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"Smiling Islands," Robbie Patton feat. Stevie Nicks (1983)

"Smiling Islands," Robbie Patton feat. Stevie Nicks (1983)

Despite the evidence, this isn't a Fleetwood Mac song

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Mark Blankenship
Feb 19, 2025
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"Smiling Islands," Robbie Patton feat. Stevie Nicks (1983)
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Peak: #16 on the Adult Contemporary chart (#52 on the Hot 100)
Streams: 4,508

I confess: I added “feat. Stevie Nicks” to the title of this post. When Robbie Patton released “Smiling Islands,” he was the only artist credited on the song, yet Nicks sings the entire final section. These days, artists can get “featured” billing for singing “woo-hoo” in the b…

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