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Under Defries' tutelage, Cougar's trademark blue collar, heartland rock identity began to take shape, making this compilation a vital study in the formative years of a future star and icon. Including songs originally recorded by Bowie, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Elvis and The Doors, alongside fantastic original compositions, and featuring previously unreleased material long thought lost, 'American Dream' pulls together both albums recorded during the period alongside the non-album 'US Male' EP and ten previously unheard demos, early mixes, alternate versions and the near-mythical electro funk of 'I Just Wanna Be Black'. 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