Greatest Hits (Stevie Ray Vaughan album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Released	November 21, 1995
Genre	Rock, blues [1]
Length	47:31
Label	Epic
Producer	Jim Capfer, Jim Gaines, Chris Layton, Richard Mullen, Tommy Shannon, Stevie Ray Vaughan [2]
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble chronology
In the Beginning (1992) Greatest Hits (1995) Live at Carnegie Hall (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A− [4]
Entertainment Weekly	B [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	() [7]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1995. It was also released on vinyl in the U.S. ^[8]

Track listing

1. "Taxman" (George Harrison) – 3:34 (previously unreleased)
2. "Texas Flood" (Larry Davis, Joseph Wade Scott) – 5:22 (from Texas Flood )
3. "The House Is Rockin'" (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall) – 2:24 (from In Step )
4. "Pride and Joy" (Vaughan) – 3:40 (from Texas Flood)
5. "Tightrope" (Vaughan, Bramhall) – 4:39 (from In Step)
6. "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:49 (from The Sky Is Crying )
7. "Crossfire" (Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Reese Wynans, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth) – 4:10 (from In Step)
8. "Change It" (Bramhall) – 3:59 (from Soul to Soul )
9. "Cold Shot" (Mike Kindred, Arranged by Stevie Ray Vaughan) – 4:01 (from Couldn't Stand the Weather )
10. "Couldn't Stand the Weather" (Vaughan) – 4:42 (from Couldn't Stand the Weather)
11. "Life Without You" (Vaughan) – 4:16 (from Soul to Soul)

Charts

Chart performance for Greatest Hits

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9]	62
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [10]	29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11]	23
US Billboard 200 [12]	52

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13]	Gold	7,500^
United States (RIAA) [14]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Greatest Hits". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
2. "Greatest Hits". Allmusic. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits - Stevie Ray Vaughan". AllMusic . Retrieved October 6, 2015.
4. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan Publishers. p.  323. ISBN   0312245602 . Retrieved October 6, 2015.
5. Cannon, Bob (November 10, 1995). "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Greatest Hits". Entertainment Weekly . New York. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
6. Marsh, Dave (2004). "Stevie Ray Vaughan". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside Books. pp.  844-845. ISBN   0743201698.
7. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 669. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
8. "Stevie Ray Vaughan Discography". Pride and Joy. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 293.
10. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2826". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
11. "Charts.nz – Stevie Ray Vaughan – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
12. "Stevie Ray Vaughan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
13. "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
14. "American album certifications – S.R. Vaughan & Double Trouble – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.