The Sky Is Crying (album)
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| Compilation album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | ||
| Released | November 5, 1991 | |
| Recorded | 1984-1989 (compilation) | |
| Genre | Electric blues | |
| Length | 38:28 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Jim Gaines, Richard Mullen, Jim Capfer | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble chronology | ||
| In Step (1989) |
The Sky Is Crying (1991) |
In the Beginning (1992) |
The Sky Is Crying is an electric blues album containing studio performances spanning most of the career of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Released about one year after Vaughan's death in 1990, the album features ten tracks originally recorded between 1984 and 1989.
The Sky is Crying illustrates many of Vaughan's musical influences, including songs in the style of traditional Delta blues, Chicago blues, jump blues, jazz blues, and Jimi Hendrix. The album's tone alternates primarily between uptempo pieces and gritty, slow blues. The album includes an extended instrumental cover version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"; "Chitlins Con Carne", a jazz instrumental; and "Life By The Drop", an acoustic guitar performance looking back on Vaughan's substance abuse.
[edit] Track listing
- "Boot Hill" (Writer Unknown) – 2:15
- "The Sky Is Crying" (E. James, M. Levy, C. Lewis) – 4:36
- "Empty Arms" (S. R. Vaughan) – 3:29
- "Little Wing" (J. Hendrix) – 6:49
- "Wham" (L. Mack) – 2:25
- "May I Have A Talk With You" (C. Burnett (Howlin' Wolf)) – 5:49
- "Close To You" (W. Dixon) – 3:10
- "Chitlins Con Carne" (K. Burrell) – 3:57
- "So Excited" (S. R. Vaughan) – 3:30
- "Life By The Drop" (D. Bramhall, B. Logan) – 2:28
[edit] External links
- Music video for Stevie Ray Vaughan's instrumental cover version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"
