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The Wild Heart remains the era which has the least amount of known outtakes and demos, especially for the songs on the album. No known alternates exist for songs like "Gate And Garden" and "I Will Run To You". Compared to all of Stevie's other albums, solo and with Fleetwood Mac from Tusk and forward, The Wild Heart has the least amount of outtakes and rarities. Perhaps this is because of the short amount of time Stevie had between Bella Donna and Mirage, both those tours, and The Wild Heart.

Here is a list of known extra recorded material from The Wild Heart~

"Garbo" ~ B-side of "Stand Back". Written in 1973, after the infamous nude BuckinghamNicks cover shoot. "Garbo" would get new life in 1998 when it would be on Stevie's box set, as well as part of the Enchanted tour set list.

"Violet And Blue" ~ Against All Odds soundtrack, March 1984. Written and recorded originally in 1982, the movie uses the earlier recording while the actual soundtrack has a later version. "Violet And Blue" was remixed in October 1990 by Chris Lord-Alge for possible inclusion on TimeSpace.

"Destiny" ~ Written in 1974. Recorded in Dallas in 1982 for The Wild Heart, produced by Gordon Perry. A full six-minute version exists, as well as a four-minute edit. Written "on a break" with Lindsey, "Destiny" is about another man who captivated Stevie during this time. "Enchanted" utilizes many of the same lyrics, probably taking its place on The Wild Heart, although it is a separate song. "Destiny" would find an official home on Street Angel in 1994 (recorded in 1992, with touch-ups applied in 1993 & 1994).

"Belle Fleur" ~ Earliest demos are dated 1981. Recorded for Bella Donna, and Stevie gave an interview in 1982 listing "Belle Fleur" (and the above three songs) as already recorded for her second solo album. The full band versions that exist are probably from the Bella Donna sessions.

"Julia" ~ Written in January 1980. Fully recorded for Bella Donna (several takes exist), "Julia" was also fully recorded for The Wild Heart in Dallas in 1982, produced by Gordon Perry. "Julia" was taken off of The Wild Heart (and Bella Donna) because Jimmy Iovine hated the song (per my 1996 interview with Gordon Perry here in Dallas).

"All The Beautiful Worlds" ~ Recorded in Dallas in 1982, produced by Gordon Perry, for The Wild Heart. Percussion guides as well as payment authorization dated October 1983 exist for Bobbye Hall to do percussion overdubs on the existing track. Was this meant to be as a b-side for "Nightbird"? Or work for Stevie's next album? ("One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star" was recorded in July 1983 for Rock A Little while Stevie was on tour for The Wild Heart, so she was already working on that next album!)

"One More Tomorrow" ~ Stevie wrote the lyrics, Sandy Stewart and David Munday wrote the music. After Stevie leaves it off of The Wild Heart, Sandy would write her own lyrics for the music, entitle it "Leave It All Behind", and put it on her first album, Cat Dancer (March 1984).

"Baby Don't Lose Your Heart" ~ Stevie recorded a version of Bruce Springsteen's then-unreleased song, "Janey Don't Lose Heart", for The Wild Heart in 1983. Bruce wasn't pleased that Stevie changed the title subject to be a male, and had her turn over all copies of her version back to him. Bruce put his version out as a b-side in 1985 (and subsequent CD compilations), but Stevie's version remains completely unheard by fans.

"Dial The Number" ~ Written in 1982, lyrics by Stevie, music by Sandy Stewart, and recorded for The Wild Heart. Stevie would again record this song (several takes) for The Other Side Of The Mirror, and again axe it from the final release.

"Unknown Title" ~ In Spring 1983, Stevie gave a short interview with a women's magazine (I'm working on it right now to quote the source exactly, but it really happened!) about her upcoming new album, The Wild Heart. She said that she wrote a duet that she wanted to sing with Sting, but she didn't have the nerve. Finally, she called him up, they recorded it, and it was going to be on The Wild Heart. Of course, it wasn't. Synchronicity came out the same time as The Wild Heart; was that a conflict? Also, why was Stevie too scared to call Sting in 2001 and ask him to sing her re-recording of "Bombay Sapphires" if they'd already worked together? (I will find this 1983 interview if it kills me!)

"The Charmed Ones (Song For The City Of Hope)" ~ Written in 1982, lyrics by Stevie, music by Jeff Piergeorge & Earl Dwayne Russell. Presumably recorded for The Wild Heart, although the widely-distributed fully recorded version would seem to be from 1985 or 1986 (it's dated January 1986) based on Stevie's voice. It would definitely seem this song would be written for The Wild Heart, given its subject matter and connection to Robin Anderson.

Close enough to The Wild Heart:

"Smiling Islands" ~ From Robbie Patton's album, Orders From Headquarters (1982). This duet with Stevie is almost a prequel to The Wild Heart in regards to Stevie's voice.

"I Pretend" ~ Stevie's duet with Sandy Stewart on Cat Dancer, released March 1984, but presumably recorded in Late 1983. Stevie's voice reeks of The Wild Heart era. (Written by Sandy). Note: Stevie also sings backup on "Get My Way" and "Cat Dancers".

"Sorcerer" ~ Streets Of Fire soundtrack (May 1984). A 1985 Austin American-Statesman interview with Marilyn Martin revealed that Marilyn and Stevie (and most of Stevie's band!) recorded their version in the Summer of 1983 while on The Wild Heart tour. Although Marilyn sings "lead" on most of the song, Stevie just can't help herself and winds up taking over the final third.

Outtakes/Demos:

True Alternate versions and demos exist for the following album tracks:
"Nothing Ever Changes"
"Beauty And The Beast"
"Sable On Blond"
"If Anyone Falls"

Longer edits of the album versions exist for "Wild Heart" and "Nightbird". And early mixes of "Stand Back" are out there, too.

The 2007 remixes for "Stand Back" that accompanied Crystal Visions utilize extra previously-unreleased ending vocals by Stevie from the original 1983 recordings.