Hey J,
Yes I love that RAL era version. Its totally jammin with those catchy synth licks and groovey beat, nothing like the straight forward rock n roll version on SA.
If its the same one your referring to, most fans/demo collectors refer to that version as "She calls you missing", It had mostly the same lyrics and a totally different musical arrangement.
I also loved Stevie during the RAL era, For me, that album and tour ended an era in Stevies world. She was on the edge and some of us watching closely were not sure if she was going to make it or not!.
Her voice during this period reflect that. When I listen to bootlegs of that tour or her recordings its so heart wrenching...something in her voice when it cracked or trembled was just beautiful. albeit technical vocal snobs just cringe, but this is ART, its comes in many different colors, and one of the many reasons so many connect with her on so many different levels.
I call this era of bootlegs esp the tour ones the Billie holliday era...She was just soooo tragically beautiful.
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