Cutting out songs from ‘Say You Will’

[greendaze5]

Many of the reviews I read back in 2003 about SYW was that at 18 songs, it was just too long. As much as I love new material from FM, I had to agree, it could have been a tighter album.

So if you had to make it a ‘standard’ 10 songs CD, what would you pick?

My choices:

1. What’s the World Coming To?
2. Illume
3. Thrown Down
4. Say You Will
5. Peacekeeper
6. Steal your Heart Away
7. Bleed to Love Her
8. Destiny Rules
9. Everybody Finds Out
10. Say Goodbye

[Musicman408]

Originally Posted by greendaze5

Many of the reviews I read back in 2003 about SYW was that at 18 songs, it was just too long. As much as I love new material from FM, I had to agree, it could have been a tighter album.

So if you had to make it a ‘standard’ 10 songs CD, what would you pick?

My choices:

1. What’s the World Coming To?
2. Illume
3. Thrown Down
4. Say You Will
5. Peacekeeper
6. Steal your Heart Away
7. Bleed to Love Her
8. Destiny Rules
9. Everybody Finds Out
10. Say Goodbye

Make it 12 and add Miranda and RTTG!!!

[TrueFaith77]

It's fun to try this. But my ultimate conclusion is: It can't be done; not with these songs. In fact, I think it's flaw is that it's still too short. Shoulda been a double album!

[Hawkeye]

10 Songs isn't standard. I'm going with 13, what Fleetwood Mac had on Tango, BTM and Time.

1. Whats the World Comning To
2. Murrow Turning Over in His Grave
3. Illume
4. Thrown Down
5. Peacekeeper
6. Destiny Rules
7. Come
8. Everybody Finds Out
9. Steal Your Heart Away
10. Miranda
11. Silver Girl
12. Say Goodbye
13. Goodbye Baby

I would've put Smile At You in for Silver Girl because I like the Say You Will version but it would be worth leaving it off if maybe Stevie would release it later a bit closer to its demo versions.

[bluefox4000]

I did this. ok.

1. Say you Will
2. Thrown Down
3. What's the World Coming to
4. Peacekeeper
5. Steal Your Heart Away
6. Destiny Rules
7. Miranda
8. Murrow
9. Bleed to Love Her
10. Come
11 Goodbye

God this album had such fat and gristle.

Mick

[skcin]

I'm not good at sequencing, so these are not in any particular order:

1) RTTG
2) Come
3) Thrown Down
4) SYHA
5) Illume
6) WTWCT
7) Smile At You
8) Red Rover
9) Destiny Rules
10) Miranda
11) Say Goodbye

[StreetAngel95]

yayyy! y'all kept ME in your lists!

Mine:

1.What's the World Coming To
2.Smile at You
3.Red Rover
4.Illume
5.Miranda <333
6.Steal Your Heart Away
7.Bleed to Love Her
8.Running Through the Garden
9.Destiny Rules
10.Come
11.Everybody Finds Out
12. Say Goodbye

[Christopher]

As a fan, I loved getting all 18 tracks & the additional bonus tracks on the special edition. However that aside, the CD was just too bloated and self indulgent for the casual fan & I agree with Stevie, The sequencing sucked!!

1. Say You Will
2. Bleed To Love Her
3. Thrown Down
4. Miranda
5. Illume
6. Red Rover
7. Destiny Rules
8. Peacekeeper
9. Running Though The Garden
10. Murrow Turning Over In His Grave
11. Everybody Finds Out
12. Steal Your Heart Away
13. Say Goodbye
14. Goodbye Baby

And issue a 2 CD Special Edition with all the additional tracks for all the die hards.
1. Whats The World Coming To
2. Not Make Believe
3. Come
4. Smile At You
5. Love Minus Zero
6. Silver Girl
7. Peacekeeper (live from AOL Sessions)
8. Say You Will (live from AOL Sessions)

[wheart]

What's The World Coming To?
Murrow
Illume
Thrown Down
Miranda
Red Rover
Say You Will
Peacekeeper
Silver Girl
Everybody Finds Out
Steal Your Heart Away


note: I love RTTG as a song but I don't like what Lindsey did with it nor I do like Stevie's vocal so that's why I gave it the boot. I think she needs to re-record that song with another producer and sing it on a day when she hasn't got a cold!

[Phoenixgypsy]

Ok....I add 1 extra track to make it 11! A bonus track if you will!

1 Say You Will (Single Remix Cold)
2 Destiny Rules
3 Thrown Down
4 Destiny Rules
5 Peacekeeper
6 Everybody Finds Out
7 Smile at You
8 Steal Your Heart Away
9 Bleed to Love Her
10 Running Through the Garden
11 Miranda

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Phoenixgypsy

Ok....I add 1 extra track to make it 11! A bonus track if you will!

1 Say You Will (Single Remix Cold)
2 Destiny Rules
3 Thrown Down
4 Destiny Rules
5 Peacekeeper
6 Everybody Finds Out
7 Smile at You
8 Steal Your Heart Away
9 Bleed to Love Her
10 Running Through the Garden
11 Miranda

Are you sure you need a bonus track? What's the difference between track 2 and track 4?

[jeffd8382]

I didn't spend too much time on this, but I tried to sequence the album in a way that sounds good to my ears (I included 2 Lindsey solo tracks that could have been placed on the album had they decided to include them):

1. Say You Will
2. Murrow Turning Over In His Grave
3. Not Make Believe
4. Wait For You
5. Down On Rodeo
6. Running Through The Garden
7. Come
8. Miranda
9. Everybody Finds Out
10. Peacekeeper
11. What's The World Coming To
12. Thrown Down
13. Destiny Rules
14. Steal Your Heart Away
15. Say Goodbye

I tend to be a much bigger Stevie fan than Lindsey fan... but I've always preferred more of Lindsey's material from his Gift of Screws sessions through Say You Will over her contributions (with the exception of Thrown Down, Not Make Believe, Everybody Finds Out & the fantastic Destiny Rules... which btw, I would've named the album instead of Say You Will). So that's why this selection is a bit Lindsey heavy... but then again, so was Tusk!

Someone else try them sequenced this way and let me know what you think...