Trouble (Bonnie McKee album)

Trouble is musical artist Bonnie McKee's debut album. The songs were written during her 14th and 15th years, and reflect events in her own life at that time. McKee had produced six of these in demo form in 2001, and they were broadcast on Seattle, Washington radio stations as well as the National Public Radio network.

McKee had essentially completed the album in New York City with Bob Power as producer, when Reprise asked her to record "Somebody" with Rob Cavallo in California. Pleased with the more layered sound, she decided to record all but "January" and "I Hold Her" anew. This delayed the album's release for about one year.

"Somebody" had previously been released on the soundtrack album for the 2004 movie Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!.

Track listing

(*singles)

1. "Trouble"* – 4:03
2. "When It All Comes Down" – 4:05
3. "Open Your Eyes" – 4:59
4. "Somebody"* – 4:12
5. "A Voice That Carries" – 4:48
6. "Honey" – 4:45
7. "Green Grass" – 4:20
8. "January" – 4:07
9. "Marble Steps" – 4:27
10. "Sensitive Subject Matter" – 4:05
11. "I Hold Her" – 3:09
12. "Confessions of a Teenage Girl" – 2:55

Music

• All music and lyrics written by Bonnie McKee
• Choir arranged and conducted by George Duke for "Somebody"
• Strings arranged and conducted by Bob Power for "I Hold Her"

Credits

• Bonnie McKee - vocals, keyboards
• Paul Bushnell - bass on 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
• Rob Cavallo - acoustic guitar on 1, 10, 12; electric guitar on 2
• Greg Curtis - B3 (Hammond organ) on 4
• Dan Chase - Pro Tools on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12; programming on 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12
• Luis Conte - percussion on 1, 2
• Eric Ferguson - Pro Tools on 5, 6, 10
• Bashiri Johnson - percussion on 11
• Robbie Kondor - piano on 11
• Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums on 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10
• Doug McKean - Pro Tools on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
• David McKelvy - harmonica on 2
• Tommy Morgan - harmonica on 5
• Jamie Muhoberac - keyboards on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Gary Novak - drums on 5, 6, 10
• Tim Pierce - guitars on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
• Doug Petty - piano on 8
• Bob Power - guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion on 8, 11
• Buddy Schaub - horns on 6
• Pete Wallewski - horns on 6
• Patrick Warren - chamberlin on 4
• Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Gloria Justen, Olga Konopelsky, Ghislaine Fleischmann, Gregory Tepperman - violin on 11
• Davis Barnett, Peter Nocella - viola on 11
• Jennie Lorenzo, James Cooper III - cello on 11

Production

• "January" and "I Hold Her":
  • Producer - Bob Power
  • Recording - Lindsay Marcus, Bob Power, Blair Wells, David Winslow
  • Mixing - Dan Chase ("January"); Bob Power, Blair Wells ("I Hold Her")

• All other tracks:
  • Producer - Rob Cavallo
  • Co-producer - Antonina Armato
  • Recording - Dan Chase, Doug McKean, Allen Sides
  • Mixing - Chris Lord-Alge, Tom Lord-Alge