Powerful Stuff

Powerful Stuff
Powerful Stuff
Studio album by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Released	1989
Recorded	November 1988-January 1989
Studio	Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; Alpha Sound, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Blues rock, Texas blues
Length	42:26
Label	CBS Associated
Producer	Terry Manning
The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	A:1^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]

Powerful Stuff is a 1989 studio album by Texas based blues rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. It was recorded in Memphis and produced by Terry Manning. It was the last studio album to feature Jimmie Vaughan before leaving for a solo career. The track "Powerful Stuff" achieved mainstream success^{[citation needed]} and was featured in Touchstone Pictures' 1988 hit film Cocktail. It was the first single released from the Cocktail soundtrack album, which reached number one on the Billboard Charts and sold over 19 million copies worldwide.

Track listing[edit]

"Rock This Place" (Jerry Lynn Williams) - 4:22
"Knock Yourself Out" (David Porter, Garry Goin, Ronald Hill, Kim Wilson) - 4:32
"Mistake Number 1" (David Porter, T. Thomas) - 4:53
"One Night Stand" (Jerry Lynn Williams) - 4:59
"Emergency" (Kim Wilson) - 3:35
"Powerful Stuff" (Michael Henderson, R.S. Field, Wally Wilson) - 4:38
"Close Together" (Jerry Lynn Williams) - 5:18
"Now Loosen Up Baby" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 3:35
"She's Hot" (Kim Wilson) - 3:22
"Rainin' in My Heart" (James Moore, Jerry West) - 3:41

Personnel[edit]

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Kim Wilson - vocals, harmonica
Jimmie Vaughan - guitar
Preston Hubbard - electric and acoustic bass
Fran Christina - drums

with:

Jimi Jamison, Terry Manning, William C. Brown III - additional backing vocals

Notes[edit]

^ Powerful Stuff at AllMusic
^ Kessler, Ken (August 1989). "Review: The Fabulous Thunderbirds — Powerful Stuff" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 109. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

External links[edit]

Official Site

[1] Powerful Stuff at AllMusic

[HiFiReview-2] Kessler, Ken (August 1989). "Review: The Fabulous Thunderbirds — Powerful Stuff" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 109. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.

[Penguin-3] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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v t e The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Kim Wilson Johnny Moeller Jimmie Vaughan Keith Ferguson Mike Buck Duke Robillard Gene Taylor Kid Ramos Nick Curran
Studio albums	Girls Go Wild What's the Word Butt Rockin' T-Bird Rhythm Tuff Enuff Hot Number Powerful Stuff Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk Roll of the Dice High Water Painted On
Live albums	Live (This Night in L.A.)
Compilations	Different Tacos The Best of the Fabulous Thunderbirds: Early Birds Special
Singles	"Tuff Enuff"
Other songs	"Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" "Diddy Wah Diddy" "Here Comes the Night" "I Can't Quit You Baby" "Rainin' in My Heart" "Scratch My Back" "Stagger Lee" "The Things I Used To Do" "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover" "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
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