Greatest Hits (Stevie Ray Vaughan album)

Greatest Hits
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Greatest hits album by
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
ReleasedNovember 21, 1995
GenreRock, blues[1]
Length47:31
LabelEpic
ProducerJim Capfer, Jim Gaines, Chris Layton, Richard Mullen, Tommy Shannon, Stevie Ray Vaughan[2]
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble chronology
In the Beginning
(1992) 		Greatest Hits
(1995) 		Live at Carnegie Hall
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings()[7]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1995. It was also released on vinyl in the U.S.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Taxman" (George Harrison) – 3:34 (previously unreleased)
  2. "Texas Flood" (Larry Davis, Joseph Wade Scott) – 5:22 (from Texas Flood)
  3. "The House Is Rockin'" (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall) – 2:24 (from In Step)
  4. "Pride and Joy" (Vaughan) – 3:40 (from Texas Flood)
  5. "Tightrope" (Vaughan, Bramhall) – 4:39 (from In Step)
  6. "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:49 (from The Sky Is Crying)
  7. "Crossfire" (Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Reese Wynans, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth) – 4:10 (from In Step)
  8. "Change It" (Bramhall) – 3:59 (from Soul to Soul)
  9. "Cold Shot" (Mike Kindred, Arranged by Stevie Ray Vaughan) – 4:01 (from Couldn't Stand the Weather)
  10. "Couldn't Stand the Weather" (Vaughan) – 4:42 (from Couldn't Stand the Weather)
  11. "Life Without You" (Vaughan) – 4:16 (from Soul to Soul)

Charts

Chart performance for Greatest Hits
Chart (1995-1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 62
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 23
US Billboard 200[12] 52

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Greatest Hits". Discogs. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Greatest Hits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits - Stevie Ray Vaughan". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. p. 323. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Cannon, Bob (November 10, 1995). "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Greatest Hits". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  6. ^ Marsh, Dave (2004). "Stevie Ray Vaughan". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside Books. pp. 844-845. ISBN 0743201698.
  7. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  8. ^ "Stevie Ray Vaughan Discography". Pride and Joy. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 293.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2826". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Stevie Ray Vaughan – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "Stevie Ray Vaughan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – S.R. Vaughan & Double Trouble – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
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