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It's hard to overestimate the impact Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut, Texas Flood, had upon its release in 1983. At that point, blues was no longer hip, the way it was in the '60s. Texas Flood changed all that, climbing into the Top 40 and spending over half a year on the charts, which was practically unheard of for a blues recording. Vaughan became a genuine star and, in doing so, sparked a revitalization of the blues. This was a monumental impact, but his critics claimed that, no matter how prodigious Vaughan's instrumental talents were, he didn't forge a distinctive voice; instead, he wore his influences on his sleeve, whether it was Albert King's pinched yet muscular soloing or Larry Davis' emotive singing. There's a certain element of truth in that, but that was sort of the point of Texas Flood. Vaughan didn't hide his influences; he celebrated them, pumping fresh blood into a familiar genre. When Vaughan and Double Trouble cut the album over the course of three days in 1982, he had already played his set lists countless times; he knew how to turn this material inside out or goose it up for maximum impact. The album is paced like a club show, kicking off with Vaughan's two best self-penned songs, "Love Struck Baby" and "Pride and Joy," then settling into a pair of covers, the slow-burning title track and an exciting reading of Howlin' Wolf's "Tell Me," before building to the climax of "Dirty Pool" and "I'm Crying." Vaughan caps the entire thing with "Lenny," a lyrical, jazzy tribute to his wife. It becomes clear that Vaughan's true achievement was finding something personal and emotional by fusing different elements of his idols. Sometimes the borrowing was overt, and other times subtle, but it all blended together into a style that recalled the past while seizing the excitement and essence of the present.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Tony Martell, Coordinator - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Mark Proct, Project Coordinator - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Bob Irwin, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Richard Mullen, Producer - Chris Layton, Drums - Double Trouble, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
J.W. Scott, Composer - J.W. Scott, Lyricist - Chris Layton, Drums - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - L.C. Davis, Composer - L.C. Davis, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Double Trouble, Performer - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer - Chester Burnett, Lyricist - Chester Burnett, Composer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Double Trouble, Performer - Double Trouble, Producer - CLINTON, Composer - CLINTON, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Richard Mullen, Producer - Chris Layton, Drums - Double Trouble, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Chris Layton, Drums - Double Trouble, Producer - B. Guy, Composer - B. Guy, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Double Trouble, Performer - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Chris Layton, Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Double Trouble, Performer - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Bob Irwin, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Spoken Word, Lyricist - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - R. Geddins, Composer - R. Geddins, Lyricist - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Double Trouble, Producer - CLINTON, Composer - CLINTON, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Double Trouble, Producer - B. Guy, Composer - B. Guy, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
Ken Robertson, Mastering Engineer - Chris Layton, Drums - Don Wershba, 2nd Engineer - Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Richard Mullen, Recording Engineer - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - Harry Spiridakis, 2nd Engineer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - John Hammond, Executive Producer - L. Mack, Composer - L. Mack, Lyricist - Tommy Shannon, Bass - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Performer - Lincoln Clapp, Vocal - Lincoln Clapp, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
It's hard to overestimate the impact Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut, Texas Flood, had upon its release in 1983. At that point, blues was no longer hip, the way it was in the '60s. Texas Flood changed all that, climbing into the Top 40 and spending over half a year on the charts, which was practically unheard of for a blues recording. Vaughan became a genuine star and, in doing so, sparked a revitalization of the blues. This was a monumental impact, but his critics claimed that, no matter how prodigious Vaughan's instrumental talents were, he didn't forge a distinctive voice; instead, he wore his influences on his sleeve, whether it was Albert King's pinched yet muscular soloing or Larry Davis' emotive singing. There's a certain element of truth in that, but that was sort of the point of Texas Flood. Vaughan didn't hide his influences; he celebrated them, pumping fresh blood into a familiar genre. When Vaughan and Double Trouble cut the album over the course of three days in 1982, he had already played his set lists countless times; he knew how to turn this material inside out or goose it up for maximum impact. The album is paced like a club show, kicking off with Vaughan's two best self-penned songs, "Love Struck Baby" and "Pride and Joy," then settling into a pair of covers, the slow-burning title track and an exciting reading of Howlin' Wolf's "Tell Me," before building to the climax of "Dirty Pool" and "I'm Crying." Vaughan caps the entire thing with "Lenny," a lyrical, jazzy tribute to his wife. It becomes clear that Vaughan's true achievement was finding something personal and emotional by fusing different elements of his idols. Sometimes the borrowing was overt, and other times subtle, but it all blended together into a style that recalled the past while seizing the excitement and essence of the present.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:32
- Main artists: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1983, 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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