I remember
picking up Ian’s Stealin’ Home album
(he only used one “I” in his first name back then) for a buck in the cutout bin
of an Ames store in Prince George’s Plaza a few years after it was released,
largely on the strength of his hit single “Shake It”. It turned out to be one
of my best musical bargains, featuring the title track and a few other Matthews
originals, along with some well-chosen covers, such as Robert Palmer’s “Gimme
An Inch”. “Dancing Shoes” and “Shake It” were both written by one Terence
Boylan, a fact that intrigued me enough to almost buy Boylan’s album featuring
his versions when I ran across it in a Fairfax warehouse. A couple years ago I
finally did get a Boylan compilation CD, which had some other good material but
was marred by severe overproduction, most likely due to the number of
well-known session musicians that were featured.
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