Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?

"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" is a song written by Stevie Nicks and Keith Olsen off of the 1985 album Rock a Little. It was also released as a single in 1986, peaking at #60 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. During VH1 Storytellers, Nicks explained that "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" was written about the death of Joe Walsh's eldest daughter, Emma Kristen, and his subsequent penning of Song for Emma from the album So What.^[1]

"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" appears on the 1991 compilation album Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks.^[2]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"	4:38

Side B
No.	Title	Length
2.	"I Can't Wait" (Dub Mix)

Reception

Mike DeGagne of Allmusic applauded Nicks for her "wholehearted approach" on "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?".^[2]

References

The song was performed by Stevie Nicks on the January 8, 2014 episode of American Horror Story: Coven ("The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks").
Drag cabaret duo Kiki and Herb performed the song in their 2004 show (and subsequent 2005 live album) Kiki and Herb Would Die For You: Live at Carnegie Hall. Kiki introduced it as a tribute to her former lover Yasaweh.

Citations

↑ Hay 1998.
1 2 DeGagne 2001.

Sources

DeGagne, Mike (2001), "Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks", All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (4 ed.) (Hal Leonard Corporation), ISBN 9780879306274
Hay, Carla (23 August 1998), "The Eye", Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 110 (36), ISSN 0006-2510

External links

"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" at Discogs

Stevie Nicks

Studio albums	Bella Donna The Wild Heart Rock a Little The Other Side of the Mirror Street Angel Trouble in Shangri-La In Your Dreams 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault

Live albums	The Soundstage Sessions

Compilation albums	Mirror, Mirror Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks Enchanted The Divine Stevie Nicks Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks

Singles	"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" "Leather and Lace" "Edge of Seventeen" "After the Glitter Fades" "Stand Back" "If Anyone Falls" "Nightbird" "I Will Run to You "Beauty and the Beast "Talk to Me" "I Can't Wait" "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" "Rooms on Fire" "Long Way to Go" "Two Kinds of Love" "Whole Lotta Trouble" "Sometimes It's a Bitch" "Love's a Hard Game to Play" "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" "Blue Denim" "If You Ever Did Believe" "Reconsider Me" "Every Day" "Planets of the Universe" "Sorcerer" "Stand Back" "Crash into Me" "Secret Love" "For What It's Worth" "You Can't Fix This "Golden" "Lady"

Videos releases	Stevie Nicks: Live in Concert Live at Red Rocks I Can't Wait - The Video Collection Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks Live in Chicago

Related articles	Discography Buckingham Nicks Fleetwood Mac Sandy Stewart

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