Released at the end of 1981, ‘China Girl’ established VAN STEPHENSON as a solo artist in his own right, with the hit single ‘You’ve Got A Good Love Coming’ entering the Top 100. Due to complicated ownership issues, the album has remained hard to find on CD, with limited brief re-issues appearing in the US (1999) and Japan (2014). Originally songwriters becoming producers, Bob Montgomery & Jeff Silbar provided to “China Girl” a warm, melodic Mid-Westcoast sound, with some late ’70s / early ’80s AOR feel.
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