Powerful Stuff

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Field	Value
name	Powerful Stuff
type	studio
artist	the Fabulous Thunderbirds
cover	Powerful Stuff.jpg
released	1989
recorded	November 1988–January 1989
studio	Ardent, Memphis, Tennessee; Alpha Sound, Memphis, Tennessee
genre	Blues rock, Texas blues
length	42:26
label	CBS Associated
producer	Terry Manning
prev_title	Hot Number
prev_year	1987
next_title	Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk
next_year	1991
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| name = Powerful Stuff | type = studio | artist = the Fabulous Thunderbirds | cover = Powerful Stuff.jpg | alt = | released = 1989 | recorded = November 1988–January 1989 | venue = | studio = Ardent, Memphis, Tennessee; Alpha Sound, Memphis, Tennessee | genre = Blues rock, Texas blues | length = 42:26 | label = CBS Associated | producer = Terry Manning | prev_title = Hot Number | prev_year = 1987 | next_title = Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk | next_year = 1991 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 =Hi-Fi News & Record Review | rev2Score = A:1 | rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | rev3score = 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 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

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

Personnel

;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

References

1. {{AllMusic
2. Kessler, Ken. (August 1989). "Review: The Fabulous Thunderbirds — Powerful Stuff". Link House Magazines Ltd.
3. (2006). "[[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]]". [[Penguin Books.

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