MelodicRock Classics is proud and honoured to partner with the family of the late, great VAN STEPHENSON, plus his many co-writers and musical partners, to pay tribute to the legacy of the legendary singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist with a series of archive releases, culminating in two career spanning box sets, featuring all unreleased songs from his vast songwriting archives. A Deluxe Edition of Van’s debut solo album "China Girl" is the first title announced. Released at the end of 1981, ‘China Girl’ established Van as a solo artist in his own right, with the hit single ‘You’ve Got A Good Love Coming’ entering the Top 100. Due to complicated ownership issues, the album has remained hard to find on CD, with limited brief re-issues appearing in the US (1999) and Japan (2014). Finally, the definitive version of the album can be revealed - a Deluxe 2CD Edition - featuring the original album plus 4 unreleased demos on Disc One and an amazing 15 unreleased tracks from the same 1980-81 song-writing period on Disc Two.
Disc One:
01. You've Got A Good Love Coming
02. Looks Like A Loser
03. Seeing Is Believing
04. China Girl
05. Weekend Warrior
06. I Would If I Could
07. Tonight The Love's On Me
08. Hotter In The Night
09. New York, Hold Her Tight
10. Lion In The Night
11. I Would If I Could (Original Demo)
12. New York, Hold Her Tight (Original Demo)
13. Lion In The Night (Guitar & Vocal Gospel Version)
14. New York, Hold Her Tight (Acoustic Version)
Disc Two:
01. Burning The Midnight Love
02. Kiss Your Heartache Goodbye (Rock Mix)
03. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (Full Demo)
04. I Don't Want To Know
05. The Night Is Saying Yes (Full Demo)
06. Still Falling
07. As Long As I'm With You
08. When You're In Love
09. With Love To Spare (Full Demo)
10. Is She In Love
11. Come Out, Come Out Where Ever You Are
12. Marlena
13. Don't Give In (Gospel Version)
14. Kiss Your Heartache Goodbye (AOR Mix)
15. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow