Stevie's 1988 Album Plans

[Oooh Missionary]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Stevie is horrifically flakey.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Oh, I love all of them! Stevie's lyrics on "Don't Treat Me Like A Stranger" break my heart. I especially love the link with "Juliet".

Pass some more Kool-Aid for me!!!

I think DTMLAS and Dial the Number have potential, but Lily Girl is a total mess.

The main problem I have with these songs are the droning, sleepy quality they posess. They sound the way I imagine Klonopin feels. I think DTMLAS and Lily Girl are in severe need of lyrical pruning so they actually make some sense and have a cohesive flow to them....but that's a Stevie-issue that sometimes she can't overcome - which in this case is why I suspect these tracks were dropped. They'd be "great" for a light-rock adult-contemprary-feeling album, but I hope Stevie never feels the need to make one of those.

All in all, a requirement for the collector - a skip for the normal fan.

[markolas]

I don't think there was an "alternate" TOSOTM; I think those 3 songs just got dropped (thankfully, b/c they're terrible iirc - haven't listened to them in awhile).

I agree w/ fringed n fab - Rock A Little is pretty frickin' fabulous, the way it came out. It would be interesting to hear a completed version of Mirror Mirror, tho...lord knows there are enough tracks from that session.

[Fannymac]

I think a couple of these were co-written with Sandy, and this was right around the time of Stevie's second or third falling out with her!

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by Fannymac

I think a couple of these were co-written with Sandy, and this was right around the time of Stevie's second or third falling out with her!

I have never heard of a falling out with Sandy. Seems like they must get on fine, since Stevie enlisted her songs sporadically over the years since Wild Heart.

I'm so glad these songs never came to fruition. Although each have some interesting moments, they never materialize or satisfy. As a collector I'm happy to have them, but rarely listen. The Tragedy Of Owns Soul is probably my favorite. That song really gives you a glimpse inside Stevie's mind at the time and how completely vulnerable & sad she was. It's truly heartbreaking and then you realize it's party about her rehab and kicking and crawling her way back to sanity.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I could have sworn this was from RS magazine. I had this clipped back then & there's no way I would have been reading a Florida paper.

- Jake

It was from Rolling Stone. I even remember the pic they used with it. It was from 87 ... I don't think it was this exact picture but if was from the same photo session:

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