Trouble (Keith Richards song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Trouble
| cover = Trouble - Keith Richards.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Keith Richards
| album = Crosseyed Heart
| released = 17 July 2015
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Rock and roll
| length = 4:18
| label = Mindless
| writer = Keith Richards, Steve Jordan
| producer = Keith Richards, Steve Jordan
| prev_title = Eileen
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Heartstopper
| next_year = 2015
}}
"Trouble" is a song by English musician and guitarist of the rock band The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards. The song was written and produced by Richards and American musician Steve Jordan for Richards' third studio album, Crosseyed Heart (2015). It is a revision of an unreleased demo called Just Because from Rolling Stones recording sessions at Studio Guillaume Tell, Suresnes, France, May 13-June 7 2002. "Trouble" was released by Mindless, Richards' own record label as a digital single on 17 July 2015 through iHeartRadio.{{cite web|url=http://www.jambase.com/Articles/125803/Stream-This-Keith-Richards-New-Single-Trouble|title=Stream This
Background and composition
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|quote = I had a ball making this new record and working with Steve Jordan and Waddy Wachtel again. There's nothing like walking into a studio and having absolutely no idea what you’re going to come out with on the other end. If you’re looking for 'Trouble', you've come to the right place.
|source = Richards in a press release.{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/keith-richards-trouble/|title=Keith Richards Debuts 'Trouble,' First Single From New 'Crosseyed Heart' Album|first=Jeff|last=Giles|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock}}
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Keith Richards, member of the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released his third solo studio album Crosseyed Heart on 18 September 2015, through Mindless Records,{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/crosseyed-heart/1018381576|title=Crosseyed Heart – Keith Richards|publisher=iTunes Store (United States)|access-date=22 July 2015}} his first since Main Offender, released in 1992.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6634429/keith-richards-trouble-crosseyed-heart-rolling-stones-solo-album|title=Keith Richards Drops Catchy, Blues-Rockin' 'Trouble' From New Solo Album|first=Chris|last=Payne|date=17 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-rolling-stones/86926|title=Keith Richards releases new song 'Trouble' ahead of new solo album release|work=NME|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|first=David|last=Renshaw}} Crosseyed Heart counts with the collaboration of American musician Steve Jordan as Richards' co-writer and co-producer. The X-Pensive Winos,{{cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/cultura/2015/07/17/559f91cee2704ef8148b4578.html|title=Keith Richards lanza una nueva canción de 'Crosseyed heart'|language=Spanish|work=El Mundo|publisher=Unidad Editorial|date=20 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}} Richards' supporting band, provided other instruments to the song:{{cite web|url=http://www.sopitas.com/site/497534-escucha-el-nuevo-sencillo-de-keith-richards-trouble/|title=Escucha el nuevo sencillo de Keith Richards: "Trouble"|publisher=Sopitas.com|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|language=Spanish}} Jordan on drums, Waddy Wachtel on the guitar, and Bernard Fowler as Richards' background vocals.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/09/keith-richards-crosseyed-heart-first-solo-album|title=Keith Richards to release Crosseyed Heart, first solo album in 20 years|first=Jessica|last=Goodman|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc|date=9 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}
To promote Crosseyed Heart, the song "Trouble" premiered on 17 July 2015 on BBC Radio 2, and later was released through iHeartRadio, as the lead digital single.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/keith-richards-releases-first-solo-single-for-20-years-10394062.html|title=Keith Richards releases first solo single for 20 years|work=London Evening Standard|first=Jennifer|last=Ruby|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/16/keith-richards-trouble-crosseyed-heart|title=Listen to Keith Richards' single 'Trouble' off his upcoming solo album Crosseyed Heart|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc|first=Megan|last=Daley|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}} Upon its release, music critics noted it was a rock and roll song,{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/keith-richards-premieres-trouble-his-first-new-solo-song-in-20-years-listen/|title=Keith Richards premieres "Trouble", his first new solo song in 20 years — listen|first=Alex|last=Young|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|publisher=Consequence of Sound}} that includes elements of blues.{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/keith-richards-premieres-new-song-trouble/25005|title=Keith Richards Premieres New Song, "Trouble"|first=Damian|last=Fanelli|date=20 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|work=Guitar World|publisher=NewBay Media, LLC}}{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/nfl/keith-richards-wards-off-trouble-on-ragged-new-single/vp-AAd4eQb|title=Keith Richards Wards Off 'Trouble' on Ragged New Single|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|publisher=MSN. Microsoft}} According to Jon Blistein from Rolling Stone, the "Trouble" lyrics "[seem] to be channeling [Richards'] inner Lou Reed".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-keith-richards-ward-off-trouble-on-ragged-new-single-20150716|title=Hear Keith Richards Ward Off 'Trouble' on Ragged New Single|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|url-access=subscription}} Marc Seliger said the lyrics "[appear] to be about a female friend who has landed behind bars."{{cite web|url=http://www.933thedrive.com/keith-richards-debuts-new-solo-song-trouble-as-rolling-stones-wrap-up-latest-tour/|first=Marc|last=Seliger|title=Keith Richards Debuts New Solo Song, "Trouble," as Rolling Stones Wrap Up Latest Tour|accessdate=22 July 2015|publisher=99.3 The Drive. Jim Pattison Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723082451/http://www.933thedrive.com/keith-richards-debuts-new-solo-song-trouble-as-rolling-stones-wrap-up-latest-tour/|archive-date=23 July 2015|url-status=dead}}
Critical reception
Rachel Brodsky from Spin said, "['Trouble'] sounds as solid and agreeable as it gets: edgy enough to make youngins do a brief double-take and classic rock enough to add it to your dad’s repertoire."{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/07/keith-richards-trouble-new-song-stream-rolling-stones/|title=Keith Richards Looks for 'Trouble' on First Solo Song in 20 Years|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky|work=Spin|publisher=SpinMedia}} Nick DeRiso wrote that Richards "moves with a loose-elbowed sense of fun" in the song and it "doesn't betray [his] ruined darkness". DeRiso concluded that Richards possibly is "at his very best when he's not."{{cite web|url=http://somethingelsereviews.com/2015/07/17/keith-richards-crosseyed-heart-trouble-review/|title=Keith Richards, "Trouble" from Crosseyed Heart (2015): One Track Mind|first=Nick|last=DeRiso|date=17 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|publisher=Something Else!}} Jeff Giles described it as a "stripped-down, uptempo rocker that sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday or 30 years ago". Giles considered "Trouble" has "no unnecessary parts" and that "fans" will hum the refrain and its bridge. Marc Seliger called it a "ragged-yet-melodic song".
Personnel
- Keith Richards – Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass{{cite web|url=http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/13477315.Listen_to_Dartford_rocker_Keith_Richards____new_single_Trouble/|title=Listen to Dartford rocker Keith Richards' new single Trouble|first=Jim|last=Palmer|work=News Shopper|publisher=Gannett Company}}
- Steve Jordan – Drums
- Waddy Wachtel – Guitar
- Bernard Fowler – Backup vocals
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Trouble" ! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/keith-richards/chart-history/min/|title=Trouble Chart History|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=7 May 2020}}
| 49 |
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| scope="row"| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/keith-richards/chart-history/aaa/|title=Trouble Chart History|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=7 May 2020}}
| 20 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.iheart.com/artist/keith-richards-389566/songs/trouble-33750762/ "Trouble"] on iHeartRadio
- {{YouTube|_btCZWi1jkg|title="Trouble (Official Audio Video)"}}
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Category:British rock-and-roll songs