Soul to Soul (album)

For the band, see Soul II Soul.
Soul to Soul
Studio album by
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1985 (1985-09-30)
RecordedMarch–May 1985
Dallas Sound Lab
(Dallas, Texas)
Genre
Length39:53
LabelEpic, Legacy
ProducerStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Richard Mullen
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble chronology
Couldn't Stand the Weather
(1984) 		Soul to Soul
(1985) 		Live Alive
(1986)
Singles from Soul to Soul
  1. "Lookin' Out the Window"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Look at Little Sister"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]
The Great Rock Discography7/10[4]
Kerrang![2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]

Soul to Soul is the third studio album by American blues rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released on September 30, 1985, by Epic Records. Recording sessions took place between March and May 1985 at the Dallas Sound Lab in Dallas, Texas. Vaughan wrote four of Soul to Soul's ten tracks; two songs were released as singles. The album went to #34 on the Billboard 200 chart[6] and the music video for "Change It" received regular rotation on MTV. In 1999, a reissue of the album was released, which includes an audio interview segment and two studio outtakes.

Soul to Soul received generally positive reviews, with acclaim for Vaughan’s style and playing, and criticism for a lack of inspiration and Vaughan’s “hit or miss songwriting.”

In 1999, a reissue of the album was released which contains an audio interview segment and studio outtakes. In 2014, Analogue Productions Remaster used the original master tape for the first time since the first CD edition. The lyrics before the guitar solo on "Life Without You" have been restored audibly, whereas on other CD editions since 1999 they had been edited out.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Soul to Soul review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Joule, Steve (November 1985). "Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 'Soul To Soul'". Kerrang!. Vol. 107. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 22.
  3. ^ Christgau 2005
  4. ^ Strong, Martin (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1611. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ^ "Soul to Soul Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.