Stop Dragging My Pop Tart Around
Yes, I was the one that wrote "People out there turning music into coal" before quoting an article mentioning Jim Stewart. No, I did not confuse him with John Stewart (emphasis mine):
Biography by William Ruhlmann
John Stewart first gained recognition as a songwriter when his songs were recorded by the Kingston Trio. In 1960, he formed the Cumberland Three, which recorded three albums for Roulette. The following year, he joined the Kingston Trio, replacing Dave Guard, and stayed with them until 1967. His song "Daydream Believer" was a #1 hit for the Monkees at the end of that year. Stewart traveled with Senator Robert Kennedy on his 1968 Presidential campaign, an experience that affected him deeply. In 1969, he released his classic album California Bloodlines, the first of seven solo albums to reach the charts through 1980. Stewart found his biggest commercial success with the Top Ten album Bombs Away Dream Babies and its single "Gold" in 1979. He released several of his albums and albums by others on his own Homecoming label starting in the 1980s.
Those who remember that Stevie Nicks sang on "Gold" won't be surprised to learn that a longer John Stewart biography can be found on fleetwoodmac.net. Here's the portion that covers the 1979 album:
The commercial highlight of his career to date came with 1979's top-10 album Bombs Away Dream Babies on which John established his musical relationship with Lindsey Buckingham. John sought out Lindsey's involvement on the record after admiring his guitar and production work on the Fleetwood Mac albums, and on Walter Egan's album Not Shy. Lindsey played guitar, sang backing vocals on several tracks on John's 1979 album, and helped produce it, while Stevie Nicks also contributed backing vocals on two songs. That album spawned the hit singles "Midnight Wind," "Lost Her In The Sun," and the top-5 hit, "Gold." John credited Buckingham's studio prowess with much of album's sound and direction and regards Lindsey as "the only genius I've ever worked with in the studio . . . . A few people I know of really know how to make that mystical 'thing' happen with a record. Brian Wilson is one; Lindsey Buckingham is the master at it."
So let's 'splain the title:
Major hit singles like "Dreams" and "Rhiannon" made [Stevie] Nicks a focal point of Fleetwood Mac, and in 1981 she took time off from the group to record her solo debut, Bella Donna, which hit Number One on the strength of the Top 20 hits "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (a duet with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), "Leather and Lace" (a duet with Don Henley) and "Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)."
And, the Kellogg's Pop Tarts official website is here.
The website that mentions Nicole Steen and Vicki M. can be found here. They're people out there turning art into silver.
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