The World Is Full of Trouble

The World Is Full of Trouble
Studio album by Joi Cardwell
Released	May 15, 1995 (1995-05-15)
Recorded	1994
Genre	House R&B
Length	42:20
Label	Eightball
Producer	Joi Cardwell (exec.) Alex Kaplan (also exec.) Kevin Williams (also exec.) James Preston George Morel Darrin Friedman Hex Hector
Joi Cardwell chronology
The World Is Full of Trouble (1995) Joi Cardwell (1997)
Singles from The World Is Full of Trouble
"Trouble" Released: January 20, 1994 "Jump for Joi" Released: February 11, 1995 "Love & Devotion" Released: June 17, 1995 "You Got to Pray" Released: July 15, 1996

The World Is Full of Trouble is the debut studio album by American singer Joi Cardwell. It was released on May 15, 1995 by Eightball Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1993 to 1994 at several studios, after the climax of her then-group The Promise. As executive producer of the album, Cardwell took a wider role in its production, co-writing a majority of the songs, choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas on the mixing and mastering of tracks.

The tracks in the album are a mixture of uptempos and ballads, which are basically inspired by house and R&B genres; it also features elements of pop and jazz. The World Is Full of Trouble received positive reviews from music critics upon its release, with critics praising Cardwell's "artistic leap".