David Lasley / Back to Blue-Eyed Soul

David Lasley's collection CD "Back to Blue-Eyed Soul" features rare recordings dating back to 1966, many of which are being made available for the first time, with several newly released recordings, songs from two of Lasley's early groups, "The Utopias" and "Rosie", out-of-print solo singles, movie themes and radio jingles. Soulful and melodic, the tracks range in style from pop to jazz to R&B. Thus, you can fully enjoy David Lasley awesome musical talents as a singer/songwriter this summer by listening to his related albums released / reissued on CDs such as David's solo works "Missin’ Twenty Grand" (1982), "Raindance" (1984) and "Soldiers on the Moon" (1989) and further "Better Late than Never" (1976) with a group called Rosie. "Back to Blue-Eyed Soul" contains 21 tracks, including the 45 versions of "It's A Crying Shame" (from Raindance) also offering other works never heard before such as "Earth Children/Life Goes On", an out-take from "Missin' Twenty Grand" and more shown as below.

Release: October, 2000
Label : ZACODA, USA (Serial: N/A)

Tracks:
1. What's It Gonna Take?
2. Look At The Clock
3. If I Had My Wish Tonight
4. Girls Are Against Me
5. Roommate
6. It's A Cryin' Shame
7. Roll Me Through The Rushes
8. Earth Children / Life Goes On
9. Back In The Woods
10. Stay Gold
11. Tell Me Tomorrow
12. On A Circus Ride
13. Promise Me The Moon
14. Aunt Jemima Pancakes / Seagram's Wine Cooler Radio Jingles
15. One Fine Day
16. It's Too Late
17. Change All Of That
18. Hot Butterfly
19.,Teamwork
20.,What A Piece Of Work Is Man?
21. Tell Her She's The One

Track 1: from the album "Expectations Of Love" (2000)
Track 2, 9: David's first pro career group with his sister Julie "The Utopias" unreleased works recorded in 1967
Track 3: from the album "Missin' Twenty Grand" (1982)
Track 4: "The Utopias" 3rd single (1967)
Track 5: Totally different Rough Mix Version featuring Brenda Russell, Luther Vandross, Lynn Pitney on background vocals the completed version in on the album "Missin' Twenty Grand" (1982).
Track 6: The 45 rpm single version from the album "Raindance" (1984)
Track 7: The shortened single version from Rosie's album "Better Late Than Never" (1976)
Track 8: An outtake from the album "Missin' Twenty Grand" (1982)
Track 10: Unreleased version intended for the movie soundtrack of "The Outsiders", on which Stevie Wonder's version was featured as the theme of the film.
Track11: Demo version recorded in 1985, written with Randy Goodrum. Angela Bofill's version was Top 20 R&B hit.
Track 12: Unreleased material written and recorded in 1986 featuring David Benoit
Track 13: Demo version recorded with David Benoit, written by Danny Kootch and originally recorded by The Attitudes on their album "Dark Horse".
Track 14: Radio Jingles
Track 15: Goffin-King song released as an early disco record in 1973
Track 16: from the album "Soldiers On The Moon" (1989)
Track 17: Demo version programming Jay Oliver
Track 18: Rough Cassette Mix recorded in 1978
Track 19: from the movie soundtrack album "Body Rock", written by Bruce Roberts and Andy Goldmark
Track 20: from the musical movie soundtrack album "Hair", recorded in 1977.
Track 21: David's earliest personal recording material when he was 16 years old.

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