Soul to Soul (album)

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^[3] 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.

Track listing

All songs were written by Stevie Ray Vaughan, except where noted.

1. "Say What!" – 5:23
2. "Lookin' Out the Window" (Doyle Bramhall) – 2:48
3. "Look at Little Sister" (Hank Ballard) – 3:08
4. "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" – 6:07
5. "Gone Home" (Eddie Harris) – 3:07
6. "Change It" (Bramhall) – 3:57
7. "You'll Be Mine" (Willie Dixon) – 3:46
8. "Empty Arms" – 3:03
9. "Come On (Part III)" (Earl King) – 4:31
10. "Life Without You" – 4:18

1999 reissue

1. "Say What!" – 5:23
2. "Lookin' Out the Window" (Bramhall) – 2:48
3. "Look at Little Sister" (Ballard) – 3:08
4. "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" – 6:07
5. "Gone Home" (Harris) – 3:07
6. "Change It" (Bramhall) – 3:57
7. "You'll Be Mine" (Dixon) – 3:46
8. "Empty Arms" – 3:03
9. "Come On (Part III)" (King) – 4:31
10. "Life Without You" – 4:18
11. "SRV Speaks" – 1:42
12. "Little Wing/Third Stone from the Sun" (Jimi Hendrix) – 13:32
13. "Slip Slidin' Slim" – 1:42

Personnel

Musicians

• Stevie Ray Vaughan – guitar, vocals, drums on "Empty Arms"
• Tommy Shannon – bass, vocals on "Say What!"
• Chris Layton – drums, vocals on "Say What!"
• Reese Wynans – keyboards, vocals on "Say What!"
• Joe Sublett – saxophone on "Lookin' Out the Window" and "Look at Little Sister"

Production

• Producers – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Richard Mullen
• Executive producer – John H. Hammond
• Engineer – Richard Mullen
• Assistant engineer – Ron Cote
• Cover art – Holland MacDonald

1999 reissue

• Producer – Bob Irwin
• Executive producer – Tony Martell
• Mastering engineer – Vic Anesini
• Tracks 11–13 mixed by Danny Kadar
• Dialogue edited by Darcy Proper
• Research assistants – Al Quaglieri, Matthew Kelly
• Art director – Josh Cheuse
• Editorial director – Andy Schwartz
• Liner notes – Timothy White

References