Trouble Is ... is the second album by American blues solo artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd and the first to be released under the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band moniker. It is the first of several albums to feature Noah Hunt on vocals.
It features the no. 1 Mainstream Rock hit "Blue on Black", which also reached no. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also spawned three further rock hits, including "Slow Ride", "Somehow, Somewhere, Someway", and "Everything Is Broken", a Bob Dylan cover. It also features a cover of "I Don't Live Today" by Jimi Hendrix. Trouble Is ... was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1998 and certified Platinum in 1999. The track "Trouble Is..." appeared in the EA Sports video game NASCAR 2001.
Track listing
Personnel
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Kenny Wayne Shepherd – lead guitar, vocals Noah Hunt – vocals Joe Nadeau – rhythm guitar Jimmy Wallace – keyboards Robby Emerson – bass Sam Bryant – drums
Guest musicians James Cotton – harmonica Chris Layton – drums Tommy Shannon – bass Reese Wynans – keyboards Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals Patricia Hodges – backing vocals
Production Jerry Harrison – producer, arranger Bob Ludwig – mastering Tom Lord-Alge – mixing Joe Chiccarelli – mixing Larry Brewer – engineer Chris Collins – engineer
Charts + Chart performance for Trouble Is... Chart (1997–1998) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA)57 US Billboard 20074 US Blues Albums (Billboard)1
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