The Trouble Tree

The Trouble Tree is the debut album by Freedy Johnston, released in 1990 through Bar/None Records.[8][9]

The Trouble Tree
Studio album by
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[7]

Production

The album was recorded in Hoboken, New Jersey.[10]

Critical reception

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."[11] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called it "raw-sounding, infatuated with dangerous sorts, and a bit unformed lyrically."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Freedy Johnston.

No.TitleLength
1."Innocent"2:26
2."Down on the Moon #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 #2"3:52
12."Little Red Haired Girl"4:33
13."[untitled]"20:39

Personnel

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

References

  1. "Freedy Johnston". Bar/None Records.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 668.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. Ankeny, Jason. "Trouble Tree". Allmusic. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Freedy Johnston: The Trouble Tree". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 612.
  6. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (October 27, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 via Google Books.
  7. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 201–202.
  8. "Freedy Johnston | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. "Freedy Johnston On World Cafe". NPR.org.
  10. "Sounds". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. September 24, 1990 via Google Books.
  11. "Freedy Johnston". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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