Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)

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Family Style
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Studio album by
the Vaughan Brothers
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1990
Recorded1990
Studio Ardent Studios, Memphis Tennessee; The Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas Texas and Skyline Studios, New York City
Genre Rock, blues rock
Length40:47
Label Epic
Producer Nile Rodgers
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

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."

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Hard to Be""Stevie Ray Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan4:43
2."White Boots" Billy Swan, Jim Leslie, Deborah HutchensonStevie Ray Vaughan3:50
3."D/FW"Jimmie VaughanInstrumental; spoken word intro by Nile Rodgers 2:52
4."Good Texan"Vaughan, Nile Rodgers Jimmie Vaughan4:22
5."Hillbillies from Outerspace"J. Vaughan, S. R. VaughanInstrumental; spoken word outro by Rodgers3:42
6."Long Way from Home"S. R. Vaughan, BramhallStevie Ray Vaughan3:15
7."Tick Tock"J. Vaughan, Rodgers, Jerry Lynn Williams Stevie Ray Vaughan4:57
8."Telephone Song"S. R. Vaughan, BramhallStevie Ray Vaughan3:28
9."Baboom/Mama Said"J. Vaughan, S. R. Vaughan, Denny Freeman Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan4:29
10."Brothers"J. Vaughan, S. R. VaughanInstrumental w/ spoken word5:05

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 17
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 53
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [6] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 24
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 63
US Billboard 200 [12] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Family Style at AllMusic
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 668. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7745". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. "Charts.nz – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  12. "Billboard 200: Week of November 10, 1990". Billboard . Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  13. "Canadian album certifications – The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Music Canada.
  14. "American album certifications – Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Recording Industry Association of America.