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Love Struck Baby

"Love Struck Baby"
Love Struck Baby single.jpg
Single by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
from the album Texas Flood
B-side "Rude Mood"
Released 1983 (1983)
Format 7" single
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
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble singles chronology
"Love Struck Baby"
(1983)
"Pride and Joy"
(1983)
"Love Struck Baby"
(1983)
"Pride and Joy"
(1983)

"Love Struck Baby" is a blues rock song performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Vaughan wrote the song about the night that he moved in with his then-wife, Lenny. The track was produced by Vaughan for the band's debut album Texas Flood, recorded in Los Angeles. "Love Struck Baby" was the first single from Texas Flood, released by Epic Records in the United States and United Kingdom. In the song's accompanying music video, bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton are shown relaxing at a bar 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 the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1982, which caught the attention of musician Jackson Browne. He offered the band free use of his personal recording studio in Downtown Los Angeles. During Thanksgiving weekend, they accepted Browne's offer and recorded a demo. It was heard by John H. Hammond, a talent scout who had discovered artists such as Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen among many others. He presented the demo to Greg Geller, head of A&R at Epic Records, and arranged a recording contract. As a result, the demo was mixed and Epic released Texas Flood in June 1983. "Love Struck Baby" was recorded on November 24, 1982. The song was engineered and co-produced by Richard Mullen. In early 1983, Vaughan's vocals were recorded at Riverside Sound in Austin, Texas.


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