Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Blues At Sunrise
Epic Records/Legacy  (2000)
Texas blues

In Collection

7*
CD  70:22
10 tracks
   01   Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Love             06:08
   02   Leave My Little Girl Alone             04:13
   03   Tin Pan Alley             11:26
   04   Chitlins Con Carne             03:55
   05   The Things (That) I Used To Do             04:54
   06   The Sky Is Crying             04:08
   07   Texas Flood             09:43
   08   May I Have A Talk With You             05:49
   09   Dirty Pool             05:00
   10   Blues At Sunrise   Albert King; Stevie Ray Vaughan           15:06
Personal Details
Details
Country USA
Original Release Date 04.04.2000
Cat. Number 63842
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Notes
2 Previously unreleased Tracks

Blues at Sunrise
Date of Release Apr 4, 2000

The concept behind Blues at Sunrise is a good one: collect ten of SRV's best slow blues numbers, primarily from the official studio albums but also a couple of unreleased cuts and rarities, and sequence them as if they were a lost studio album. It's a neat idea, especially when it's packaged in artwork that deliberately evokes memories of classic blues albums from the '60s (there's even a fake, faded record ring on the front and back covers), and it's hard to fault the music here. All the obvious selections are here - "Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up on Love," "The Things (That) I Used to Do," Leave My Girl Alone." And the rarities are all worthwhile, including a live "Texas Flood" from the Live at the El Macambo video, a live duet with Johnny Copeland on "Tin Pan Alley" from 1985, an unreleased take of "The Sky Is Crying" from Couldn't Stand the Weather, and a duet with Albert King on "Blues at Sunrise" (also available on the Fantasy disc In Session). Still, some fans may complain, since this is the first posthumous release that feels as if it's trying to trick the hardcore into purchasing music they already have. That's a legitimate complaint, because there are only two songs that the hardcore won't have, and they very well may not want to sink down dollars for something that's just a reconfiguration of familiar tunes. But, as reconfigurations and repackagings go, Blues at Sunrise is strong and entertaining, working quite well as a mood piece. It may not be revelatory, but if you strip away your qualms and quibbles, it's enjoyable. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Ain't Gone 'N' Give up on Love - 6:08
2. Leave My Girl Alone - 4:13
3. Tin Pan Alley (AKA Roughest Place in Town) [live/#] - 11:26
4. Chitlins con Carne - 3:55
5. The Things That I Used to Do - 4:54
6. The Sky Is Crying [#] - 4:08
7. Texas Flood [Video Version] - 9:43
8. May I Have a Talk With You - 5:49
9. Dirty Pool - 5:00
10. Blues at Sunrise [live] - 15:06

Ian Anderson - Producer
Kevin Barry - Concept
Bill Belmont - Producer
Johnny Copeland - Guitar, Vocals, Performer
Double Trouble - Producer
Jim Gaines - Producer
Albert King - Guitar, Vocals, Performer
Chris Layton - Drums
Michael Llorens - Drums
Tony Llorens - Keyboards
Richard Mullen - Producer
Tommy Shannon - Bass
Gus Thornton - Bass
Jimmie Vaughan - Guitar
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
Bill Bentley - Liner Notes
Bob Irwin - Producer
Vic Anesini - Mastering
Josh Cheuse - Art Direction, Design

2000 CS Epic/Legacy 63842
2000 CD Epic/Legacy 63842
2000 CD Epic/Legacy 63842