クリスタル・ゲイルやケニー・ロジャース、ダン・シールズなどにも曲を提供した米国のシンガーソングライター、ヴァン・スティヴンソン。本作はAORの貴重な未発音源を次々と発掘し続ける注目のレーベル「MELODIC ROCK CLASSICS」がヴァン・スティヴンソンのアーカイヴから、オリジナル・デモ・バージョンをコンパイルした音源集。もちろんすべて未発表音源となっています。
ポップ、AOR、ロック、ミッドウエスタン、カントリーなど、ヴァンが長年にわたって書いてきた様々な音楽スタイルをフィーチャー。彼一人で書いた曲に加え、彼の作曲パートナーであるサム・ローバー、ジェフ・シルバー、デイブ・ロビンス、ジャン・バッキンガム、フィル・ブラウン、ティム・デュボア、ボブ・ファレル等と共作した曲も収録。ダン・シールズに提供した"EVERYBODY’S DREAM GIRL"、ケニー・ロジャースに提供した"ALL MY LIFE"などのオリジナル・デモ・ヴァージョンをはじめ、1984年のセカンド・ソロ作『RIGHTEOUS ANGER』のためのデモなど、全41曲の大ボリューム!
ソングリスト
Disc 1
01. Set The Night On Fire (Vocal Demo) Recorded by OAK (1980)
02. Catch The Next Dream Recorded by THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND (1980)
03. Undivided Love Recorded by EDDY ARNOLD (1980)
04. Bad Enough Recorded by KENNY ROGERS (1983)
05. Til I Loved You Recorded by GLENN SHORROCK (1983), JUICE NEWTON (1984) & RESTLESS HEART (1985)
06. If The Fall Don’t Get You Recorded by JANIE FRICKE (1982) & ANNE GRETE (1984)
07. All My Life Recorded by KENNY ROGERS (1983) & PETULA CLARK (1988)
08. Everybody’s Dream Girl Recorded by DAN SEALS (1983)
09. 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)
Disc 2
01. Suspicious Heart (Original Demo) From the Solo Album SUSPICIOUS HEART (1986)
02. South December Road Recorded by GARY MORRIS (1985)
03. Grand Illusion Recorded by ERIC CLAPTON (1986) & DONNY OSMOND (1988)
04. Jenny Come Back Recorded by RESTLESS HEART (1988)
05. Never In A Million Years Recorded by LAURA BRANIGAN (1990) & VICKI SHEPARD (1991)
06. It Happens All The Time Recorded by ANNE MURRAY (1987)
07. Calm Before The Storm Recorded by RESTLESS HEART (1988)
08. House Of Fire Recorded by LITTLE BOB (1989)
09. Big Dreams In A Small Town Recorded by RESTLESS HEART (1988)
10. Bluest Eyes In Texas Recorded by RESTLESS HEART (1988)
11. When Pink Turns To Blue Recorded by FIONA (1989)
12. Nature Of Love Recorded by POCO (1989)
13. I’ve Never Been So Sure Recorded by RESTLESS HEART (1990)
14. Get Used To It Recorded by GIANT (1992)
15. It Ain’t About Love Anymore (Vocal Demo) Recorded by BLACKHAWK (1997)
16. If That Was A Lie (Acoustic Demo) Recorded by BLACKHAWK (1997)
17. All The Time In The World (Vocal Demo) Recorded by BOYZONE (1998)
18. Think Again (Vocal Demo) Recorded by BLACKHAWK (1998)
19. Ships Of Heaven (Acoustic Demo) Recorded by BLACKHAWK (2000) & VAN STEPHENSON (2000)
