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Trouble (Ray LaMontagne album)

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Released
  
September 14, 2004

Artist
  
Ray LaMontagne

Producer
  
Ethan Johns

Genres
  
Folk music, Folk rock

Length
  
41:24

Release date
  
14 September 2004

Label
  
RCA Records

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Recorded
  
2004 Sunset Sound Los Angeles, California

Trouble (2004)
  
Till the Sun Turns Black (2006)

Similar
  
Ray LaMontagne albums, Folk music albums

Trouble is the debut 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.

Contents

"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".

Popular Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins did a cover for the song "Burn" on January 20, 2005 at the Cairns Convention Centre in Australia. "Jolene," was also covered by the Zac Brown Band, a country music band.

The song "Shelter" was featured in the film "Prime" (2005).

The song "How Come" was featured in the film "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006).

The song "Jolene" plays during the ending credits of the film "The Town" (2010).

Track listing

  • All tracks written by Ray LaMontagne, except "Hold You in My Arms".
    1. "Trouble" – 4:01
    2. "Shelter" – 4:36
    3. "Hold You in My Arms" – 5:06 (Ray LaMontagne/Ethan Johns)
    4. "Narrow Escape" – 4:39
    5. "Burn" – 2:54
    6. "Forever My Friend" – 5:44
    7. "Hannah" – 5:42
    8. "How Come" – 4:32
    9. "Jolene" – 4:10
    10. "All the Wild Horses" – 3:16

    Personnel

  • Ray LaMontagne - acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica
  • Ethan Johns - Producer, engineer, mixing, string arrangements, additional guitar, drums, percussion, piano, bass guitar, harmonium
  • David Low - Cello, contractor
  • Julie Gigante - Violin
  • Phillipe Levy - Violin
  • Mark Robertson - Violin
  • Roger Wilkie - Violin
  • Sara Watkins - Fiddle on "Hannah" and "Jolene"; background vocals on "Hannah"
  • Jen Stills - Background vocals on "Narrow Escape"
  • Chris Reynolds - Engineer
  • Ashley Newton, Steve Ralbovsky, James Cerreta - A&R
  • Robin C. Hendrickson, Brett Kilroe - Art Direction
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  • Songs

    1Trouble4:01
    2Shelter4:37
    3Hold You in My Arms5:06

    References

    Trouble (Ray LaMontagne album) Wikipedia