| "Love Struck Baby" | ||||
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| Single byStevie Ray Vaughan andDouble Trouble | ||||
| from the albumTexas Flood | ||||
| B-side | "Rude Mood" | |||
| Released | 1983 (1983) | |||
| Recorded | November 24, 1982 (1982-11-24) | |||
| Genre | Blues,rock | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | Epic (US & UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stevie Ray Vaughan | |||
| Producer(s) | Stevie Ray Vaughan Richard Mullen | |||
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"Love Struck Baby" is ablues rock song performed byStevie Ray Vaughan andDouble Trouble. Vaughan wrote the song about the night that he moved in with his then-wife, Lenny.[1] The track was produced by Vaughan for the band's debut albumTexas Flood, recorded inLos Angeles.[2] "Love Struck Baby" was the first single fromTexas Flood, released byEpic Records in theUnited States andUnited Kingdom. In the song's accompanying music video,bassistTommy Shannon anddrummer Chris Layton are shown relaxing at abar before Vaughan enters and starts performing the song for a crowd. "Love Struck Baby" was a concert favorite for fans of the band; Vaughan would frequently play the guitar behind his head for part of the solo.
Vaughan and Double Trouble had performed at theMontreux Jazz Festival in July 1982, which caught the attention of musicianJackson Browne. He offered the band free use of his personalrecording studio inDowntown Los Angeles. During Thanksgiving weekend, they accepted Browne's offer and recorded ademo. It was heard byJohn H. Hammond, atalent scout who had discovered artists such asAretha Franklin,Bob Dylan, andBruce Springsteen among many others. He presented the demo to Greg Geller, head of A&R atEpic Records, and arranged arecording contract. As a result, the demo was mixed and Epic releasedTexas Flood in June 1983. "Love Struck Baby" was recorded on November 24, 1982.[3] The song was engineered and co-produced by Richard Mullen. In early 1983, Vaughan's vocals were recorded at Riverside Sound inAustin, Texas.[2]
"Love Struck Baby" is 2 minutes 19 seconds long and cited as ablues rock song on the sheet music published onMusicnotes.com byAlfred Music Publishing, composed in the key of A♭. It consists of atwelve-bar blueschord progression which is repeated for the first verse and guitar solos; the second, third, and fourth verses are played with a D♭–A♭–D♭–E♭ progression, while the choruses are played with a A♭–D♭–A♭–E♭ progression.[4] The lyrics were written about the night that Vaughan and his then-wife, Lenny, moved in together.[1] The song was performed incommon time, with a moderately fasttempo of 170 beats per minute. A train-style drum beat played by Chris Layton carries through the track, over which Vaughan plays a driving rhythm guitar figure similar toChuck Berry. He combines the influences of Berry andT-Bone Walker in the guitar solos.[4]
The music video for "Love Struck Baby" was filmed at the Rome Inn in Austin, Texas, and was directed by Dale Ward.[5] In the video, a man is shown playing a game ofpool in a bar, while other people are casually seated and relaxed. Shannon and Layton sit at the bar before Vaughan enters, giving them a head cue to follow him to the stage. The band starts playing the song, with various crowd members beginning to dance. The video ends with the audience applauding to the performance. The video is included on thePride and Joy music video compilationDVD released in 2007.
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