Actual Tracklist & First single...Predictions?

[Phil]

Apologies all round... I was mistaken with the reference to "Everybody Finds Out". I could have sworn Lindsey sang that line during "Shuffle Riff" but my recollection was quite inaccurate so I'm sorry for misleading people and raising hopes in vain.

As Johnny Stew commented, it's quite possible that sarahrhiannon.com's crediting of "Everybody Finds Out" to Lindsey may have been speculative or even an error, especially considering that it seems more than likely that the songs will be split evenly between Stevie and Lindsey on the new album.

At the end of the day, it doesn't particularly concern me if Lindsey has more tracks than Stevie as long as the music is of a high calibre. I have every reason to believe it will be even though I am still smarting over the omission of "Down On Rodeo" and inclusion of "Miranda". I don't detest "Miranda" (I actually really dig the lyrics - "She sticks the camera right into her arm/Anything to forget what the trouble's about" is inspired and the guitar refrain is gorgeous) but it was definitely my least favourite song from the "Gift Of Screws" sessions. I'm hoping that some improvements have been made to the chorus during the last 18 months and that maybe some vocal interplay between Lindsey and Stevie might offer some respite.

"Down On Rodeo" is one of Lindsey's greatest compositions in my opinion and I am certain it could have been a hit single so it is beyond me why this was relegated to the vaults. There were other "GOS" songs I would have liked on the new album as well (most notably "Shuffle Riff") but none cried out for Stevie's harmonies in the way "Down On Rodeo" does. I would be very surprised if she didn't record a vocal for it during the "Say You Will" sessions and can only assume it was dropped from the final track selection due to most of Lindsey's contributions already being either soft rock or ballads. Whatever the reason, it is an opportunity wasted for everyone concerned.