Artist: VA Title: Sharon Sheeley - Songwriter Year Of Release: 2000 Label: RPM Records Genre: Early Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll Audio codec: FLAC | lossless Total Time: 01:12:58

Tracklist: 01. Glen Campbell - Guitar Child 02. Glen Campbell - Blue Ribbons 03. P.J. Proby & Mac Davis - Trouble 04. Deane Hawley - Dream On 05. Herb Alpert - It's A Good Thing 06. Glen Campbell - Blue Dreams 07. P.J. Proby - I'd Weaken 08. Mac Davis - Sun Never Shines 09. P.J. Proby - Thank Heavens For Tears 10. Glen Campbell - Mr Guitar Man 11. P.J. Proby - He's The Great Imposter 12. Glen Campbell - The Dream Of The Year 13. Eddie Reeves - Forget To Forget 14. P.J. Proby - It's Just Terrible 15. Mac Davis - Heartbreak You're Calling Me 16. Larry Collins - See The Hills 17. Delaney Bramlett - Love Is A Stranger 18. P.J. Proby - Other Side Of Town 19. Mac Davis & Larry Collins - Don't Wait Too Long 20. Mac Davis & Larry Collins - Look Into The Mirror 21. Delaney Bramlett - She'll Be There 22. Mac Davis - My Woman Needs Me 23. Deane Hawley - Don't Dress The World In Black 24. Unknown - What A Groovy World Bonus Tracks-Sessions Mid 1960's London: 25. Ben Findon - Mrs Mac 26. Ben Findon / Jeff Beck - Something Different 27. Ben Findon - Baby What Went Wrong 28. Ben Findon - Cheers Love

Sheeley does not sing on this collection of 1959-66 demos, nor is there any indication in the liner notes that she played any instruments on these recordings. These 28 tracks -- most of them, it is thought, from the early '60s -- were demos by session musicians, most likely for the purpose of the songs getting shopped around to other artists by publishers. Most of the tunes were cut in Los Angeles, and actually feature a number of notable future stars (Glen Campbell, P.J. Proby, Herb Alpert, Mac Davis, Delaney Bramlett) as lead vocalists. So why's the disc credited to Sheeley? Because she co-wrote every song, about half of them in collaboration with the great Jackie DeShannon. It all sounds enticing, but in the event, these are average or substandard early-'60s pop-rock tunes, often with a pronounced country or ballad influence. The only one here likely to be recognized by most rock fans is "He's the Great Imposter" (sung here by P.J. Proby, and a small 1961 hit for the Fleetwoods). The truth is, there aren't any shoulda-been-hits on-board, except maybe "Blue Ribbons," which sounds like something that would have been well-suited for Brenda Lee (it's sung here by Glen Campbell, and covered by the Paramounts and Dobie Gray). Most of this, to be realistic, sounds like album filler, or derivative compositions that some artists might have taken a bite at if they'd wanted to sound like a hot artist of the day. Jeff Beck appears on rhythm guitar and backup vocals on Ben Findon's mid-'60s recording "Something Different," although you wouldn't know it was Beck. This disc does have its value for Jackie DeShannon fans or intense scholars, but ultimately it's only so-so early-'60s rock, albeit with a lot of curiosity value considering how many name players were involved