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| Family Style | |
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| Studio album by the Vaughan Brothers | |
| Released | September 25, 1990 |
| Recorded | 1990 |
| Studio | Ardent Studios, Memphis Tennessee; The Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas Texas and Skyline Studios, New York City |
| Genre | Rock, blues rock |
| Length | 40:47 |
| Label | Epic |
| Producer | Nile Rodgers |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
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."
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.
- ^ Family Style at AllMusic
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.