Trouble (Ray LaMontagne album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Trouble
Type = Album
Artist = Ray LaMontagne


Released = September 14, 2004
Recorded = 2004
Sunset Sound
Los Angeles, California
Genre = Folk
Length = 41:24
Label = RCA
Producer = Ethan Johns
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gm4zefyk4gf2 link]
*"UNCUT" Rating|4|5 Sep 2004
*"BBC" (Favorable) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/rockandalt/reviews/raylamontagne_trouble.shtml Sep 2004]
Last album =
This album = "Trouble"
(2004)
Next album = "Till the Sun Turns Black
(2006)

"Trouble" is the debut album by Maine singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne. It was released on September 14, 2004 in the United States, and on September 20, 2004 in the United Kingdom. Although the album was released in 2004, the song didn't enter the top five of the UK charts until August 2006. The album was produced by Ethan Johns, and released on RCA Records.

"Burn", "Trouble", and "All the Wild Horses" were featured in the second season of the American television show "Rescue Me". "Hold You In My Arms" was featured in the 2007 season finale of the television show Grey's Anatomy. The album has sold 239,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Jennifer Stills and Sara Watkins are featured on several tracks. The album cover was designed by Jason Holley, and was chosen by LaMontagne as a "powerful and poetic piece of art". [cite news|last=Long|first=Chris|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2004/12/03/ray_lamontagne_interview_music_feature.shtml|title=The Trouble with Ray|date=December 3 2004]

Popular Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins did a cover for the song "Burn" on January 20th, 2005 at the Cairns Convention Centre in Australia.

Track listing

*All tracks written by Ray LaMontagne.
# "Trouble" – 4:01
# "Shelter" – 4:36
# "Hold You in My Arms" – 5:06
# "Narrow Escape" – 4:39
# "Burn" – 2:54
# "Forever My Friend" – 5:44
# "Hannah" – 5:42
# "How Come" – 4:32
# "Jolene" – 4:10
# "All the Wild Horses" – 3:16

Personnel

*Ray LaMontagne - Guitar, vocals, harmonica
*Ethan Johns - Producer, engineer, mixing, string arrangements, guitar, percussion, piano, bass guitar, harmonium
*David Low - Cello, contractor
*Julie Gigante - Violin
*Phillipe Levy - Violin
*Mark Robertson - Violin
*Roger Wilkie - Violin
*Sara Watkins - Violin on "Hannah" and "All the Wild Horses"
*Jennifer Stills - Background vocals on "Narrow Escape"
*Chris Reynolds - Engineer
*Ashley Newton, Steve Ralbovsky, James Cerreta - A&R
*Robin C. Hendrickson, Brett Kilroe - Art Direction

References

Related Links

* [http://www.modernguitars.com/holland/archives/000411.html Review of Ray LaMontagne's 'Trouble']