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The Trouble Tree

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The Trouble Tree
Studio album by
Freedy Johnston
Released1990
RecordedApril 1989 (1989-04)–June 1989 (1989-06) at Water Music Recorders, Hoboken, NJ
GenreAlternative rock
Length64:29
LabelBar/None[1]
ProducerChris Butler[2]
Freedy Johnston chronology
The Trouble Tree
(1990)		 Can You Fly
(1992)

The Trouble Tree is the debut album by Freedy Johnston, released in 1990 through Bar/None Records.[3][4]

Production

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The album was recorded in Hoboken, New Jersey.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[6]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarHalf star[8]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album GuideStar[9]
SoundsStarStarStarHalf star[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[11]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "captures Johnston’s wheedling and whiny voice in extreme close-up, forcing listeners to seek refuge in overextended wordplay and spare guitar-based arrangements."[12] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called it "raw-sounding, infatuated with dangerous sorts, and a bit unformed lyrically."[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Freedy Johnston.

No.TitleLength
1."Innocent"2:26
2."Down on the Moon No. 1"3:24
3."No Violins"3:45
4."That's What You Get"3:38
5."Fun Ride"5:20
6."Gina"3:42
7."Nature Boy"4:46
8."Bad Girl"3:08
9."After My Shocks"2:54
10."Tucumcari"2:17
11."Down on the Moon No. 2"3:52
12."Little Red Haired Girl"4:33
13."[untitled]"20:39

Personnel

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Musicians
  • Alan Bezozi – drums
  • David Hamburger – guitar
  • Freedy Johnston – vocals, guitar
  • James MacMillan – bass guitar, engineering
  • Doug Snodgrass – bass guitar
Production and additional personnel
  • Chris Butler – production, guitar on "Fun Ride" and "After My Shocks"
  • Andy Burton – keyboards on "Fun Ride"
  • B. Woody Giessmann – drums on "Little Red Haired Girl"
  • John Halpern – photography
  • Jody Harris – guitar on "Fun Ride"

References

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  1. ↑ "Freedy Johnston". Bar/None Records.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 668.
  3. ↑ "Freedy Johnston | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Freedy Johnston On World Cafe". NPR.org.
  5. ↑ "Sounds". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. September 24, 1990 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Trouble Tree". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Freedy Johnston: The Trouble Tree". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 612.
  9. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (October 27, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ Harris, John (March 30, 1991). "Freedy Johnston: The Trouble Tree". Sounds. p. 39.
  11. 1 2 Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 201–202.
  12. ↑ "Freedy Johnston". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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