Trouble (Ray LaMontagne album)

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Trouble

Studio album by Ray LaMontagne
Released	September 14, 2004
Recorded	2004 Sunset Sound Los Angeles, California
Genre	Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Length	41:24
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	Ethan Johns
All Music Guide link The Music Box June '05 UNCUT Sep 2004 BBC (Favorable) Sep 2004
Ray LaMontagne chronology
	Trouble (2004)	Till the Sun Turns Black (2006)

Trouble is the debut album by New Hampshire 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. 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 desgned by Jason Holley, and was chosen by LaMontagne as a "powerful and poetic piece of art".^[1]

[edit] 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

[edit] 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