Label : MelodicRock Classics 2022 (MRC026)
1 - CHINA GIRL - The Album01 - You've Got A Good Love Coming (Daniel Morrison, Van Stephenson & Jeff Silbar)
02 - Looks Like A Loser (John Reid)
03 - Seeing Is Believing (Van Stephenson & Austin Roberts)
04 - China Girl (Jeff Silbar & Joseph New)
05 - Weekend Warrior (Jeff Silbar, Sam Lorber & John Slate)
06 - I Would If I Could (Van Stephenson, Jeff Silbar & Sam Lorber)
07 - Tonight The Love's On Me (Jeff Silbar & Sam Lorber)
08 - Hotter In The Night (Van Stephenson)
09 - New York, Hold Her Tight (Van Stephenson & Austin Roberts)
10 - Lion In The Night (Van Stephenson)
11 - I Would If I Could (Original Demo) (Van Stephenson, Jeff Silbar & Sam Lorber)
12 - New York Hold Her Tight (Original Demo) (Van Stephenson & Austin Roberts)
13 - Lion In The Night (Guitar & Vocal Version) (Van Stephenson)
14 - New York Hold Her Tight (Acoustic Version) (Van Stephenson & Austin Roberts)
2 - CHINA GIRL - Unreleased Tracks
01 - Burning The Midnight Love (Sam Lorber, Van Stephenson & John G. Wood)
02 - Kiss Your Heartache Goodbye (Rock Mix) (Sam Lober, Van Stephenson & Jeff Silbar)
03 - Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (Full Demo) (Van Stephenson & Austin Roberts)
04 - I Don't Want To Know (Dave Robbins, Van Stephenson & Jeff Silbar)
05 - The Night Is Saying Yes (Full Demo) (Van Stephenson)
06 - Still Falling (Van Stephenson)
07 - As Long As I'm With You (Van Stephenson)
08 - When You're In Love (Van Stephenson)
09 - With Love To Spare (Full Demo) (Sam Lorber, Van Stephenson & Tim DuBois)
10 - Is She In Love (Van Stephenson)
11 - Come Out, Come Out Where Ever You Are (Van Stephenson & Austin Roberts)
12 - Marlena (Sam Lorber, Van Stephenson & Jeff Silbar)
13 - Don't Give In (Gospel Version) (Van Stephenson)
14 - Kiss Your Heartache Goodbye (AOR Mix) (Sam Lorber, Van Stephenson & Jeff Silbar)
15 - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Sam Lorber, Van Stephenson & Jeff Silbar)
Remastered by JK Northrup
Executive Producer : Andrew McNeice
From The Van Stephenson Archives
CHINA GIRL - The Album
Musicians :
Wayne Perkins : Guitar
Kenny Mims : Guitar
Mike Hanna : Keyboards
Shane Keister : Synthesizer
Joe English : Drums
Larry Paxton : Bass
Bob Montgomery : Windchimes
Produced by Bob Montgomery & Jeff Silbar for Bob Montgomery Productions
Recorded at The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee
Engineered by Gene Eichelberger
Assistant Engineers : Jim Baird & John Putnam
Mastered at Woodland Sound Studios by Denny Purcell
Strings Arranged by Mike Hanna & Denny Purcell
Performed by The Shelly Kurland String Section
CHINA GIRL - Unreleased Tracks
The unreleased tracks on his definitive version of 'CHINA GIRL' are all from the same 1980-81 song-writing period as the original album. The songs are cultivated from Van's unreleased archives and feature songs written by him alone plus other songs co-written with his 'CHINA GIRL' writing partners Sam Lorber, Jeff Silbar, Austin Roberts & Dave Robbins.
