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The CDs
These are the CD albums. So far, Val has produced a catalog of 16 CDs containing over 130 songs, with more on the way (some songs completed in each). Val's musical focus has been broad with styles ranging from Rock and Blues, R&B, Acoustic, Jazz, Latin, and even some Classical. Typically, the music is oriented toward guitar and vocals. The earliest 3 albums were recorded on simple analog equipment in the 1980s and the quality is not up to the level of the later albums, and so they are no longer available. The next album, Moonlight, was recorded digitally in 2000, and the others followed. Val feels that creating art of all types, including music, is the product of the inner creative energy, the inner 'light' of that person. This is why all the albums have the word 'light' in the title.
One of the CD albums below is a double album (Contain 2 CDs), one is a triple album, and the maximum number of tracks that 2 CDs can hold are loaded onto those. Highlights is a "Best Of" collection of songs up to 2015. Reflected Light is a triple album filled to the brim with cover tunes to allow you to hear many songs you might already recognize.
16. The Light of Understanding
1. The Best I've Ever Had
2. Diamonds In Her Soul
3. At Your Door
4. Falling Into The Dream
5. Trust Takes Time
6. Soft & Pretty
7. Last Train
8. No Time For The Long Story
9. Pedlars of Pain
10. Sunrise
11. Waiting For Perfect
12. The Days Keep Rolling Along
13. Blue Moon Over Giza
14. The Long Goodbye
15. Reflected Light
Disk 1 - The 60's: The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel
1. Something
2. Blackbird
3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
4. In My Life
5. Yesterday
6. If I Fell
7. Imagine
8. All You Need Is Love
9. Let It Be
10. It Don't Come Easy
11. The Wind Cries Mary
12. The Sound of Silence
13. The Boxer
Disk 2 - The 70's: The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan,, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Cyndi Lauper, Yes, Roy Buchannan
1. Hotel California
2. The Long Run
3. Time
4. Great Gig in the Sky
5. Wish You Were Here
6. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
7. Comfortably Numb
8. Peg
9. Reelin' In The Years
11. Rikki Don't Lose That Number
12. Stairway to Heaven
13. Layla
14. Wonderful Tonight
15. I Can't Make You Love Me
16. True Colors
17. Mood For a Day
18. The Messiah Will Come Again
19. The Rain Song
20. Kashmir
21. Josie
Disk 3 - The 80's and newer: Sting, Santana, Eric Clapton, Vertical Horizon, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Crowded House, Billy Joel, Goo Goo Dolls, Peter Gabriel, Tal Bachman, Sara Bareilles, The Eagles
1. Fragile
2. Fields of Gold
3. Shape of My Heart
4. Smooth
5. Let It Rain
6. Tears In Heaven
7. Consolation
8. Free Fallin'
9. Learning To Fly
10. I Won't Back Down
11. Don't Dream It's Over
12. And So It Goes
13. Iris
14. Solsbury Hill
15. She's So High
16. A Safe Place To Land
17. Waiting In The Weeds
18. FM
14. Highlights
Disk 1
1. Yavanna Smiled
2. Walking on the Edge
3. No Time For The Long Story
4. At Your Door
5. The Visions of Nostradamus
6. You Make Me Feel Good
7. The Touch
8. Heart of an Angel
9. Waiting For Perfect
10. Don’t push Me
11. The Best Day of Your Life
12. The Arrangement
13. Stealin’ Time
14. Just Passin’ Through
15. The Plains of Nazca ##
16. ...and the Memories Come Rushing Back
17. Beyond Words
18. Still Smokin’ (Live)
Disk 2:
19. Anthem (Live)
20. The Best I Can Do
21. They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To
22. Second Wind @@
23. Sacrifice
24. Thousand Year Eyes
25. Long Cold Summer
26. This Old Guitar
27. Honeymoon Suite @@
28. Diamonds In Her Soul @@
29. Under a Texas Sky
30. To The Rescue
31. Just Before The Storm
32. Texas Rain
33. Fly With Me
34. That Professional Touch
35. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
13. The Light of Other Worlds
1. The Best Day of Your Life
2. The Arrangement
3. Sacrifice
4. Honeymoon Suite
5. Second Wind
6. Goodbye
7. Such a Busy Girl
8. Just Passin’ thru
9. Sunrise
10. The Touch
11. Heart of An Angel
12. Stealing Time
13. Everybody Has a Story That Could Break Your Heart
14. All On Your Own
12. Lights Over Texas
1. No Time For The Long Story
2. Don’t Push Me
3. Goin’ to Texas
4. Stealin’ Time
5. They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To
6. Just Passin’ Thru
7. Fly With Me
8. Walk it Off
9. Throw It Away
10. Under a Texas Sky
11. Texas Rain
12. A Moment of Clarity
13. And The Memories Come Rushing Back **
14. Sacrifice
11. Stage Lights
1. You Make Me Feel Good
2. The Best Day of Your Life
3. Under a Texas Sky
4. I Can’t Make You Love Me
5. We Will Be Alright
6. Diamonds In Her Soul
7. Anthem
8. The Sun Through The Trees
9: Honeymoon Suite
10: Second Wind
11: Goodbye
12: Just Before The Storm
13: The Visions of Nostradamus
14: Beyond Words
15: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
16: Yavanna Smiled
10. Light 'em Up!
01 - Touring Baghdad
02 - In My Sights
03 - Light ‘Em UP!
04 - Anthem - Live
05 - Still Smokin’ - Live
06 - Heart of an Angel
07 - Thinking of Home
08 - The Arrangement
09 - You Make Me Feel Good
10 - Best Day of Your Life
11 - Billy Goes For A Drive
12 - Gas It Up
13 - The Touch
14 - I’ll Do The Best I Can Do
15 - Yavanna Smiled
16 - Walking on the Edge
17 - The Star Spangled Banner
9. Natural Light
1. Thinking of Home
2. Redd Coffee
3. The Torch Dance
4. Dance of the Shakti
5. Brazil
6. Fire In The Field
7. A Moment of Clarity
8. The Next Time I See You
9. You Can See So Far from Up Here
10. To The Rescue
11. Little Angel
12. Greensleeves
13. Moonlight
14. The Sun Through The Trees
15. Yavanna Dreamed
8. Soft Lights
1. Under a Texas Sky
2. That Professional Touch
3. We Will Be Alright
4. You Just Can’t Get There From Here
5. I Can’t Make You Love Me
6. The Boy With The Thousand Year Eyes
7. The Sun Through The Trees
8. The Visions of Nostradamus
9. Seems Like Only Yesterday
10. The Plains of Nasca***
11. Diamonds In Her Soul
12. Just Before The Storm
7. Instrument Lights
1. You Make Me Feel Good
2. Just Before The Storm
3. The Memories Come Rushing Back
4. Brazil
5. Moonlight
6. Anthem
7. The Prisoner Dreams
8. Dance Like No One Is Watching
9. Driving With The Top Down
10. The Hero Tells His Tale
11. Waking From A Dream
12. Billy Goes For A Drive
13. Gas It Up
14. Little Angel
15. Fire In The Field
16. Dance of The Shakti
17. To The Rescue
18. Beyond Words
19. Yavanna Smiled
6. The Light of Sun and Moon
1. The Visions of Nostradamus
2. You Make Me Feel Good
3. To The Rescue
4. Waiting For Perfect
5. Yavanna Dreamed
6. Dance of the Shakti
7. The Long Afternoon of Mrs. Brown
8. Long Cold Summer
9. Shiokaze (Sea Breeze)
10. Beyond Words
11. Iím Not Driving Too Fast, I'm Just Flying Too Low
12. Yavanna Smiled
5. Inner Light
1. Walking On The Edge
2. Billy Goes For a Drive
3. The Best I Can Do
4. Who's That Knocking At Our Door?
5. Gas It Up
6. Anthem-Live
7. Still Smokin’
8. The Boy With The Thousand Year Eyes
9. The Memories Come Rushing Back
10. Just Before The Storm
11. Brazil
12. One More Christmas Before You Go
13. This Old Guitar
4. Moonlight
1. Waking From A Dream
2. The Road Not Taken
3. Driving With The Top Down
4. Just Like James Bond
5. The Prisoner Dreams
6. The Hero Tells His Tale
7. Moonlight
8. Dance Like No One Is Watching
9. Little Angel
10. Fire In The Field
11. The Best Time Of The Year
12. Was That All Just A Dream?
3. Morning Light (No Longer Available)
1. Yellow Moon
2. You Don't Cheat Your Friends
3. Never A Raving Beauty
4. Grace Under Pressure
5. That Professional Touch
6. You Can Always Come To Me
7. You Should Know By Now
8. No Excuses
9. Do It Now
10. The Plains Of Nasca
11. The Arrangement
12. Building Castles
13. The Art Of The Moment
14. Stone And Sea
15. I'll Say Nothing
16. The Best Time Of The Year
2. Early Light Volume Two (No Longer Available)
1. Breathless
2. Back On The Line
3. Childhood's End
4. Dance In Slow Motion
5. Change My Life
6. Hey Kid
7. I Find It Amazing
8. Livin' On The Edge Of Poverty
9. On And On Forever
10. Progressive Boogie
11. Step Aside
12. There's Nothing Worth Dying For
13. White Line Boogie
14. A Hero In Your Dreams
15. A Quick Instrumental
16. Longer Than (with Susan Smith)**
1. Early Light Volume One (No Longer Available)
1. Just Best Friends
2. Fire In The Fields
3. I Used To Know You
4. Little Girl In My Arms
5. Living In The Past
6. Quiet Night, Soft Breeze
7. Echoes
8. The Arrangement
9. These Are The Memories
10. To Know You Better
11. Twilight
12. Two Of A Kind
13. Without You
14. Holiday
15. Down A Fast River