Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album) explained

Family Style is the only studio album featuring guitarists and vocalists Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. It was released on September 25, 1990. In his early years, Stevie often remarked that he would like to do an album with his elder brother. That wish turned out to be his last studio performance, released nearly a month after his death. The liner notes end with "Thanks Mama V. for letting us play."

The album received mixed reviews. Critics praised the songwriting of both brothers, and highlighted songs such as "D/FW", "Tick Tock", and "Telephone Song", while some criticized the lack of their own personal styles, and the songs straying too far from traditional blues. The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

Personnel

• Jimmie Vaughan – guitar, lap steel guitar, vocals, organ
• Stevie Ray Vaughan – guitar, vocals
• Al Berry – bass
• Larry Aberman – drums
• Doyle Bramhall – drums
• Nile Rodgers – guitar, producer
• Richard Hilton – organ
• Tawatha Agee – vocals
• Frank Simms – vocals
• George Simms – vocals
• Brenda White-King – vocals
• Curtis King Jr. – vocals
• Preston Hubbard – upright bass
• Stan Harrison – tenor saxophone

Charts

Chart (1990-1991)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[1]	9
US Billboard 200[2]	7

Notes and References

1. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2006. 978-951-1-21053-5 . fi.
2. Billboard 200: Week of November 10, 1990. Billboard. October 25, 2022.