Trouble (Ray LaMontagne album)

Trouble
Studio album by
Ray LaMontagne
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)
Recorded2004
StudioSunset Sound, Los Angeles, California
GenreFolk rock
Length41:24
LabelRCA/BMG/Stone Dwarf
ProducerEthan Johns
Ray LaMontagne chronology
Trouble
(2004) 		Till the Sun Turns Black
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound9/10[2]
Mojo[3]
MusicOMH[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Uncut[7]
The Village VoiceC+[8]

Trouble is the debut studio album by 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, released on RCA Records, marketed by BMG and distributed by Stone Dwarf Records. 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".[9]

  1. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Trouble – Ray LaMontagne". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Weston, Colin (November 22, 2004). "Album Review: Ray LaMontagne – Trouble". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ray LaMontagne: Trouble". Mojo: 96. LaMontagne is blessed with a wood-smoky Paul Rodgers-meets-Norah Jones delivery, oozing the rough-hewn sensitivity of mid-'70s Marlboro ads and Kris Kristofferson movies... He's something special indeed.
  4. ^ Booth, Emma (June 19, 2006). "Ray LaMontagne – Trouble". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Ray, Austin L. (December 1, 2005). "Ray LaMontagne: Trouble". PopMatters. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Hoard, Christian (December 9, 2004). "Ray LaMontagne: Trouble". Rolling Stone: 177.
  7. ^ "Ray LaMontagne – Trouble". Uncut (88): 99. September 2004. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 2005). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2005". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Long, Chris (December 3, 2004). "The Trouble with Ray".