The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 2

The Real Deal: Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a compilation album of material by Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1999 (see 1999 in music). The album was released by Epic Records and includes material from the five studio albums he released with Double Trouble as well as live material and collaborations with brother Jimmie and surf guitarist Dick Dale.

The Real Deal: Greatest Hits, Volume 2
Greatest hits album by
Released1999
Recorded1980–1990
GenreBlues rock
Length71:34
LabelEpic
ProducerBob Irwin
Stevie Ray Vaughan chronology
Live at Carnegie Hall
(1997)
The Real Deal: Greatest Hits, Volume 2
(1999)
Blues at Sunrise
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings()[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Love Struck Baby" (Vaughan) – 2:22
  2. "Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up on Love" (Vaughan) – 6:06
  3. "Scuttle Buttin'" (Vaughan) – 1:51
  4. "Wall of Denial" (Doyle Bramhall, Vaughan) – 5:36
  5. "Lenny" (Vaughan) – 4:57
    • from Texas Flood
  6. "Superstition" (live) (Stevie Wonder) – 4:41
  7. "Empty Arms" (Vaughan) – 3:29
  8. "Riviera Paradise" (Vaughan) – 8:50
    • from In Step
  9. "Look At Little Sister" (Hank Ballard) – 3:08
    • from Soul to Soul
  10. "Willie the Wimp" (live) (Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth) – 4:35
    • from Live Alive
  11. "Pipeline" (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard) – 3:01
  12. "Shake for Me" (live) (Willie Dixon) – 3:51
  13. "Leave My Girl Alone" (Live at Austin City Limits, 10/10/89) (Buddy Guy) – 4:47
    • first commercial release; studio version from In Step
  14. "Telephone Song" (Bramhall, Vaughan) – 3:28
  15. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (Jimi Hendrix) – 8:00
    • from Couldn't Stand the Weather
  16. "Life By the Drop" (Bramhall, Barbara Logan) – 2:27
    • from The Sky Is Crying

Personnel

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  • A complete list of personnel can be found on each previous release.

Production for compilation

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  • Bob Irwin – producer
  • Vic Anesini – mastering
  • Scott Jordan – liner notes
  • Robert Matheu – photography

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 52
Chart (2007) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 27

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r400737
  2. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ^ "Stevie Ray Vaughan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Vol. 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – S.R. Vaughan & Double Trouble – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.