On November 5, 1991, “Epic” label released “The Sky Is Crying”, the fifth and final Stevie Ray Vaughan studio album. It was recorded January 1984 – May 1989, at “Kiva Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “The Dallas Sound Lab” in Dallas, Texas, “The Power Station” in New York City, “Sound Castle Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jimmie Vaughan, Jim Gaines, Richard Mullen, Reese Wynans, Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Jim Capfer, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Personnel:
- Stevie Ray Vaughan – vocals, guitars
- Reese Wynans – keyboards
- Tommy Shannon – bass guitar
- Chris Layton – drums
- Jim Gaines – engineer
- Robe Eaton – engineer
- Richard Mullen – engineer, mixing
- Evan Rush – assistant engineer
- Jeff Powell – assistant engineer
- Ron Cote – assistant engineer
- Danny Jones – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Arnold Levine – art direction
- Mark Burdett – art direction
- William Snyder – photography
- Stephanie Chernakowski – inside photography
- Alan Messer – band photography
- Mark Proct – production coordinator
- Mark Rutledge – production coordinator
- Roger Klein – production coordinator
Track listing:
- Boot Hill – unknown author
- The Sky Is Crying – Elmore James, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis
- Empty Arms – Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
- Wham – Lonnie Mack
- May I Have a Talk with You – Chester Burnette (Howlin’ Wolf)
- Close to You – Willie Dixon
- Chitlins con Carne – Kenny Burrell
- So Excited – Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Life by the Drop – Doyle Bramhall, Barbara Logan
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