Soul to Soul (album)

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Soul to Soul
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Studio album by
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1985 (1985-09-30)
RecordedMarch–May 1985
Dallas Sound Lab
(Dallas, Texas)
Genre
Length39:53
Label Epic, Legacy
Producer Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Richard Mullen
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble chronology
Couldn't Stand the Weather
(1984)		Soul to Soul
(1985)		 Live Alive
(1986)
Singles from Soul to Soul
  1. "Lookin' Out the Window"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Look at Little Sister"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]
The Great Rock Discography 7/10 [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Soul to Soul is the third studio album by American blues rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released on September 30, 1985, by Epic Records. Recording sessions took place between March and May 1985 at the Dallas Sound Lab in Dallas, Texas. Vaughan wrote four of Soul to Soul's ten tracks; two songs were released as singles. The album went to #34 on the Billboard 200 chart [6] and the music video for "Change It" received regular rotation on MTV. In 1999, a reissue of the album was released, which includes an audio interview segment and two studio outtakes.

Contents

Soul to Soul received generally positive reviews, with acclaim for Vaughan’s style and playing, and criticism for a lack of inspiration and Vaughan’s “hit or miss songwriting.”

In 1999, a reissue of the album was released which contains an audio interview segment and studio outtakes. In 2014, Analogue Productions Remaster used the original master tape for the first time since the first CD edition. The lyrics before the guitar solo on "Life Without You" have been restored audibly, whereas on other CD editions since 1999 they had been edited out.

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Stevie Ray Vaughan, except where noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Say What!" 5:23
2."Lookin' Out the Window" Doyle Bramhall 2:48
3."Look at Little Sister" Hank Ballard 3:08
4."Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" 6:07
5."Gone Home" Eddie Harris 3:07
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Change It"Bramhall3:57
7."You'll Be Mine" Willie Dixon 3:46
8."Empty Arms" 3:03
9."Come On (Part III)" Earl King 4:31
10."Life Without You" 4:18

1999 reissue bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."SRV Speaks" 1:42
12."Little Wing/Third Stone from the Sun (instrumental)" Jimi Hendrix 13:32
13."Slip Slidin' Slim (instrumental)"Vaughan1:42

"SRV Speaks" is from a studio interview with Timothy White for Westwood One Radio. The remaining bonus tracks are studio outtakes from the sessions for the album.

Personnel

Double Trouble
Additional personnel
Production
1999 reissue - with edited lyrics on "Life Without You"

Charts

Chart (1985–1986)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [7] 27
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 48
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [10] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 18
US Billboard 200 [14] 34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [16] Gold7,500^
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Soul to Soul review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau 2005
  3. ↑ Strong, Martin (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1611. ISBN   1-84195-615-5.
  4. ↑ Joule, Steve (November 1985). "Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 'Soul To Soul'". Kerrang!. Vol. 107. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 22.
  5. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 668. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ↑ "Soul to Soul Billboard Albums". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  7. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 328. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0595". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Soul to Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Charts.nz – Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Soul to Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Soul to Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Soul to Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Stevie Ray Vaughan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – Soul To Soul". Music Canada . Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  17. ↑ "American album certifications – Stevie Ray Vaughan – Soul To Soul". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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