Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)

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Family Style
Family Style.jpg
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
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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

  1. "Hard to Be" (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall) – 4:43
  2. "White Boots" (Billy Swan, Jim Leslie, Deborah Hutchenson) – 3:50
  3. "D/FW" (Jimmie Vaughan) – 2:52
  4. "Good Texan" (J. Vaughan, Nile Rodgers) – 4:22
  5. "Hillbillies from Outerspace" (J. Vaughan, S. R. Vaughan) – 3:42
  6. "Long Way from Home" (S. R. Vaughan, D. Bramhall) – 3:15
  7. "Tick Tock" (J. Vaughan, Rodgers, Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:57
  8. "Telephone Song" (S. R. Vaughan, Bramhall) – 3:28
  9. "Baboom/Mama Said" (J. Vaughan, S. R. Vaughan, Denny Freeman) – 4:29
  10. "Brothers" (J. Vaughan, S. R. Vaughan) – 5:05

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.

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  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.
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  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Vaughan Brothers – Family Style". Recording Industry Association of America.
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