In Your Dreams acetate test pressing: songs sequenced differently

[Travis]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

agreed. it took me a couple of listens to "get" Cheaper Than Free, but once I got an emotion in me from the song, I loved it.


I keep trying to make My Heart 2011 happen and it's hard. TISL My Heart is so much better.

You're right on both accounts :-). I love the pure, simple yet genuine sentiment of Cheaper Than Free, the words kill me. "What's better than freedom? Being needed." Oh that gets me.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by Travis

You're right on both accounts :-). I love the pure, simple yet genuine sentiment of Cheaper Than Free, the words kill me. "What's better than freedom? Being needed." Oh that gets me.

Yes, and yes. Even the High Fashion/High Passion lyrics gets to me. It says, "I love you and I don't care if your hair is perfect and if your jeans are Diesel."

[SpyNote]

The alternate track listing is interesting. It's always tough to get the right flow. But I think most of Stevie's albums are sequenced pretty well.

If I were producer, I would have kept My Heart in the standard edition and grouped the songs by the following themes:

Strong, catchy, and whimsical Stevie songs up front...

01. Secret Love
02. In Your Dreams
03. Wide Sargasso Sea
04. Moonlight
05. Annabel Lee
06. My Heart

Deeper, more literal stuff up next...

07. Everybody Loves You
08. Ghosts Are Gone
09. Solder's Angel
10. You May Be The One
11. For What It's Worth

Empowering travelogue songs...

12. New Orleans
13. Italian Summer

Heartfelt ballad closer (and it kind feels like the last call song anyway)...

14. Cheaper Than Free