

@dayzsrfine if it helps any ~ at some point after he made the song, Stevie Nicks DID participate.. There is the original and the second with Nicks as background vocals. This IS the version with Nicks behind it :)

[Zubirrex]

@dayzsrfine Stevie sang on the recording. The woman in the video is Annie McLoone, who also sang on the recording. Google is your friend.

[Stratmandoin]

@dayzsrfine Actually it is Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham singing backup when Stevie was about 15. Can you not hear their voices???

[fleetwoodmac621]

@Stratmandoin this was from 1978 she was 30

[Morteron]

@fleetwoodmac621 hard to believe...and still hot as ever at 63!

[davestheman4janice]

@Stratmandoin You are right, I heard that Stevie and Lindsey sang on this. You can hear Lindsey by himself in the middle of the song.