Powerful Stuff
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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
. 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 12 million copies worldwide.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American, Grammy-nominated Blues rock band, formed in 1974.-Career:After performing for several years in the Austin, Texas blues scene, the band won a recording contract with Takoma/Chrysalis Records, and later on signed with Epic Records.Their first two albums,...
. It was recorded in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
and Produced by Terry Manning
Terry Manning
Terry Manning is a music producer, songwriter, photographer and recording engineer known for work in rock, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres....
. The track "Powerful Stuff" achieved mainstream success and was featured in Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Pictures is an American film production label and is one of several film labels of the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. Established in 1984, its releases typically feature more mature themes and darker tones than those that are released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner.Touchstone...
' 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 12 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
- "Rock This Place"
- "Knock Yourself Out"
- "Mistake Number 1"
- "One Night Stand"
- "Emergency"
- "Powerful Stuff"
- "Close Together"
- "Now Loosen up Baby"
- "She's Hot"
- "Rainin' in My Heart"