Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - The Sky Is Crying

Artist:

Double Trouble

UPC:

074644739022

See Also:

Vaughan, Stevie Ray Debbie Davies - Tales From The Austin Motel Various Artists - A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

Description:

THE SKY IS CRYING is a collection of 10 previously unreleased studio tracks compiled by Stevie Ray`s brother Jimmie Vaughan.
Personnel: Stevie Ray Vaughan (guitar, vocals); Reese Wynans (keyboards); Tommy Shannon (bass); Chris Layton (drums).
Producers: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, Richard Mullen, Jim Capfer, Jim Gaines.
Recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York in January and February, 1984; The Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, Texas in March and May, 1985; Kiva Studios, Memphis, Tennessee in February and April, 1989; Sound Castle Studios, Los Angeles, California in April and May, 1989.
THE SKY IS CRYING is a collection of 10 previously unreleased studio tracks compiled by Stevie Ray`s brother Jimmie Vaughan.
Master Sound releases are 24-karat gold CDs remastered from first generation masters. This process utilizes 20-bit technology and Sony`s "Super Bit Mapping" system.
Personnel: Stevie Ray Vaughan (guitar, vocals); Reese Wynans (keyboards); Tommy Shannon (bass); Chris Layton (drums).
Producers: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, Richard Mullen, Jim Capfer, Jim Gaines.
Reissue producer: Jimmie Vaughn.
Recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York from January to February 1984; The Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, Texas from March to May 1985; Kiva Studios, Memphis, Tennessee from February to April 1989; Sound Castle Studios, Los Angeles, California from April to May 1989. Includes liner notes by Dan Forte.
Personnel: Stevie Ray Vaughan (vocals, guitar); Reese Wynans (keyboards); Tommy Shannon (bass guitar); Chris Layton (drums).
Audio Mixer: Richard Mullen .
Liner Note Author: Dan Forte.
Recording information: Ardent Recordings, Memphis, TN (01/1984-05/1989); Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, TX (01/1984-05/1989); Kiva Recording Studio, Memphis, TN (01/1984-05/1989); Kiva Studios, Memphis TN (01/1984-05/1989); Power Station, New York, NY (01/1984-05/1989); Sound Castle Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/1984-05/1989); Sound Castle Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/1984-05/1989); The Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, TX (01/1984-05/1989); The Power Station, NY (01/1984-05/1989).
Photographers: William Snyder; Alan Messer; Stephanie Chernikowski.
Vaughan`s death in August 1990 brought to a tragic end the surging wave of his popularity. The album he had made with his brother Jimmie, FAMILY STYLE, had just been released and this album, prepared by Jimmie from the various album sessions, was not expected to amount to much. In fact, this was at least as good as any of them--and better than LIVE ALIVE. "Little Wing" was perhaps his best adaptation of a Jimi Hendrix song. His take on the Elmore James title song was also a fitting tribute to both the writer and the performer. There are bound to be further compilations and live recordings released, but these studio recordings are testimony to Stevie Ray`s devotion to his craft.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Boot Hill
2. Sky Is Crying, The
3. Empty Arms
4. Little Wing
5. Wham!
6. May I Have a Talk with You
7. Close to You
8. Chitlins Con Carne
9. So Excited
10. Life by the Drop

Album Information

Release Date:

11/05/1991

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Texas/W. Coast Blues

Label:

Epic (USA)

Catalog Number:

EK-47390

Original Release Year:

1991

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

38 : 28

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