She was out of the country at that point, but she had the Bootylicious concept in her head.
That was totally her.
She knew what she wanted to say.
It was very urban pop angle that they were taking on the record.
The group recorded the song in Houston, Texas at SugarHill Studios, where they had worked for years.
Oh no no no!
I was like, No you dont understand.
Its this great female empowerment song its going to be fantastic.
I didnt have the vinyl to handle it, but I did have the Stevie Nicks record.
It was 50 percent of everything.
He said, The records perfect the way it is, so I didnt get to change that.
We kind of had apissing matchin terms of what the record needed.
Nicks plays herself in a dressing room, strapped with a glittery guitar and magenta flared pants.
Putting [Nicks] in the video…
Fans and critics agreed when the track hit No.
1 on theBillboardHot 100.
I knew it was going to be a hit record, said Workman.
Ive had that maybe twice in my career.
It was just greatness.
