Stevie Salas

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Stevie Salas
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Stevie Salas with The IMF's
Background information
Born (1964-11-17) November 17, 1964 (age 58)
Oceanside, California, United States
Genres Rock, funk
OccupationsGuitarist, Television, Film and Record Producer, Music Director, Author, Composer, Guitar Developer
Instruments Guitar
Years active1985present
Labels Island Records
PolyGram
Polystar Records
Vermillion Records
BMG
EMI
Iguana
Indanee
Pony Canyon
West/Warners
USG
Surfdog
Sony
Yamaha Japan
Columbia Japan
Arbor EMI
Bellaphon (Germany)
Website http://www.steviesalas.com/

Stevie Salas (born November 17, 1964) is an American guitarist, [1] author, [2] television host, [3] music director, [4] record producer, [5] film composer, and former advisor of contemporary music at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. [6] Salas was born on November 17, 1964, in Oceanside, California, United States.

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He identifies as being of Mescalero Apache descent. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Career

In 1989, Salas participated in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure by performing the guitar solo for the character Rufus (played by George Carlin) in the closing scene.

In 1990, Salas released his first solo album Stevie Salas Colorcode , opening for [11] Joe Satriani and his 1989 album Flying in a Blue Dream . His music received attention in both Japan and Europe.

In 1993, he released Stevie Salas Presents: The Electric Pow Wow , a covers album of songs that inspired Salas as a youth featuring guest artists like Zakk Wylde, Glenn Hughes, T.M. Stevens, Richie Kotzen and Slim Jim Phantom. Then in 1994, Salas released Back from the Living in Japan, where his singles "Start Again" and "Tell Your Story Walkin" were released. During this time, he also appeared on the album Rats by then girlfriend Sass Jordan.

Salas was touring guitarist for Rod Stewart´s Out of Order Tour where he got the inspiration for his book ˝When We Were the Boys˝, a book of memories from touring world stages.

In 2001, Mick Jagger hired him as guitarist and music director for Jagger's "Goddess in the Doorway" Tour. Later that year Salas released Shapeshifter: The Fall and Rise of Stevie No Wonder.

In 2003, he released The Soulblasters of the Universe, and did his first European Colorcode tour since 1999.

From 2006 to 2010, Salas served as music director and consultant for American Idol and 19 Entertainment nurturing Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Chris Daughtry, and their respective touring bands for subsequent American tours. [12]

Salas began working as host and executive producer of the Canadian Music TV series Arbor Live for APTN. In mid-2009, Salas co-founded with the internet entrepreneur Laurence Dorazio the company Rockstar Solos, LLC which focuses on iPhone and iPad gaming and entertainment application development. The first application also called Rockstar Solos became available in the iTunes Store in December 2009. [13] The company Rockstar Logic has thousands of downloads to date.

In 2009, Salas worked with T.I and Justin Timberlake on the song "Dead and Gone", the single eventually reaching #2 on the US Billboard Charts. [14] Later that year, Salas received a Native American Lifetime Achievement Award at the Native American Music Awards. From 2010 to 2012, he served as the advisor to contemporary music at National Museum of the American Indian. He co-created both the Up Where We Belong-Natives In Popular Culture exhibit and The Living Earth Festival. In 2012 Salas created and is executive producer of Catch The Dream Bios with Adam Beach for APTN with shows airing 2014.

Salas is Executive Producer of 'RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World', a Native American music documentary for PBS and Super Channel. [15] (2017 Sundance winner for Masterful Storytelling [16] ). Executive Producer and Creator of Dreamcatcher Bios [17] (currently in production). Produced by Rezolution Pictures Montreal Canada [18] for APTN television. Co-Wrote and Produced the new project/band INABA/SALAS [19] with Japanese superstar vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Koshi Inaba for the Japanese record label Vermillion Records. Chubby Groove album was released on January 18, 2017 and was the #2 album in the country that week, [20] and remained in the top 10 for several weeks after. The album was supported by sold-out Chubby Groove Tour 2017 that played throughout Japan in January/February 2017. [21] The record was certified Gold in Japan on October 4, 2017. [22]

On February 15, 2020, Inaba/Salas released their second album, titled Maximum Huavo.

Musical influences

Salas' musical influences are derived mainly from the late 60s and 70s rock and roll music, as well as funk. Salas has been influenced by notable musicians such as James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Ronson, David Bowie, and Frank Black. [23] [24]

Discography

Solo career

Studio albums

1990 Stevie Salas Colorcode [25]
Island Records
No.TitleLength
1."Stand Up!"4:31
2."Blind"4:50
3."Caught in the Middle of It"3:56
4."Just Like That"3:55
5."Two Bullets and a Gun"4:39
6."The Harder They Come"4:50
7."Over and Over Again"3:40
8."Baby Walk On"4:11
9."Indian Chief"3:37
10."Cover Me"4:45
1993Stevie Salas Presents: The Electric Pow Wow [26]
Polystar Japan/EMI Aquarius Canada
No.TitleLength
1."You Can't Judge a Book" (Bo Diddley cover)4:24
2."Too Many Mountains"5:54
3."The Groove Line" (Heatwave cover)4:12
4."I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder cover)5:59
5."I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" (Eddie Floyd cover)5:02
6."I Don't Want to Waste Your Time"4:42
7."Good to Your Earhole" (Funkadelic cover)3:16
8."Trail of Tears"2:23
9."Little Things"4:23
10."Too Rolling Stoned" (Robin Trower cover)5:35
11."Wild Ride"3:45
12."Teenage Love Affair" (Rick Derringer cover)3:21
13."Dodo" (David Bowie cover)3:17
14."Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family" (David Bowie cover)2:47
1994Back from the Living [27]
Polystar Japan/BMG. US/East West/Warners Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Your Story Walkin'" (Mug Masher Remix)4:03
2."Start Again"4:23
3."I Once Was There"4:37
4."Wonderin'"4:43
5."Crack Killed Apple Jack" (Gravy Booty Mix)4:01
6."Born to Mack"3:37
7."The Lying Truth"4:19
8."Amelia"4:28
9."God I'm Going Down"3:12
10."Much Ado About Buttin'" (Sucker Man-Grubby Mouth Mix)2:40
11."Shake This Town"4:26
12."Start Again" (Live)6:18
1996Alter Native [28]
Indanee/Pony Canyon Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Break It Out" 
2."Make Me Blank" 
3."Fear" 
4."I'm Missing You" 
5."Do Your Own Thang" 
6."Hootchie Toad" 
7."May God Bless You" 
8."Alter Native" 
9."Alone in a Crowd" 
10."Believing is Seeing" 
1997Alter Native Gold
Indanee/Pony Canyon Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Break It Out (The Legend of Johnny Puerco)" (Jon X Captain Crunchy Remix)3:39
2."Make Me Blank" (Homer Home Squeeze Mix)3:07
3."Fear" (Remaster)4:45
4."I'm Missing You" (Remaster)2:31
5."Do Your Own Thang" (Sonic Implosion Mix)3:06
6."Hootchie Toad" (Remaster)2:54
7."May God Bless You" (Remaster)4:35
8."Alter Native" (R.U. Real Native American Express Remix, from Alter Native E.P.)4:47
9."Alone in a Crowd" (Remaster)4:15
10."Believing is Seeing" (Remaster)3:35
11."Cover Me in Noise"3:40
12."Drain You" (Nirvana cover, live in Tokyo)5:21
13."Alter Native" (Remaster)3:26
14."Moving Through Sound (A Dedicated Jam to James Marshall)"3:03
15."Detroit Rock City" (Kiss cover, live in Paris)4:35
16."Awake"4:45
17."What Do I Have to Do" (Marva Whitney cover)2:27
18."Fear" (live in Nagoya)6:05
19."Alright Is (Part I and Part II)"4:20
1998The Sometimes Almost Never Was [29]
Indanee/Pony Canyon
No.TitleLength
1."Dedication" 
2."Kickback" 
3."Overground" 
4."My Someday's Coming" 
5."Caught in a Moment" 
6."Superball" 
7."Bring It On" 
8."A Dedication to You" 
9."You and I" 
10."Morning Song" 
11."The Turquoise Warrior Spirits" 
2002Shapeshifter: The Fall and Rise of Stevie No Wonder [30]
Surfdog/Sony U.S. Europe/Yamaha Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Crackstar"4:10
2."Punkass Bitch"4:19
3."Body Slamm 2001" (Big Brother Bootsy Mix) (Bootsy Collins cover)4:22
4."Dogboy Blues"2:58
5."Super Prime Mover"3:13
6."Cherokee Green Eyes"2:18
7."No Easy Answer"5:06
8."A Lullaby of Wishes"5:10
9."Always Crashing in the Same Car" (David Bowie cover)3:38
10."Shaken Not Stoned"3:43
11."Words Cannot Say"2:27
12."Dogboy Blues" (Art Hodge Mathematical Remix)3:58
2004Stevie Salas Presents: The Soulblasters of the Universe [31]
Yamaha Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Kingazoid Bootsy, Pt. 1" (feat. Bootsy Collins) 
2."Free Up" 
3."Ralo's Boogie" (feat. Bernard Fowler) 
4."Freeze Dried" 
5."Indian Friends" 
6."1095 Divided by 3" 
7."Save Me from Myself" 
8."Kingazoid Bootsy, Pt. 2" (feat. Bootsy Collins) 
9."Soulblaster" (feat. the Dos Negros con Rojo Singers) 
10."Motos y Minifaldas" 
11."Static" 
12."Soul Ecstacy" (feat. Jerry Cantrell) 
13."My Summer Breeze" (feat. Richie Kotzen, Japanese bonus track) 
2006Be What It Is [32]
Columbia Japan/ Arbor EMI Canada/Bellaphon Europe
No.TitleLength
1."What It Was to Be What It Is"3:38
2."Get Out Alive"3:25
3."Head On Collision"4:17
4."Two Souls War'n in a Bag of Skin"8:26
5."Bring It Easy"3:26
6."Long Way to Roll"2:47
7."Are the Gods Smiling on Me (or Are They Laughing)?"4:53
8."My Girl is Gone"3:04
9."To Surf with the Angels"4:09
10."Cherokee Girl"3:03
11."To Begin Again"4:11
12."Worn Out Rooster" (Bonus track)2:51
2008Set It On Blast!!
Columbia Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Get Your Hands in the Air" 
2."Nishi Girl" 
3."Block Rockin'" (feat. Tak Matsumoto) 
4."OMG" 
5."Forgive and Remember" 
6."The Uprise" (feat. Gandhi) 
7."Warmth of the Sun" 
8."Rock the House" 
9."I'm Not Looking Back" 
10."Older Than America" 
11."Two Souls War'n in a Bag of Skin" (Live in Canada) 
2010Jam Power
Columbia Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Me Something Good" (Rufus and Chaka Khan cover)4:31
2."Girls Got Rhythm" (AC/DC cover)4:03
3."Police on My Back" (The Equals cover)3:03
4."Disco Lady" (Johnnie Taylor cover)4:18
5."Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" (The Beatles cover)3:41
6."This Is Radio Clash" (The Clash cover)4:05
7."Only Happy When It Rains" (Garbage cover, from Nickelbag's Mas Feedback)4:23
8."No Air" (Jordin Sparks cover)5:22
9."Getaway" (Earth, Wind & Fire cover)3:37
10."Moonage Daydream" (David Bowie cover, live)4:43
11."Ondularte" (Gandhi with Stevie Salas)3:41

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EPs

1991Stuff [34]
Island/Polystar Records
No.TitleLength
1."Blind" (Acoustic Version)4:13
2."You Met Your Match in Me"3:47
3."Let's Make Love Again"3:30
4."Forgive Me, Forgive Me Not"4:32
5."Two Bullets and a Gun" (Live)4:53
6."The "I Got the Feelin'" James Brown Jam" (Live)4:42
1996Alter Native E.P. [35]
Indanee/Pony Canyon Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Moving Through Sand"4:13
2."Me & Baby Brother"3:47
3."Break It Out" (Remaster)3:30
4."Alter Native" (R.U. Real Native American Express Remix)4:32
5."Break It Out" (The Zeotronic Karma Kazi Remix)4:53
6."Believing is Seeing" (Apache Sunshower Instrumental Mix)4:42

Live albums

1991Bootleg Like a Mug!!: Live in Japan
Island Records
No.TitleLength
1."Stand Up!" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)5:23
2."Cover Me" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:42
3."Hey Joe" (Jimi Hendrix cover)4:19
4."The Harder They Come" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)7:00
5."Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix cover)5:35
6."Rock It Up (Ego Trippin')"12:12
7."Just Like That" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:19
8."Sex Machine" (James Brown cover)7:11
1995All That... And Born to Mack: Live in Japan
Polystar Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Your Story Walkin'" (from Back from the Living) 
2."Blind" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode) 
3."Got a Feeling" (from Hardware's Third Eye Open) 
4."Too Many Mountains" (from The Electric Pow Wow) 
5."Born to Mack" (from Back from the Living) 
6."I Once Was There" (from Back from the Living) 
7."Sex Machine" (James Brown cover) 
8."The Harder They Come" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode) 
9."Power of Soul" (Jimi Hendrix cover) 
10."Start Again" (from Back from the Living) 
11."The Walls Came Down" (from Hardware's Third Eye Open) 
12."Trail of Tears" (from The Electric Pow Wow) 
1997Le Bootleg: Live in Paris [36]
USG/East West/Warners Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Do Your Own Thang" (from Alter Native)3:36
2."Start Again" (from Back from the Living)4:59
3."Stand Up!" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)5:55
4."Detroit Rock City" (Kiss cover)4:36
5."Make Me Blank" (from Alter Native)3:03
6."Too Many Mountains" (from Electric Pow Wow)8:47
7."Tell Your Story Walkin'" (from Back from the Living)4:26
8."The Harder They Come" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)8:12
9."Sex Machine" (James Brown cover)6:48
10."I Once Was There"5:22
11."Drain You" (Nirvana cover)5:23
12."Fear" (from Alter Native)6:26

Compilations

1996Anthology of Stevie Salas Colorcode: 1987–1994
Polystar Japan
No.TitleLength
1."The Harder They Come" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode) 
2."Tell Your Story Walkin'" (from Back from the Living) 
3."God I'm Going Down" (from Back from the Living) 
4."Blind" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode) 
5."Too Many Mountains" (from The Electric Pow Wow) 
6."I Once Was There" (from Back from the Living) 
7."Indian Chief" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode) 
8."Amelia" (from Back from the Living) 
9."Start Again" (from Back from the Living) 
10."The Groove Line" (Heatwave cover, from The Electric Pow Wow) 
11."Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family" (David Bowie cover, from The Electric Pow Wow) 
12."Shake This Town" (from Back from the Living) 
13."Tell Me" (from Hardware's Third Eye Open ) 
14."Good to Your Earhole" (Funkadelic cover, from The Electric Pow Wow) 
15."Two Bullets and a Gun" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode) 
16."Trail of Tears" (from The Electric Pow Wow) 
17."Let's Make Love Again" (from Stuff) 
18."You Met Your Match in Me" (from Stuff) 
19."Forgive Me, Forgive Me Not" (from Stuff) 
20."Show Me Some Emotion" (previously unreleased) 
21."Two Bullets and a Gun" (live, from Stuff) 
22."The "I Got the Feelin'" James Brown Jam" (live, from Stuff) 
23."Blind" (Acoustic Version, from Stuff) 
24."Stand Up!" (live, from Bootleg Like a Mug!!) 
25."Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix cover, live, from Bootleg Like a Mug!!) 
26."Shake It" (from Hardware's Third Eye Open) 
27."Any Noise" (previously unreleased) 
28."Power of Soul" (Jimi Hendrix cover, live, from All That... and Born to Mack) 
29."Born to Mack" (live, from All That... and Born to Mack) 
30."The Walls Came Down" (Hardware cover, live, from All That... and Born to Mack) 
31."Darling Nikki" (Prince cover, previously unreleased) 
1997Seoul Power
Indanee/Pony Canyon Korea
No.TitleLength
1."Cover Me in Noise" (from Alter Native Gold)3:34
2."Break It Out (The Legend of Johnny Puerco)" (Jon X Captain Crunchy Remix, from Alter Native Gold)3:33
3."Hold On" (Version 1, previously unreleased)4:13
4."Awake" (from Alter Native Gold)4:45
5."Moving Through Sound (A Dedicated Jam to James Marshall)" (from Alter Native Gold)3:03
6."May God Bless You" (from Alter Native Gold)4:35
7."Believing is Seeing" (Apache Sunshower Instrumental Mix, from Alter Native E.P.)3:15
8."Alter Native" (R.U. Real Native American Express Remix, from Alter Native E.P.)4:48
9."Alright Is (Part I and Part II)" (from Alter Native Gold)2:14
10."Break It Out" (Dave Rouse Edit, previously unreleased)3:57
11."Do Your Own Thang" (live, from Le Bootleg)3:36
12."Start Again" (live, from Le Bootleg)4:58
13."Detroit Rock City" (Kiss cover, live, from Le Bootleg)4:32
14."Too Many Mountains" (live, from Le Bootleg)8:48
15."Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix cover, live, previously unreleased)4:07
16."Drain You" (Nirvana cover, live, from Le Bootleg)5:23
1998Viva la Noise [37]
USG/East West/Warners Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Cover Me in Noise" (Rocktronic Remix, previously unreleased)3:40
2."Break It Out (The Legend of Johnny Puerco)" (Jon X Captain Crunchy Remix, from Alter Native Gold)3:30
3."Make Me Blank" (Homer Home Squeeze Mix, from Alter Native Gold)3:07
4."Fear" (from Alter Native Gold)4:46
5."I'm Missing You" (from Alter Native Gold)2:31
6."Hootchie Toad" (from Alter Native Gold)2:49
7."Do Your Own Thang" (Sonic Implosion Mix, from Alter Native Gold)3:10
8."Awake" (from Alter Native Gold)4:45
9."Moving Through Sound (A Dedicated Jam to James Marshall)" (from Alter Native Gold)3:02
10."May God Bless You" (from Alter Native Gold)4:34
11."Turquoise Warrior Spirits" (from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)3:25
12."Alright Is (Part I and Part II)" (from Alter Native Gold)4:29
13."Alter Native" (R.U. Real Native American Express Remix, from Alter Native Gold)4:49
14."Hold On" (Demo – Version 1, from Seoul Power)4:12
15."Believing is Seeing" (from Alter Native Gold)3:33
1999Sol Power
Indanee/Pony Canyon Japan
No.TitleLength
1."Kickback" (Homer Bionic Booty Mix, previously unreleased)2:50
2."Break It Out (The Legend of Johnny Puerco)" (Jon X Captain Crunchy Remix, from Alter Native Gold)3:40
3."Moving Through Sound (A Dedicated Jam to James Marshall)" (from Alter Native Gold)3:03
4."Cover Me in Noise" (Homer Rocktronique Remix, from Viva la Noise)3:34
5."Overground" (The Down Low Remix by Zod, previously unreleased)4:13
6."Bring It On" (from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)2:55
7."Superball" (from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)4:31
8."May God Bless You" (from Alter Native Gold)4:34
9."Morning Song" (The Atmosphere Remix, previously unreleased)4:05
10."Fear" (from Alter Native Gold)4:46
11."Turquoise Warrior Spirits" (from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)3:37
12."Hold On" (Demo – Version 1, from Seoul Power)4:17
13."Detroit Rock City" (Kiss cover, live, from Le Bootleg)4:31
14."Too Many Mountains" (live, from Le Bootleg)8:47
15."Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix cover, live, from Seoul Power)4:07
16."Drain You" (Nirvana cover, live, from Le Bootleg)5:20
17."Start Again" (live, from Le Bootleg)5:01
2004Stevie Salas Presents: The Soulblasters of the Universe –
Cosmic Flutie: A Mix Tape for the Underdog

No.TitleLength
1."Pumpin' It Up/Cosmic Flutie" (P-Funk All Stars cover, previously unreleased)3:47
2."Free Up" (from The Soulblasters of the Universe)3:17
3."The Groove Line" (Heatwave cover, from The Electric Pow Wow)4:10
4."Break It Out" (Soulblaster Fuji Rock Remix, previously unreleased)4:34
5."Soul Ecstasy" (from The Soulblasters of the Universe)5:03
6."Body Slamm 2001" (Bootsy Collins cover, from Shapeshifter)4:20
7."Born to Mack" (from Back from the Living)3:36
8."What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You" (Marva Whitney cover, from Alter Native Gold)2:24
9."Dogboy Blues" (from Shapeshifter)2:57
10."Ralo's Boogie" (from The Soulblasters of the Universe)4:29
11."Punkass Bitch" (from Shapeshifter)4:20
12."The Harder They Come" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:51
13."Good to Your Earhole" (Funkadelic cover, from The Electric Pow Wow)3:15
14."Spanish Castle Magic" (Jimi Hendrix cover, previously unreleased)3:17
15."Soulblaster" (from The Soulblasters of the Universe) 
2006The Essential Stevie Salas, Volume 1
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Your Story Walkin'" (from Back from the Living)4:00
2."Break It Out (The Legend of Johnny Puerco)" (Jon X Captain Crunchy Remix, from Alter Native Gold)3:36
3."The Groove Line" (Heatwave cover feat. Bernard Fowler, from The Electric Pow Wow)4:12
4."The Harder They Come" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:53
5."Cover Me in Noise" (from Viva la Noise)3:34
6."Kickback" (from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)2:52
7."Two Bullets and a Gun" (feat. Bootsy Collins, from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:30
8."Start Again" (from Back from the Living)4:26
9."Moving Through Sound (A Dedicated Jam to James Marshall)" (from Alter Native Gold)3:03
10."Born to Mack" (from Back from the Living)3:38
11."Hots On for Nowhere" (Led Zeppelin cover, from Nickelbag's 12 Hits and a Bump)3:56
12."Hootchie Toad" (from Alter Native)2:58
13."Stand Up!" (live, from Le Bootleg)5:59
14."Make Me Blank" (live, from Le Bootleg)3:03
15."Tell Your Story Walkin'" (live, from Le Bootleg)4:28
16."I Once Was There" (from Back from the Living)4:37
17."Blind" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:47
18."May God Bless You" (from Alter Native)4:36
19."Just Like That" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)3:47
20."Amelia" (from Back from the Living)4:30
21."I'm Missing You" (from Alter Native)2:31
22."You and I" (from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)4:32
23."Caught in the Middle of It" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)3:55
24."I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder cover feat. Glenn Hughes, from The Electric Pow Wow)5:57
25."Indian Chief" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)3:37
26."A Dedication to You" (feat Mike Garson, from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)5:10
27."Trail of Tears" (from The Electric Pow Wow)2:29
28."Too Many Mountains" (live, from Le Bootleg)8:48
29."Fear" (live, from Le Bootleg)6:20
30."I Once Was There" (live, from Le Bootleg)5:23
2007The Sun and the Earth: The Essential Stevie Salas, Vol. 1 [38]
Columbia Japan/Arbor EMI Canada, Bellaphon Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Your Story Walkin'" (from Back from the Living)4:03
2."Pumpin' It Up" (P-Funk All Stars cover feat. Bernard Fowler and Koshi Inaba, from Cosmic Flutie)3:47
3."The Groove Line" (Heatwave cover feat. Bernard Fowler, from The Electric Pow Wow)4:10
4."The Harder They Come" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:51
5."Cover Me in Noise" (from Viva la Noise)3:31
6."Kickback" (from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)2:49
7."Two Bullets and a Gun" (feat. Bootsy Collins, from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:26
8."Start Again" (from Back from the Living)4:22
9."Free Up" (from The Soulblasters of the Universe)3:18
10."Crackstar" (from Shapeshifter)4:18
11."Hots On for Nowhere" (Led Zeppelin cover, from Nickelbag's 12 Hits and a Bump)3:52
12."Hootchie Toad" (from Alter Native)2:54
13."I Once Was There" (from Back from the Living)4:37
14."Blind" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)4:48
15."May God Bless You" (from Alter Native)4:29
16."Just Like That" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)3:46
17."Amelia" (from Back from the Living)4:25
18."I'm Missing You" (from Alter Native)2:29
19."You and I" (from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)4:29
20."Soul Ecstacy" (feat. Jerry Cantrell, from The Soulblasters of the Universe)5:01
21."I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder cover feat. Glenn Hughes, from The Electric Pow Wow)5:57
22."Indian Chief" (from Stevie Salas Colorcode)3:33
23."A Dedication to You" (feat Mike Garson, from The Sometimes Almost Never Was)5:07
24."Trail of Tears" (from The Electric Pow Wow)2:23
25."Shake This Town" (from Back from the Living)3:04
26."Indian Friends" (from The Soulblasters of the Universe)4:19

Group projects

Hardware – Stevie Salas with Bootsy Collins and Buddy Miles

1992 Third Eye Open [39]
Black Arc/Rykodisc Records
No.TitleLength
1."Got a Feelin'"6:31
2."Waiting On You"6:11
3."What's Goin' Down"5:06
4."Love Obsession (When the Eagle Flies)"4:32
5."Hard Look"6:07
6."Shake It"4:28
7."The Walls Came Down"4:15
8."500 Years"5:43
9."Tell Me"5:22
10."Leakin'"4:21

Nicklebag – Stevie Salas with Bernard Fowler

199512 Hits and a Bump [40]
Indanee/Pony Canyon Japan/East West/Warners Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Love Song (All Up in My World)"4:40
2."Hit It and Quit It" (Funkadelic cover)3:36
3."I Will"4:55
4."Indanée"0:35
5."Turning the Other Way"4:38
6."Too Many Mountains" (Big Daddy Mix)5:26
7."Sweet Thang" (Don Covay cover)3:31
8."Don't Know Why I Love You" (Stevie Wonder cover)6:03
9."Grow"4:38
10."Repetition"3:37
11."Soul Search" (Mother Mix, co-written with Parthenon Huxley)3:37
12."Win" (David Bowie cover)4:57
13."Hots On for Nowhere" (Bump Track, Led Zeppelin cover)3:54
14."Soul Search" (Bonus Bump Track - Nicklebag Mix)7:13
1997Mas Feedback [41]
Iguana U.S.
No.TitleLength
1."Grow" (from 12 Hits and a Bump)3:54
2."Sweet Thang" (Don Covay cover, from 12 Hits and a Bump)3:29
3."Love Song (All Up in My World)" (from 12 Hits and a Bump)4:40
4."Don't Know Why I Love You" (Stevie Wonder cover, from 12 Hits and a Bump)4:43
5."Hit It and Quit It" (Funkadelic cover, from 12 Hits and a Bump)3:36
6."Turning the Other Way" (from 12 Hits and a Bump)4:38
7."Too Many Mountains" (from 12 Hits and a Bump)5:27
8."Only Happy When It Rains" (Garbage cover, previously unreleased)4:22
9."Soul Search" (co-written with Parthenon Huxley, from 12 Hits and a Bump)3:36
10."Dope Fiend" (previously unreleased)4:23
11."Repetition" (from 12 Hits and a Bump)3:36
12."I Will" (from 12 Hits and a Bump)4:54
13."I Am the Walrus" (The Beatles cover, previously unreleased)4:14
14."The Groove Line" (Bonus Bump, Heatwave cover, from The Electric Pow Wow)4:10

Inaba/Salas – Stevie Salas with Koshi Inaba

2017 Chubby Groove
Vermillion Records
No.TitleLength
1."Sayonara River"3:48
2."Overdrive"3:12
3."Wabisabi"3:14
4."Aishi-Aisare"3:34
5."Shirase"4:20
6."Error Message"3:52
7."Nishi-Higashi"3:18
8."Kunou no Hate no Sore mo Kotae no Hitotsu"3:30
9."Marie"3:29
10."Blink"4:54
11."My Heart Your Heart"3:49
12."Trophy"4:36
2020 Maximum Huavo
Vermillion Records
No.TitleLength
1."Mujo Parade"4:06
2."U"3:37
3."Kyonetsu"3:41
4."Violent Jungle"4:23
5."Boku No Yume Wa"4:07
6."Demolition Girl"3:27
7."Irodori"3:18
8."You Got Me So Wrong"3:32
9."Bloodline"3:38
10."Take On Your Love"3:13
11."Celica"3:52
12."Celebration"3:58

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