Stevie Ray Vaughan discography explained

Artist:Stevie Ray Vaughan
Studio:6
Live:7
Compilation:9
Ep:4
Singles:33
Video:5
Music Videos:8
Option:21
Option Name:With other artists

Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American blues rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and the frontman for the band Double Trouble. He is often regarded as one of the greatest guitarists and blues musicians of all time. During his career, he released four studio albums, one live album, and several singles.

At the time of his death on August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan left behind a large collection of recordings.[1] Over the years, his record companies have continued to issue his music in various formats. Since Jimmie Vaughan, his brother, took control of his intellectual property rights after his death,[2] over 12 Vaughan albums have appeared in the main U.S. albums chart.[3] Several of these have also placed in charts in more than six countries around the world.[4] After his death, Vaughan's record company Sony Music Entertainment continued to issue his albums. These posthumous releases comprise studio outtakes/alternate takes, jams, and live recordings.[2]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
[5]
AUS
[6] [7]
Texas Flood 3846

2× Platinum[8]

Platinum[9]

Couldn't Stand the Weather
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Epic
  • Format:
3120
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • AUS

Gold[10]

  • CAN: Platinum
Soul to Soul
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Epic / Legacy
  • Format:
3427
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Platinum
In Step
  • Released: June 1989
  • Label: Epic / Legacy
  • Format:
3336
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: 2× Platinum
Family Style
  • with Jimmie Vaughan as the Vaughan Brothers
  • Released: September 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
717
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
The Sky Is Crying
  • Released: November 5, 1991
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP, Mini CD
1033
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
AUS
Live Alive
  • Released: November 15, 1986
  • Recorded: 1985–1986
  • Label: Epic
  • Format:
5249

Platinum

Platinum

In the Beginning
  • Released: October 6, 1992
  • Recorded: April 1, 1980
  • Label: Epic
  • Format:
58
  • US: Gold
Live at Carnegie Hall
  • Released: July 29, 1997
  • Recorded: October 4, 1984
  • Label: Epic
  • Format:
40
  • US: Gold
In Session
  • Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Released: August 17, 1999
  • Recorded: December 6, 1983
  • Label: Epic (7501)
  • Formats: CD, LP, SACD
52
Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985
  • Released: November 20, 2001
  • Recorded: July 17, 1982 and July 15, 1985
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: 2-disc CD
178
Live in Tokyo
  • Released: July 11, 2006
  • Recorded: January 24, 1985
  • Label: Masterplan
  • Format: CD
The Fire Meets the Fury[11]
  • with Jeff Beck
  • Released: March 19, 2012
  • Recorded: 1989
  • Label: Smokin' Records
  • Format: CD

Compilations and box sets

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
AUS
Greatest Hits
  • Released: October 31, 1995
  • Label: Epic (66217)
  • Format: CD
3962
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • Released: March 23, 1999
  • Label: Epic/Legacy (65873)
  • Format: CD
53
  • US: Gold
Blues at Sunrise
  • Released: April 4, 2000
  • Label: Epic/Legacy (63842)
  • Format: CD
80
SRV[12]
  • Released: November 21, 2000
  • Label: Epic/Legacy (65714)
  • Format: Box set 3CD + 1DVD
148
  • US: Gold
The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
  • Released: October 1, 2002
  • Label: Epic/Legacy (86423)
  • Format: 2CD
165
  • US: Gold
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan[13]
  • Released: September 9, 2003
  • Label: Epic (512576-2)
  • Format: CD
99
The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1[14]
  • Released: December 26, 2006
  • Label: Legacy (82876-81511-2)
  • Format: CD
Solos, Sessions & Encores[15]
  • Released: November 6, 2007
  • Label: Epic/Legacy (82876-87231-2)
  • Format: CD
The Best of Stevie Ray Vaughan[16]
  • Released: November 19, 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG Music Entertainment
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsTrack listing
Tick Tock
  • Released: September 1990
  • Labels: Epic (6563523) (Austria)
  • Format: CD maxi single
  1. "Tick Tock"
  2. "Brothers"
  3. "Couldn't Stand the Weather"
The Sky Is Crying
  • Released: October 1991
  • Labels: Epic (6576752) (Austria)
  • Format: CD maxi single
  1. "The Sky Is Crying"
  2. "May I Have a Talk with You"
  3. "Hard to Be"
Little Wing
  • Released: October 1991
  • Labels: Epic (6579352) (Austria)
  • Format: CD maxi single
  1. "Little Wing"
  2. "Wham" (live)
  3. "Life by the Drop"
Little Wing
  • Released: 1992
  • Labels: Epic (XPCD 187) (UK, Canada)
  • Format: CD
  • Notes: Promo sampler included with Live at the El Mocambo VHS
  1. "Little Wing"
  2. "Tick Tock"

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
[17]
Album
US RockUK
1977"Other Days"/"Texas Clover" (w/ Paul Ray & the Cobras)--N/A
1979"My Song"/"Rough Edges" (w/ W. C. Clark and Paul Ray & the Cobras)--N/A
1983"Let's Dance"/"Cat People" (w/ David Bowie)8/91Let's Dance
1983"China Girl"/"Shake It" (w/ David Bowie and Iggy Pop)32Let's Dance
1983"Modern Love"/"Modern Love (Live Version)" (w/ David Bowie)62Let's Dance
1983"Without You"/"Criminal World" (w/ David Bowie)--Let's Dance
1983"Love Struck Baby"/"Rude Mood"--Texas Flood
1983"Love Struck Baby"/"Lenny (instrumental)"--Texas Flood
1983"Pride And Joy"/"Rude Mood"20-Texas Flood
1984"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"26-Couldn't Stand The Weather
1984"Cold Shot"29-Couldn't Stand The Weather
1984"Couldn't Stand The Weather"--Couldn't Stand The Weather
1985"Look At Little Sister"/"Say What"17-Soul To Soul
1985"Change It"/"Lookin' Out The Window"17-Soul To Soul
1985"Living In America" (w/ James Brown)-5Gravity
1985"How Do You Stop" (w/ James Brown)-90Gravity
1986"Willie The Wimp"/"Superstition"19/11-Live Alive
1986"Heartache Away"/"Love Roulette" (w/ Don Johnson)--Heartbeat
1986"First We Take Manhattan"/"Famous Blue Raincoat" (w/ Jennifer Warnes)--Famous Blue Raincoat
1987"Pipeline" (w/ Dick Dale)/"Love Struck Baby"--Back To The Beach Soundtrack
1989"The House Is Rockin'"/"Tightrope"18/14-In Step
1989"Crossfire"1-In Step
1989"Wall Of Denial"46-In Step
1989"Tightrope"14-In Step
1990"Tick Tock/Brothers" (w/ Jimmie Vaughan as the Vaughan Brothers)7-Family Style
1990"Telephone Song" (w/ Jimmie Vaughan as the Vaughan Brothers)3-Family Style
1990"Good Texan"/"Baboom/Mama Said" (w/ Jimmie Vaughan as the Vaughan Brothers)18-Family Style
1991"The Sky Is Crying"/"Chitlins Con Carne"2-The Sky Is Crying
1991"Empty Arms"/"Wham"3-The Sky Is Crying
1991"Little Wing"26-The Sky Is Crying
1992"Shake For Me"19-In The Beginning
1995"Taxman"/"The House Is Rockin'"32-Greatest Hits

Video albums

AlbumYearChart positionsCertifications
US 200U.S.CAN
Pride and Joy 1991 - Platinum -
Live at the El Mocambo 1991 - 2× Platinum -
Live from Austin, Texas 1995 - 2× Platinum -
Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 2004 - Platinum -
Live in Tokyo 2006 - - -

Music videos

YearTitleDirector[18] Producer(s)
1983"Love Struck Baby"Joe ButtsDale Ward
1984"Cold Shot"D.J. WebsterJulie Kaufman-Webster
"Couldn't Stand The Weather"Charlie RiceJulie Kaufman-Webster
1985"Change It"Josh AransonBob Jason, Gail Kramer
1986"Superstition"Fisher & PreachmanJon Douglas West
1989"The House Is Rockin'"D.J. WebsterSteven Brandman
"Crossfire"D.J. WebsterNina M. Dluhy
1992"Little Wing"Phil Tucket

With other artists

Bootleg recordings

Stevie Ray Vaughan's bootleg recordings are performances by Vaughan that have attained some level of public circulation without being available as a legal release. The term most often refers to audio recordings, but also includes video performances. Bootleg recordings arise from a multitude of sources, including broadcast performances, recordings of live shows, test discs, privately distributed copies of demos, and copied studio session tapes. From the earliest bootlegs in the early 1970s, performances for television, concerts, and studio outtakes have been extensive sources for Stevie Ray Vaughan bootlegs.

Several websites have been devoted to comprehensively documenting Stevie Ray Vaughan bootlegs; the following is a list for some of the most common or notable bootlegged recordings by Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Early bootlegs

Live concerts (1983-1990)

Soul to Soul sessions (1985)

A large number of studio outtakes for the Soul to Soul album are available on bootlegs, ranging from complete session tapes to selected takes on various bootlegged compilations. Recorded in March through May 1985, the sessions took place at the Dallas Sound Lab in Texas. In total, 59 tracks were included on eight cassette tapes.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stevie Ray Vaughan: Artist Biography . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . . Rovi Corp. . April 20, 2014.
  2. Web site: The Artistic Afterlife: Stevie Ray Vaughan . austinchronicle.com . . April 20, 2014.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000625739/awards|pure_url=yes}} Stevie Ray Vaughan — Awards ]. . Rovi Corp. . April 20, 2014.
  4. For additional chart sources, see the "Other charts" subsection below.
  5. Stevie Ray Vaughan Chart History | Billboard.com
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 328.
  7. Peaks in Australia from 1988 onwards:
  8. https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Stevie%20Ray%20Vaughan&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Stevie Ray Vaughan
  9. Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results . May 24, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100501065534/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php . May 1, 2010 .
  10. Sydney Gold Street. Cash Box. World Radio History. 31. September 13, 1986. December 9, 2021.
  11. Web site: Steve . Leggett . The Fire Meets the Fury: The Radio Broadcasts 1989 . AllMusic . May 29, 2019.
  12. Web site: Richie . Unterberger . SRV . AllMusic . May 29, 2019.
  13. Web site: Matt . Collar . Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan . AllMusic . May 29, 2019.
  14. Web site: Thom . Jurek . The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1 . AllMusic . May 29, 2019.
  15. Web site: Stephen Thomas . Erlewine . Solos, Sessions & Encores . AllMusic . May 29, 2019.
  16. Web site: Steve . Leggett . The Best of Stevie Ray Vaughan . AllMusic . May 29, 2019.
  17. allmusic (((Stevie Ray Vaughan > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))
  18. Pride And Joy. Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan video). 1991. Various. Booklet. Sony. New York City. 2007.
  19. Gregory, p. 48
  20. Kitts, p. 2