Trouble (Keith Richards song) explained

Trouble
Cover:Trouble - Keith Richards.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Keith Richards
Album:Crosseyed Heart
Released:17 July 2015
Genre:Rock and roll
Length:4:18
Label:Mindless
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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crosseyed Heart – Keith Richards. iTunes Store (United States). 22 July 2015.
  2. Keith Richards Drops Catchy, Blues-Rockin' 'Trouble' From New Solo Album. Chris. Payne. 17 July 2015. 22 July 2015. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  3. Web site: Keith Richards releases new song 'Trouble' ahead of new solo album release. NME. Time Inc. UK. 16 July 2015. 22 July 2015. David. Renshaw.
  4. Web site: Keith Richards lanza una nueva canción de 'Crosseyed heart'. Spanish. El Mundo. Unidad Editorial. 20 July 2015. 22 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Escucha el nuevo sencillo de Keith Richards: "Trouble". Sopitas.com. 16 July 2015. 22 July 2015. Spanish.
  6. Keith Richards to release Crosseyed Heart, first solo album in 20 years. Jessica. Goodman. Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. 9 July 2015. 22 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Keith Richards releases first solo single for 20 years. London Evening Standard. Jennifer. Ruby. 16 July 2015. 22 July 2015.
  8. Listen to Keith Richards' single 'Trouble' off his upcoming solo album Crosseyed Heart. Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Megan. Daley. 16 July 2015. 22 July 2015.
  9. Web site: Keith Richards premieres "Trouble", his first new solo song in 20 years — listen. Alex. Young. 16 July 2015. 22 July 2015. Consequence of Sound.
  10. Web site: Keith Richards Premieres New Song, "Trouble". Damian. Fanelli. 20 July 2015. 22 July 2015. Guitar World. NewBay Media, LLC.
  11. Web site: Keith Richards Wards Off 'Trouble' on Ragged New Single. 16 July 2015. 22 July 2015. MSN. Microsoft.
  12. Hear Keith Richards Ward Off 'Trouble' on Ragged New Single. 16 July 2015. 22 July 2015. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. subscription.
  13. Web site: Keith Richards Debuts New Solo Song, "Trouble," as Rolling Stones Wrap Up Latest Tour. Marc. Seliger. 22 July 2015. 99.3 The Drive. Jim Pattison Group. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723082451/http://www.933thedrive.com/keith-richards-debuts-new-solo-song-trouble-as-rolling-stones-wrap-up-latest-tour/. 23 July 2015. dead.
  14. Web site: Keith Richards Looks for 'Trouble' on First Solo Song in 20 Years. 16 July 2015. 22 July 2015. Rachel. Brodsky. Spin. SpinMedia.
  15. Web site: Keith Richards, "Trouble" from Crosseyed Heart (2015): One Track Mind. Nick. DeRiso. 17 July 2015. 22 July 2015. Something Else!.
  16. Web site: Listen to Dartford rocker Keith Richards' new single Trouble. Jim. Palmer. News Shopper. Gannett Company.
  17. Trouble Chart History. Billboard. 7 May 2020.
  18. Trouble Chart History. Billboard. 7 May 2020.
  19. Web site: Stream This | Keith Richards New Single - Trouble|publisher=JamBase]|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}} "Trouble" became the first major single released by Richards since "Eileen", launched in 1993 from the album Main Offender (1992). It reached #20 on Billboards Adult Alternative Songs and #64 on UK's Top 100 Airplay Chart.

    Background and composition

    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,[1] his first since Main Offender, released in 1992.[2] [3] Crosseyed Heart counts with the collaboration of American musician Steve Jordan as Richards' co-writer and co-producer. The X-Pensive Winos,[4] Richards' supporting band, provided other instruments to the song:[5] Jordan on drums, Waddy Wachtel on the guitar, and Bernard Fowler as Richards' background vocals.[6]

    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.[7] [8] Upon its release, music critics noted it was a rock and roll song,[9] that includes elements of blues.[10] [11] According to Jon Blistein from Rolling Stone, the "Trouble" lyrics "[seem] to be channeling [Richards'] inner Lou Reed".[12] Marc Seliger said the lyrics "[appear] to be about a female friend who has landed behind bars."[13]

    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."[14] 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."[15] 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

    Charts

    Chart (2015)! scope="col"
    Peak
    position
    Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[17] 49
    US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[18] 20

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