Credits:

Van Stephenson

Description:

Van Stevenson is an American singer-songwriter who has written songs for Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Dan Shields, and others. This album is a collection of original demo versions from Van Stevenson's archives, compiled by MELODIC ROCK CLASSICS, a label that continues to uncover valuable unrecorded AOR sources. Of course, all of them are previously unreleased. It features a variety of musical styles that Van has written over the years, including Pop, AOR, Rock, Midwestern, and Country. In addition to songs he wrote alone, the collection includes songs he co-wrote with his writing partners Sam Lorber, Jeff Silver, Dave Robbins, Jan Buckingham, Phil Brown, Tim DuBois, Bob Farrell, and others. Including original demo versions of "EVERYBODY'S DREAM GIRL" for Dan Shields and "ALL MY LIFE" for Kenny Rogers, as well as demos for his second solo album "RIGHTEOUS ANGER" in 1984, the 41 songs in this massive Volume! (C)RS

Tracklisting:

1.Set The Night On Fire (Vocal Demo) Recorded by OAK (1980)
2.Catch The Next Dream Recorded by THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND (1980)
3.Undivided Love Recorded by EDDY ARNOLD (1980)
4.Bad Enough Recorded by KENNY ROGERS (1983)
5.Til I Loved You Recorded by GLENN SHORROCK (1983), JUICE NEWTON (1984) & RESTLESS HEART (1985)
6.If The Fall Don't Get You Recorded by JANIE FRICKE (1982) & ANNE GRETE (1984)
7.All My Life Recorded by KENNY ROGERS (1983) & PETULA CLARK (1988)
8.Everybody's Dream Girl Recorded by DAN SEALS (1983)
9.You've Got A Good Love Coming (Original Demo) Recorded by LEE GREENWOOD (1983), CONWAY TWITTY (1984) & BOB CLAYTON (1989)
10.Others Only Dream (Original Demo) From the Solo Album RIGHTEOUS ANGER (1984)
11.What The Big Girls Do (Original Demo) From the Solo Album RIGHTEOUS ANGER (1984)
12.The Cure Will Kill You (Original Demo) From the Solo Album RIGHTEOUS ANGER (1984)
13.Modern Day Delilah (Original Demo) From the Solo Album RIGHTEOUS ANGER (1984)
14.I Know Who You Are, I Saw What You Did (Original Demo) From the Solo Album RIGHTEOUS ANGER (1984)
15.You've Been Lied To Before (Original Demo) From the Solo Album RIGHTEOUS ANGER (1984)
16.Righteous Anger (Original Demo) From the Solo Album RIGHTEOUS ANGER (1984)
17.It's Not Me, It's Not You Recorded by KBC BAND (1986)
18.Back To The Heartbreak Kid Recorded by KATHY MATTEA (1984)
19.She Danced Her Way Into My Heart Recorded by RESTLESS HEART (1985)
20.(You Don't Hear) The One That Gets You Recorded by JUICE NEWTON (1984)
21.Restless Heart Recorded by JUICE NEWTON (1984) & RESTLESS HEART (1985)
22.Dancing With Danger (Original Demo) From the Solo Album SUSPICIOUS HEART (1986)