Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)

Family Style
Studio album by the Vaughan Brothers
Released	September 25, 1990 (1990-09-25) [1]
Recorded	1990
Studio	Ardent Studios, Memphis Tennessee; The Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas Texas and Skyline Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock, blues rock
Length	40:47
Label	Epic
Producer	Nile Rodgers

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]

Family Style is the only studio album featuring guitarists and vocalists Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. It was released on September 25, 1990. In his early years, Stevie often remarked that he would like to do an album with his elder brother. That wish turned out to be his last studio performance, released nearly a month after his death. The liner notes end with "Thanks Mama V. for letting us play."

The album received mixed reviews. Critics praised the songwriting of both brothers, and highlighted songs such as "D/FW", "Tick Tock", and "Telephone Song", while some criticized the lack of their own personal styles, and the songs straying too far from traditional blues. The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Hard to Be""	Stevie Ray Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall	Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan	4:43
2.	"White Boots"	Billy Swan, Jim Leslie, Deborah Hutchenson	Stevie Ray Vaughan	3:50
3.	"D/FW"	Jimmie Vaughan	Instrumental; spoken word intro by Nile Rodgers	2:52
4.	"Good Texan"	Vaughan, Nile Rodgers	Jimmie Vaughan	4:22
5.	"Hillbillies from Outerspace"	J. Vaughan, S. R. Vaughan	Instrumental; spoken word outro by Rodgers	3:42
6.	"Long Way from Home"	S. R. Vaughan, Bramhall	Stevie Ray Vaughan	3:15
7.	"Tick Tock"	J. Vaughan, Rodgers, Jerry Lynn Williams	Stevie Ray Vaughan	4:57
8.	"Telephone Song"	S. R. Vaughan, Bramhall	Stevie Ray Vaughan	3:28
9.	"Baboom/Mama Said"	J. Vaughan, S. R. Vaughan, Denny Freeman	Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan	4:29
10.	"Brothers"	J. Vaughan, S. R. Vaughan	Instrumental w/ spoken word	5:05

Personnel

• Jimmie Vaughan – guitar, lap steel guitar, vocals, organ
• Stevie Ray Vaughan – guitar, vocals
• Al Berry – bass
• Larry Aberman – drums
• Doyle Bramhall – drums
• Nile Rodgers – guitar, producer
• Richard Hilton – organ
• Tawatha Agee – vocals
• Frank Simms – vocals
• George Simms – vocals
• Brenda White-King – vocals
• Curtis King Jr. – vocals
• Preston Hubbard – upright bass
• Stan Harrison – tenor saxophone

Charts

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4]	17
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6]	53
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [7]	9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8]	16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9]	16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11]	24
UK Albums (OCC) [12]	63
US Billboard 200 [13]	7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [15]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Weiss, Shelly (September 8, 1990). "Legendary blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, 35, killed in helicopter crash" (PDF). Cash Box . p. 7. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
2. Family Style at AllMusic
3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 668. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
4. "Australiancharts.com – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7745". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
7. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
8. "Charts.nz – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
9. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
11. "Swisscharts.com – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
13. "Billboard 200: Week of November 10, 1990". Billboard . Retrieved October 25, 2022.
14. "Canadian album certifications – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Music Canada.
15. "American album certifications – Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Recording Industry Association of America.