Couldn't Stand the Weather

During January 1984, Vaughan and Double Trouble spent 19 days at the Power Station recording studio in New York City. John Hammond was executive producer and supervised the sessions. The album was produced by the band along with Richard Mullen and Jim Capfer. The album was engineered by Mullen and Rob Eaton. ==Reception==

The album was another commercial success for Stevie Ray Vaughan, selling 1,000,000 copies within five weeks. In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote: Robert Christgau wrote in his review that "Though he comes close sometimes, this Texan ain't Hendrix. But between earned Jimi cover and lyric refreshment, album two is almost everything a reasonable person might hope from him: a roadhouse album with gargantuan sonic imagination." Frank-John Hadley gave the 2010 reissue 4 stars in DownBeat. He wrote, "The package now has a second disc that debuts a torrid set with his Double Trouble band at Montreal’s Spectrum the same year. In studio and onstage, he morphs pitch-bending into a visceral art form". ==Track listings==

Original release Details are taken from the 1984 Epic Records album liner notes; reissues show several different songwriter credits. 1999 reissue bonus tracks "SRV Speaks" is from a studio interview with Timothy White for Westwood One Radio. The remaining bonus tracks are studio outtakes from the sessions for the album. 2010 Legacy Edition 2-CD reissue ==Personnel==

Double Trouble • Stevie Ray Vaughan – vocals, guitar • Tommy Shannon – bass • Chris "Whipper" Layton – drums Additional personnel • Jimmie Vaughan – rhythm guitar on "Couldn't Stand the Weather" and "The Things That I Used to Do" • Fran Christina – drums on "Stang's Swang" • Stan Harrison – tenor saxophone Production • Producers – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Richard Mullen, Jim Capfer • Executive producer – John H. Hammond • Engineer – Richard Mullen • Assistant engineer – Rob Eaton • Cover art – Holland MacDonald • Photography – Benno Friedman 1999 reissue • Producer – Bob Irwin • Executive producer – Tony Martell • Mastering engineer – Vic Anesini • Tracks 10–13 mixed by Danny Kadar • Dialogue edited by Darcy Proper • Research assistants – George Deahl, Al Quaglieri, Matthew Kelly, Jon Naatjes • Art director – Josh Cheuse • Editorial director – Andy Schwartz • Liner notes – Bill Milkowski '2010 Legacy Edition issue' • Photography – Jean Krettler, Robert Matheu, James Minchen III • Liner notes – Andy Aledort == Charts ==

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