White Boy (album)
| White Boy | ||||
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| Studio album by Dan Hartman | ||||
| Released | 1986 (unreleased) | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 41:45 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Dan Hartman | |||
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White Boy is the sixth studio album from American musician/singer/songwriter Dan Hartman. It was recorded during 1985 and 1986 but remains unreleased.
Following the comeback commercial success of Hartman's hit single and same-titled album I Can Dream About You in 1984, Hartman soon began recording his second album for the MCA Records label. He continued to write with his songwriting partner Charlie Midnight, with whom he first wrote for the I Can Dream About You album. The album marked Hartman's desire to create an edgier recording, however the MCA felt that although the songs were good, they did not suit Hartman's image. As a result the album was shelved. Despite this a small number of official vinyl LP test pressings were created by the company in 1986, and have been listed for sale at high prices up to $1500. In recent years the songs from the album have circulated unofficially on the internet, courtesy of Hartman's close friend Glenn Ellison.
White Boy was not the first album to suffer from rejection from MCA, as the I Can Dream About You album also had songs that never circulated. Many more songs were written by Hartman and Midnight for I Can Dream About You, but these were rejected by the record company due to the edginess of the music and lyrics. After White Boy was not released, Hartman returned to writing and producing for others, until his death in 1994. His final studio album New Green Clear Blue was released in 1989, and was an instrumental new age-styled album.
The album is known to have definitely featured nine particular tracks via Ellison's tape, all written by Hartman and Midnight, although other recordings were produced around the time, and these may have been intended to end up on the album, including song such as "The War is Over" and "Shadow Boxing". Only one song from the album was released officially and this was the 1986 song "Waiting to See You", which ended up being featured on the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Ruthless People. This song was issued in the UK, the Netherlands and Japan only, and managed to peak at #34 in the Netherlands. "Waiting to See You" and another song from the album "I'm Only Foolin' Myself" were both performed in 1986 by Hartman on the Rock Around the Dock TV programme - a UK music show filmed from the Albert Dock in Liverpool. English musician Paul Young ended up recording a version of "I'm Only Foolin' Myself" for his 1991 compilation From Time to Time – The Singles Collection. Stemming from the song's inclusion on the compilation, it was also issued as a CD single in the Netherlands by Columbia Records, and also a promotional 7" vinyl single in Spain. Young's version was produced by Hartman and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge, whilst Hartman also provided backing vocals.
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