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Boy Meets Girl unreleased 3rd "New Dream"

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One of the most requested CD which were unreleased must be Boy Meets Girl's unreleased 3rd album titled "New Dream". The album should have released in 1991.However, this was never officially released anywhere in the world. Only very limited number of promotinal CD's seemed to be distributed in the music industry.

George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam published their plan early spring of this year to make this unreleased album available by themselves with BMG/RCA's cooperation. And now, the day will come soon.

George stated as below on their web journal on July 29, 2004:-

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NEW DREAM IN OUR HANDS!!!

OK, OK!!! Thank you so much for your interest and outpouring regarding the New Dream release...I actually hold them in my hands today! HUGEST THANKS, especially to Caroline Evans and Robin Manning at BMG Special Markets. Caroline persevered on this, she could've stopped answering our calls...!!! Also, thanks to Tim Manuel in the BMG vault for digging around to find the old masters.

We are figuring out how to make it available at the website, and Amazon, and CD Baby, etc...should have it sorted by early September.

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Now, you need not bid huge money for getting a rare promotional copy of this unreleased album anymore! Keep your eyes open for further information.

The new compilation ablum "Fantasia" features many rare tracks!

A notable compilation CD titled "Fantasia" has just been released in Japan. This CD includes many rare tracks such as several from Dara Sedaka's album which will be reissued in August and other remarkable David Foster related songs.
Among them. you will be pleased to know that "Hold Me Close" performed by Vickie Moss which was only available on very rare 45 rpm vinyl. Or you are now considering to buy this CD because of "Caravan" performed by Kitaro with Pages.

Here is the details of this CD release:

Label: Westwood Records, Japan (SDCF-1008)
Release Date: July 22, 2004

Tracks:
1. Love At Second Sight / David Foster & Vickie Moss
　　　　All Instruments : David Foster &Vocals : David Foster, Vickie Moss
2. Keep Me In Love With You / Dara Sedaka
　　　　Arrangement & Keyboards: David Foster Guitar: Jay Graydon
　　　　Drums: Mike Baird Percussion: Pauk Lari
　　　　Bass: Dennis Belfield Background Vocals : Pages - Richard Page, Steve George
3. Ocean Blue / Steve Raiman
4. Hold Me Close / Vickie Moss
　　　　Arrangement & Keyboards : David Foster
5. Margarita / Marc Jordan
　　　　Drums: Mike Baird Bass: Mike Porcaro Guitar: Micheal Landau
　　　　Keyboards: Robbie Buchanan
　　　　Percussion: Lenny Castro Sax: Ernie Watts Vocals: Marc Jordan
　　　　Background Vocals: Pages - Richard Page, Steve George
6. You Can't Hurry Love / Smooth Jazz Express
　　　　Piano & Hamond B-3: Neil Larsen Drums: Ricky Lawson Bass: Ricky Minor
　　　　Percussion: Lenny Castro
7. Caravan / Kitaro & Pages
　　　　Drums: Mike Baird Bass: Nathan East Keyboard: Russell Ferrante
　　　　Vocal: Pages - Richard Page, Steve George
　　　　Keyboard, Guitar, Harp, Synthseizer: Kitaro
8. The Ring Of Mysterious Stardust Remix / Air Element
9. Toki-no--kanata-ni / Air Element
10. Someday / Dara Sedaka
　　　　Arrangement & Keyboards: David Foster Guitar: Steve Lukather, Mike Landau
　　　　Drums: Mike Baird
　　　　Percussion: Paul Lari Bass: Dennis Belfield
　　　　Background Vocal: Pages - Richard Page, Steve George
11. Dance With The Wind / Steve Raiman
12. The Best Of Me / David Foster
　　　　Keyboards & Vocal: David Foster Fender Rhodes: Jeremy Lubbock
　　　　Background Vocals: Richard Marx
13. Endless World / Kazuto_
14. The Rainbow Story / Sojiro
　　　　Ocarina: Sojiro Strings: SDR Ensemble
15. The Great Yellow River / Sojiro
　　　　Ocarina: Sojiro Strings: SDR Ensemble
16. Dance With Me / Marc Jordan
　　　　Drums: Mike Baird Electric Guitar: Mike Landau Bass: Mike Porcaro
　　　　Keyboards: Robbie Buchanan, Marc Jordan Percussion: Lenny Castro
　　　　Accordian: Michael Boddicker
　　　　Vocals: Marc Jordan Background Vocals: Pages - Richard Page, Steve George

Dara Sedaka "I'm Your Girl Friend" Reissue

Dara Sedaka "I'm Your Girl Friend", one of the David Foster's early 80's producing works will be reissued on August 18, 2004 at last. As you may know or as you may easily guess, Dara Sedaka is a daughter of the famous singer Neil Sedaka. In 1978, Dara released a 45 rpm single "My Guy" c/w "Beautiful You" produced by David Foster and Neil Sedaka on RSO Records.
Dara recorded "Should've Never Let You Go'" which reached #19 on the pop chart with his father in 1980. In 1982, Dara released her first solo album entitled "I'm Your Girl Friend" only for Japan. This album includes "Angel Queen", the theme of a Japanese animation movie, which became a nationwide smash hit of the year here in Japan.

The musician participated in this album must be remarkable:-
Drums: Mike Baird, Bass: Dennis Belfield, Guitar: Michael Landau, Steve Lukather
Keybaords: David Foster
Synthesizer: Steve Porcaro, Kitaro, Horns: Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Sax: Gary Herbig
Back Vocals: Pages- Richard Page & Steve George, Clif Newton, Bryan Adams

Label: West Wood Records, Japan (SDCF-1010) (Original: Canyon Records, Japan)
Release Date: August 18, 2004 (Original: 1982)
Tracks:
1. Huggin' 2. Just Say I Love You 3. The Real Me
4. Keep Me In Love With You 5. Goodbye 6. I'm Your Girl Friend
7. Someday 8. Someday 9. Try To See It My Way 10. Angel Queen