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By adding two members to Double Trouble -- keyboardist Reese Wynans and saxophonist Joe Sublett -- Stevie Ray Vaughan indicated he wanted to add soul and R&B inflections to his basic blues sound, and Soul to Soul does exactly that. It's still a modern blues album, yet it has a wider sonic palette, finding Vaughan fusing a variety of blues, rock, and R&B styles. Most of this is done through covers -- notably Hank Ballard's "Look at Little Sister," the exquisitely jazzy "Gone Home," and Doyle Bramhall's impassioned soul-blues "Change It" -- but Vaughan's songwriting occasionally follows suit, as well. Even if only the tortured blues wailer "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" entered his acknowledged canon, he throws in some delightful soul-funk touches on "Say What!," the instrumental wah-wah workout that kicks off the album, and the Curtis Mayfield-inspired closer, "Life Without You," captures Vaughan at his best as a composer and performer. It's such a seductive number -- such a full realization of his soul-blues ambitions -- that the rest of the album pales in comparison. In fact, for all of its positive attributes, Soul to Soul winds up being less than the sum of its parts, and it's hard to pinpoint an exact reason why. Perhaps it was because Vaughan was on the verge of a horrible battle with substance abuse at the time of recording or perhaps it just has that unevenness inherent in transitional albums. Still, he has good taste in covers, his originals are sturdy, and there's not a bad performance here, so Soul to Soul winds up enjoyable in spite of its flaws, and it clearly points the way to his 1989 masterpiece, In Step.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Associated Performer - S. R. Vaughan, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Chris Layton "Whipper", Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Joe Sublett, Saxophone
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - D.bramhall, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Chris Layton "Whipper", Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Ron Cote, Assistant Engineer - Joe Sublett, Saxophone - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Guitar, Producer - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Associated Performer - H. Ballard, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - CHRIS LAYTON, Drums, Percussion - Bob Irwin, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Mark Proct - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Joe Sublett, Saxophone - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Associated Performer - Richard Mullen, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - CHRIS LAYTON, Drums - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Mark Proct - Joe Sublett, Saxophone - Ron Cote, Assistant Engineer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Associated Performer - Eddie Harris, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Chris Layton "Whipper", Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Joe Sublett, Saxophone - Ron Cote, Assistant Engineer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Associated Performer - D.bramhall, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - CHRIS LAYTON, Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Joe Sublett, Saxophone
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Associated Performer - Willie Dixon, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Chris Layton "Whipper", Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Joe Sublett, Saxophone - Ron Cote, Assistant Engineer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Associated Performer - Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Chris Layton "Whipper", Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Joe Sublett, Saxophone - Ron Cote, Assistant Engineer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Associated Performer - E. King, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Chris Layton "Whipper", Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Joe Sublett, Saxophone
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - S.R. Vaughan, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar - Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble, Producer - Richard Mullen, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - Chris Layton "Whipper", Drums - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Reese Wynans, Keyboards - Bob Irwin - Mikie Harris, Assistant Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass - Joe Sublett, Saxophone - Ron Cote, Assistant Engineer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
By adding two members to Double Trouble -- keyboardist Reese Wynans and saxophonist Joe Sublett -- Stevie Ray Vaughan indicated he wanted to add soul and R&B inflections to his basic blues sound, and Soul to Soul does exactly that. It's still a modern blues album, yet it has a wider sonic palette, finding Vaughan fusing a variety of blues, rock, and R&B styles. Most of this is done through covers -- notably Hank Ballard's "Look at Little Sister," the exquisitely jazzy "Gone Home," and Doyle Bramhall's impassioned soul-blues "Change It" -- but Vaughan's songwriting occasionally follows suit, as well. Even if only the tortured blues wailer "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" entered his acknowledged canon, he throws in some delightful soul-funk touches on "Say What!," the instrumental wah-wah workout that kicks off the album, and the Curtis Mayfield-inspired closer, "Life Without You," captures Vaughan at his best as a composer and performer. It's such a seductive number -- such a full realization of his soul-blues ambitions -- that the rest of the album pales in comparison. In fact, for all of its positive attributes, Soul to Soul winds up being less than the sum of its parts, and it's hard to pinpoint an exact reason why. Perhaps it was because Vaughan was on the verge of a horrible battle with substance abuse at the time of recording or perhaps it just has that unevenness inherent in transitional albums. Still, he has good taste in covers, his originals are sturdy, and there's not a bad performance here, so Soul to Soul winds up enjoyable in spite of its flaws, and it clearly points the way to his 1989 masterpiece, In Step.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:02
- Main artists: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music Media
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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