Sandy Stewart question

[equeen102289]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I love Cat Dancer. it is one of those albums I listen to on repeat until I burn myself out. I haven't listened to it in a couple months though so it's probably time to break it back out.

The Catdancer is one of my all time favorite albums. There's not a bad song on it imo. I think Sandy definitely never got the credit she deserved.

[David]

I like "I Pretend" & "Saddest Victory" the most, but I think I also enjoy "Get My Way."

[vermicious knid]

Notice how Stevie has one white lace glove and one black lace glove in that video.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by demoguy

Sandy was from Houston TX, lived in Riveroaks area (anyone from Houston out there?) and had a falling out with SN and the LP was never promoted the way it should have been by Modern Rec. - it had one 45 single "Saddest Victory" (Prophetic, Irony...) and one video for that song. I happened to tape it off MTV at the time, never to be seen again.

I never knew that there was a falling out between Stevie and Sandy. Apparently their relationship had recovered enough by '87 for her to record Seven Wonders?

[equeen102289]

Originally Posted by David

I like "I Pretend" & "Saddest Victory" the most, but I think I also enjoy "Get My Way."

Get My Way is probably my favorite song of hers. I also really like In the Rain.

[SaidSomething]

Hi demolover and all concerned...

A while back I did a wicked google/yahoo etc... search looking for Sandy and I found out what she has been doing. She dedicates a lot of her time to a local charity where she composes and plays music to set to songs that sick little children write. She then sings back up. There are recent pictures of her on this website (...and I'm getting older too...) as well as a guest book. The charity is a very sad, but good sad thing. The foundation was set up by another woman and Sandy. You really should check out the page and read about it and what she/they do. They are so full of heart and soul.

I just have to tell you seeing the little kids and how sick they are really breaks your heart but, you'll leave the website counting your blessings. The photos also show even as sick as the little ones are their eyes are so bright with excitement and pride about singing and recording their own songs.

This is the site below. I'm not driving at anything here but, I hope you guys look at things a little differently in life now. I do. I lost my sister not long before I found this site and saw what these ladies are doing. I don't take my gifts or my life or the ones I love for granted anymore.

Jim

www.purplesongscanfly.org/home.html

[Pyewacket]

^ Thanks for posting that, SaidSomething -- a little mystery has been solved. What a beautiful thing Sandy is contributing to.

[GarboSpeaks!]

Wow. Sandy looks great! And what a great thing she is doing indeed! And above all, it's SO cool that she is working w/ an Anita. Anita's are cool.

I always thought Blue Yonder was a band she was with. Not the name of her album. Not "Blue Yonder by Sandy Stewart", but "Blue Yonder featuring Sandy Stewart." Obviously I don't have this album though I have been seeking it for years. I have a few SS 45's, and always looking for more. I love her, and loved the Cat Dancer lp. It's a little dated, sure, but still good music! I sure hope someone can get in touch w/her and see if she'll ever be up to anything new. I'd about die to see her w/ Sharon & Lori @ a solo Nicks outing. Those 3 voices harmonize especially well for/with Stevie!

[Pyewacket]

Sadly the veoh link to "Saddest Victory" has been removed and it has not re-appeared on youtube. Some other things -- weird things -- HAVE appeared, though. Well, one of them's REALLY weird, the other's just nice.

1. Someone made a photo montage video of "I Pretend" on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6nUDuzxWBc

2. Sandy apparently did a Japanese commercial for Kirin circa 1985...it's very odd as these Japanese commercials from the 80s tend to be. Brace yourself. It's pretty funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGNA9ubZJtI

[DeeGeMe]

I'm a big fan of the Cat Dancer LP too. Sandy had a great voice-it's a shame her solo career didn't take off.

[Pyewacket]

Just found one more thing -- a radio interview with Stevie and Sandy. It's a great look at "If Anyone Falls." Later, the interviewer gives some really pointed questions to Stevie, and she really steps up with some coherent and smart answers.

Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SagfbDDoMyY

[fleetwoodtrick]

Oooooh, thanks for the Cat Dancer link! I have the Stevie tracks, but not the others!
~Rhiya ;D

[Fannymac]

O.K., here's some Sandy Stewart dirt I picked up interning at Modern!

1) Sandy almost asked to have "Seven Wonders" removed from TANGO IN THE NIGHT. Seems Stevie changed a number of lyrics AND the title (originally called "Aaron"), and Sandy was pretty upset. Paul Fishkin put it to her this way...."You can A) have the song for your next release, or B) leave it the way it is, let Fleetwood Mac release it, and make a ton of money! Needless to say, Sandy went with B!

2) The Blue Yonder album was actually Sandy's second album, but both Paul and Doug Morris felt it was easier at that time to market a group vs. a solo female artist, so they repackaged Sandy (with Dave) as a group.

3) And, yes, Stevie WAS on pretty much every track of CATDANCER. Having heard the original tapes, some of the cuts were better, some......not so much. I can see Sandy's point......she almost got lost on her own record!

4) Also, if anyone EVER comes across a B&W 8x10 promo shot of Sandy......she's one of four artists I haven't EVER been able to find something by (the others being Nickey Barclay, Joss Stone and Ben Taylor).

[Remy]

Could someone please re-post the Cat Dancer album? The link put up by Jazmen has expired....

[Remy]

oh, never mind! I found it:
http://sharebee.com/d9ba80f6