Gold Dust Woman

Gold Dust Woman is a song released by Fleetwood Mac on their 1977 album Rumours. It was written and sung by Stevie Nicks and released a B-side to the songs "You Make Loving Fun", "Rhiannon", and "Dreams". It is often regarded as Stevie Nicks' signature song with her recordings with Fleetwood Mac.

The take chosen for release on the 1977 Rumours album was reportedly recorded at 4 a.m., after a long night of attempts in the studio. Just before and during that final take, Stevie Nicks had wrapped her head (though not mouth) with a black scarf, veiling her senses and tapping genuine memories and emotions.

On the 2004 2-disc special edition release of Rumours, two demos of "Gold Dust Woman" are included, one of which features vocal melody and lyrics in its coda which would later be developed into the stand-alone single "If You Ever Did Believe" in 1997. Nicks recorded this with close friend Sheryl Crow as part of the early sessions for her 2001 Trouble in Shangri-La album, but the track was chosen as the theme song for the 1998 Warener Bros. Nichole Kidman and Sandra Bullock vehicle Practical Magic. To date, the track has only been available on the film soundtrack album.

Interpretations
When asked about the song in an interview with Courtney Love for Spin in October 1997, Nicks said: In an interview for VHI's Classic Album series, Nicks offered further insight into the song's meaning: