Trouble No More

Trouble No More is American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp's 18th studio album and his final recording for Columbia Records, released in 2003. It consists of blues and folk covers.

This article is about the John Mellencamp album. For the Muddy Waters song, see Trouble No More (song). For the Bob Dylan album set, see The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981. For the Darden Smith album, see Trouble No More (Darden Smith album).

Trouble No More
Studio album by
John Mellencamp
ReleasedJune 3, 2003
RecordedFebruary 10–27, 2003
Genre
Length47:11
LabelColumbia
ProducerJohn Mellencamp
John Mellencamp chronology
Cuttin' Heads
(2001)		 Trouble No More
(2003)		 Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(68/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
PopMatters[4][1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Uncut[7][1]
USA Today[8]

A re-working of "To Washington" featuring new lyrics critical of President George W. Bush and the Iraq War, generated much controversy upon the album's release.

In addition to the album, a documentary titled Trouble No More: The Making of a John Mellencamp Album was produced and directed by Ron Osgood, along with students from his documentary course at Indiana University. The documentary won a Regional Emmy and several small festival awards in 2004 and 2005.

Track listing
  1. "Stones in My Passway" (Robert Johnson) – 3:17
  2. "Death Letter" (Son House) – 6:14
  3. "Johnny Hart" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:31
  4. "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:54
  5. "Teardrops Will Fall" (Dicky Doo, Marion Smith) – 4:24
  6. "Diamond Joe" (Traditional; new lyrics by Mellencamp) – 4:37
  7. "The End of the World" (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent) – 3:24
  8. "Down in the Bottom" (Willie Dixon) – 3:31
  9. "Lafayette" (Lucinda Williams) – 3:55
  10. "Joliet Bound" (Kansas Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie) – 3:34
  11. "John the Revelator" (Traditional) – 3:19
  12. "To Washington" (Traditional; new lyrics by Mellencamp) – 2:39

Personnel

Musicians
  • John Mellencamp – vocals, guitar
  • Andy York – guitars, bass
  • Dane Clark – drums, percussion
  • Miriam Sturm – violin, viola
  • Michael Ramos – accordion, organ
  • Toby Myers – upright bass
  • John Gunnell – electric bass
  • Pat Peterson – background vocals, tambourine
  • Courtney Kaiser – background vocals, tambourine
  • Heather Headley – background vocals
  • Janas Hoyt – background vocals
  • Michael Clark – pedal steel
  • T. Blayde – kazoo

DVD
  • Producer and Director: Ron Osgood
  • Associate Producer: Will Deloney
  • Assistant Directors: Matt Bockelman, Brian Rogat
  • Head Writer: Chris Booker
  • Senior Photographer: Ron Prickel
  • Location Sound: Stuart Notion
  • Graphics and Effects: Abbie Harmon, Scott Carmichael
  • Post-Production Sound: Charlie Hoyt
  • Special Thanks: Indiana University
  • Booklet Photos: Elaine Mellencamp
  • Design: Design Monsters
  • Management: Hoffman Entertainment

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)[9]

Year Chart Position
June 21, 2003 The Billboard 200 31

References
  1. "Critic Reviews for Trouble No More". Metacritic. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. Trouble No More at AllMusic
  3. Farber, Jim (June 6, 2003). "Trouble No More Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  4. Langmead, Jon (June 2, 2003). "John Mellencamp: Trouble No More". PopMatters. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  5. Christgau, Robert. "CG: John Mellencamp". Robert Christgau.
  6. Puterbaugh, Parke (May 2, 2003). "Trouble No More". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  7. "John Mellencamp – Trouble No More". Uncut: 111. October 2003. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  8. Gundersen, Edna (June 3, 2003). "Sugar Ray's 'Pursuit' will sneak up on you ; And be glad Mellencamp made 'Trouble'". USA Today. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  9. Billboard.com – Discography – John Mellencamp – Trouble No More
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