Songs originally slated for RAL in 1984

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I came across this interesting tidbit in an old Stevie fanzine called ‘Dreams’ (Nov./Dec. 1984 issue):

‘Rock A Little’ is scheduled for a January 15, 1985 release, preceded by the single ‘Mirror Mirror’. 21 songs were recorded in Dallas and Los Angeles. Possible album tracks include ‘Chanel, Chanel’, ‘Lady From the Mountain’, One More Big Time Rock and Roll Star’, ‘The Dealer’, ‘Seems Like 1000 Days Since You’ve Been Gone’, [and] ‘Battle of the Dragon’ with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Personally, I’m glad ‘Talk to Me’ made it on the album as it was a big hit for Stevie. I don’t think ‘Mirror Mirror’ (in its many incarnations) was commercial sounding enough.

I like ‘Chanel, Chanel’ that Stevie did with Sheryl Crow, so it would have been nice if it (the older version I mean) were indeed included on RAL. Ditto for ‘Lady From the Mountain’ , and ‘Dragon’ with Tom (with his grunts and all as in the demo floating around).

That said, to put these 3 on RAL, I would drop ‘Some Become Strangers’, ‘The Nightmare’, and ‘Sister Honey’ which I don’t really care for.