Rock A Little track listing - November 1984 - And More!

[mikebise]

I was rummaging through my Stevie Boxes to find the lyrics to "Night Hawk" for APerfectLie (still, the Night Hawk eludes me!), and I found some ancient fanzines with some cool info. The "What might have beens" and unreleased recordings have always fascinated me, and I thought I'd share a few cool things I read.

In the November 1984 issue of Dreams, the editor is given an update on Rock A Little by Ginny Kamano, the woman who used to do Stevie's fan mail. Ginny says that 21 songs were recorded for Rock A Little in Dallas and Los Angeles, and that it will be released on January 15, 1985. She lists several of the tracks recorded for possible inclusion:

"Mirror, Mirror" ~ The lead single to precede the album's release!
"Chanel, Chanel"
"Lady From The Mountains"
"One More Big Time Rock And Roll Star"
"The Dealer"
"Thousand Days"
"Rock A Little"
"Battle Of The Dragon" ~ With Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Of course, Rock A Little was not released in January 1985, and in August 1985, the new release date was October 1985, with 25 songs now fully recorded for the album, including:

"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You?"
"She Still Loves Him"
"Sister Honey"

Isn't it wild that only 3 of those songs made it onto the official album? Also, while I've heard Rock A Little era recordings of "Lady From The Mountains", I've never heard any version of "The Dealer" from then! Wow!

It's also noted that Don Henley sang back-up on two songs(one of which is presumably "Reconsider Me") and Lindsey on one. Also, Dave Stewart produced two tracks for Stevie as well! "Don't Come Around Here No More", which she gave up and... ?