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Spanning 25 years I've written around 75 songs, maybe more. Back in the early 70's many were recorded on a reel-to-reel tape player with just me on mostly guitar  and some piano and my vocals, but over the years I lost the reel-to-reel tapes in one of my many moves, and most of those songs I can only remember parts of  a few  from that era that were lost.  Later I wrote songs singing into a cassette player,  and about 30 of those I do have saved.  Following are the songs that I was able to record in full production or a few practice tapes and I also added some acapella versions of me just singing into a recorder or the computer of the melody.  The rest of my lost songs have vaporized back into the aether.  I did find a few sheets of written music of a few songs I had stored away in a box dating back to 1975.   However, I do not read or write a note of music, and I paid people to write out the music sheets for me on a handful of my songs.
 (my apologies to a few collaborators over the years I forgot their names)

Michael's Song
Recorded 1978
(Sharon Shane  acoustic guitar/vocals
Lance Tan-electric guitar

Chris ? - bass, recorder)

c 1975 Sharon Karp-Shane

This was my very first song ever recorded on 4-track.

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Sharon Shane - 1978
BlaBla Cafe, Studio City, CA

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BlaBla Cafe, Studio City, CA - 2nd location -
I performed at both locations on Ventura Blvd.

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Give Love a Try
Recorded 1980
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Produced by a guy who played guitar with Seals & Crofts)

c 1977 Sharon Karp-Shane


Far Away
Recorded 1980

(Sharon Shane-vocals
Produced by a guy who played guitar with Seals & Crofts)

c 1979 Sharon Karp-Shane

Finders Keepers
Recorded 1983
(Sharon Shane-vocals)
Written for movie Finders Keepers (not used)
c 1983 Sharon Shane


Finders Keepers
(Piano instrumental-I can't remember the pianist's name but she  played session piano for Elvis Presley back in her day.  She played keyboards on both versions of my song)
Written for movie Finders Keepers (not used)
c 1983 Sharon Shane


Child
(1983-unproduced practice tape a cappella)

c 1983 Sharon Shane
Lost in the Night
1986-unproduced rehearsal session

(Sharon Shane-vocals
Buddy Mix-piano)

c 1986 Sharon Shane

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Buddy Mix
Lost in the Night
Recorded 1986
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)
Written but unused  for an unfinished documentary about runaway teens called
 Lost in the Night
c 1986 Sharon Shane

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Steffen Presley
Walls Tumble Down
Recorded 1986
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Buddy Mix, Maximum Mix-background vocals)
c 1985 Sharon Shane


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Sharon Shane, Buddy Mix, Maximum Mix
Enter The Vocal Zone TV Show - 1988


See VIDEO PAGE for live TV performance of this song

Messin' With the Ozone
Recorded 1986
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)
c 1985 Sharon Shane



Encounters
Recorded 1986
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)

c 1985 Sharon Shane



Party Line (Quirky)
Recorded 1986
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)

c 1985 Sharon Shane
I always referred to this version as Cyndi Lauper meets Ricky Ricardo.

Party Line (Dance)

Recorded 1987
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Jarrett Michaels-production)

c 1985 Sharon Shane

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Sharon Shane
Enter the Vocal Zone TV Show  -1988

See VIDEO PAGE for live TV performance of this song

Wishing For Love
Recorded 1987
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)
c 1987 Sharon Shane

  I love the solo musical break on this one because I wrote those notes
 that Steffen played.



Walk Away
1986-87-unproduced practice

(Sharon Shane-vocals/acoustic guitar)

c 1986 Sharon Shane



Wish You Were Here
Recorded 1987
(Sharon Shane-vocals
David Chester/Jarrett Michaels-production)
c 1987 Sharon Shane-David Chester

Takin' It Back
Recorded 1988-unproduced rehearsal
(Sharon Shane-vocals, Jamie Smith-acoustic guitar)
c 1987 Sharon Shane



Take Me Down
Recorded 1988-unproduced rehearsal

(Sharon Shane-vocals
Jamie Smith-acoustic guitar)

c 1988 Sharon Shane-Jamie Smith


It's Only a Game
Recorded 1988-unproduced rehearsal

(Sharon Shane-vocals
Jamie Smith-acoustic guitar)

c 1988 Sharon Shane


What I Wouldn't Give
Recorded 1990
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)
c 1990 Sharon Shane-David Chester

Radio

Recorded 1993
(Erina-Vocals/Japanese Lyrics)
Japanese published release of "Party Line" from CD "Peter Panic"
c 1985 Sharon Shane/music

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Japanese artist, Erina-CD cover

The Love Inside of You
Recorded 1994
(Bobby Hardy-vocals
David Chester/Lindsay Tomasic-production)
c 1994 Sharon Shane-DavidChester
We hired Bobby to sing this demo as I passed
it on to Peabo Bryson's A&R guy



The Love Inside of You
Recorded 1995
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)
c 1994 Sharon Shane-DavidChester


Dance in the Light
Recorded 1995
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)

c 1995 Sharon Shane
Rewritten lyrics and reproduction
of Lost in the Night

Below is a really rough version, the original practice tape of this song when Paul was teaching it to me and I started changing a bit of the melody with his permission.  
After I learned the song and rehearsals, we performed this acoustic version at BlaBla Cafe in Los Angeles in 1978
People Rise and Shine
Practice Session - circa 1976
c 1975 Paul Sirmons

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Sharon Shane and Paul Sirmons - 1978 - BlaBla Cafe, L.A., CA
Because I always loved the song and loved singing it, 20 years after my friend Paul Sirmons wrote it...I called Paul in Florida and asked for his permission to professionally record it.  Christian Osborne did the production and played all the instruments.  Although different than the original acoustic version, I liked how it came out...but Paul didn't like it.

People Rise and Shine
Recorded 1995
(Sharon Shane-vocals/
Christian Osborne-production)
c 1975 Paul Sirmons

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Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Christian Osborne
on stage in NYC when Christian was 17 or 18.

Phantom Romance/Acoustic Unmixed
Recorded 1997
(Sharon  Shane- vocals/Celtic bodhran/maracas
Rob ?-acoustic guitar)

c 1996 Sharon Shane

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Rob and Sharon Shane - 1997
Phantom Romance/Dance Remix
Remix-2000
(Sharon  Shane- vocals
Adam Shane-production)
c 1996 Sharon Shane

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Adam Shane
A few songs I remember I recently sang into mp3 files on my computer since I no longer play the guitar or even remember how I played these songs in the 70's and 80's.


The Course
Unproduced a cappella - 2011
c 1974 Sharon Karp-Shane


In Silence
Unproduced a cappella - 2011
c 1974 Sharon Karp-Shane


Bring Me Love
Recorded mid 1980s - practice tape
(Sharon Shane - vocals/piano)
c 1976 - D. Chell


The Sound of Thunder
Unproduced a capella - 2011
c 1978 Sharon Karp-Shane


This song I wrote for a cartoon about the slaughter of seal pups.  A friend of mine connected me with the producer but production was halted on the cartoon because the producer's wife had gotten cancer. At the time there was talk about trying to get Burl Ives to sing this, since I wrote it in the "folk music " genre.  I performed it just me singing with my guitar at a party in the Hollywood Hills of the producer.


Tomorrow Never Comes
Unproduced a capella - 2011
c 1978 Sharon Karp-Shane




Mesmerized
Unproduced a cappella - 2011
c 1975 Sharon Karp-Shane
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Reach Out
Recorded 1984
(Sharon Shane - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals, Lance Tan- Electric Guitar, other players unknown)
c 1978 Sharon Karp-Shane

I recently found the reel to reel master tape of this recording in my closet and had it transferred to digital.  Working at CBS Records I knew the guy that ran the recording studio for the publishing division. Ron was nice enough to give me a free recording session after company hours to record this song. But it was such a rushed project due to lack of time and musicians just showed up that evening to learn their part with no rehearsals.  I don't remember all the guys that played but I think my friend Lance brought some friends of his.  I haven't heard this since it was recorded 1984 and I didn't let anyone hear it back then because I thought it was pretty bad.  It's not mixed properly and sounds like a recorded rehearsal.  But it's the only recorded version I have of this song.  
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1984 - Reel to Reel box cover from the defunct recording
studio of CBS Songs.


Too Soon to Tell
Recorded 1980 - practice tape
(Sharon Shane - vocals + guitar -out of tune!  I only had part of this song on a practice tape)
c 1979 - Sharon Karp-Shane


I Want to See You Again
Unproduced practice tape a cappella
c 1986  Sharon Shane



You Got a Hold on Me
Recorded 1987
(Sharon Shane-vocals
Steffen Presley-production)
c 1987 Sharon Shane

OK...I'm baring all now.  I never let anyone hear this recording....until now. The perfectionist in me retired a while ago, so I'm able to put this out in the world now.  I wasn't sure if I didn't like the production or if I didn't like the song back in 1987.  On most of the recordings I did with Steffen producing, I had input on some of the arrangement.  But on this one I didn't have any input on the instrumentation and just showed up to add my vocals.  I think Steffen got carried away with the "quasar and pulsar" space sounds....boing, twang!  Without the outer space effects the rest of it reminds me of something from the early 60's...like I don't know. Leslie Gore or maybe Neil Sedaka pops into my mind.  But I wrote the song, so I take responsibility for it. Listening to it currently it sounds rather catchy and I don't dislike it as much as I once did.  I must be getting really old!

Running
Unproduced practice tape a capella
c 1987 Sharon Shane


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Tenderly
Recorded 1987 - Practice tape
(Sharon Shane-vocals + guitar)

c 1987 Sharon Shane


Let Love Begin Again
Unproduced practice tape a cappella
c 1987 Sharon Shane


The Story Goes
Unproduced practice tape a cappella
c 1987 Sharon Shane


One by One
Unfinished song/a capella
c 2001 Sharon Shane

It Calls Me Home
Unfinished song/a cappella
c 2002 Sharon Shane
Other Music Projects
Besides being a very good friend of almost 30 years now, Buddy Mix, has been one of my favorite singers and songwriters.  He is prolific at the scope of styles he's able to compose. I first met Buddy when he worked at CBS Records for a short time back in the early 1980's.  And over the years following we worked on many music projects together, one of which I sang backup vocals on 5 of the songs below from his CD a little Meditation, the musical.  The CD was followed by the live musical play in Los Angeles.  I started out as production assistant and was involved in auditioning the cast.  I then helped in coaching the cast members with the vocals at which time the director heard me sing and asked me to be in the chorus.  I was reluctant to commit to the schedule of performances but gave in to his pleas.  He even gave me a line of dialogue but I begged him to give it to one of the other actors, as I didn't feel comfortable acting.  So, I performed in the chorus singing and dancing 4 shows a weekend while my 12-year old son was the prop master and worked the smoke machine, all while he was in school and I was still working at Sony Music.  When we weren't on stage as the chorus members we were singing backup vocals backstage into mikes.  I also helped with sewing some of the costumes.  The full CD or any of the songs are available at Amazon.com.   Steffen Presley is an amazing musician and producer and he did all the production work on the following, as well as many of my recordings.  Steffen always invited our input into the sounds and production aspects, but he always added so much of his own creativity to the mix.  SEE VIDEO PAGE for some clips from A Little Meditation, the musical.


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