| Trouble in Paradise | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Souther-Hillman-Furay Band |
| Cover: | SHFTroubleInParadise.jpg |
| Released: | 1975 |
| Studio: | Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO |
| Genre: | Pop, rock, country rock |
| Length: | 33:29 |
| Label: | Asylum |
| Producer: | Tom Dowd |
| Prev Title: | The Souther–Hillman–Furay Band |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
Trouble in Paradise is the second, and last, album by The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, released in 1975 on Asylum Records. It peaked at number 39 on the Billboard albums chart.[1]
AllMusic's Brett Hartenbach noted the band "seemed to be distancing itself a bit from its country-rock roots with its second release,… while at the same time slipping even closer to the middle of the road." Saying that on this album, "J.D. Souther, who penned four of the LP's nine tracks, leads the way, with "Prisoner in Disguise" and "Mexico" and the title cut as the standouts. "Mexico" became a minor hit in Boston. Still, Furay, whose two compositions were dominated by his recent conversion to Christianity, does connect with the lovely "For Someone I Love"… Hillman's trio of selections,… are moderately successful, if in the long run somewhat forgettable." Concluding that "what must have seemed like a great idea in 1973 was showing signs of unraveling. The band was finished by 1976 following Trouble in Paradise's poor showing."
Rolling Stone's Bud Scoppa was scathing. Though allowing "the few moments of life contained on Trouble in Paradise are Souther's doing." He described Hillman's contributions as "three more variations of the same tuneless, unchanging song." Concluding "[w]hy don't SHF redeem themselves while they still can and just forget the whole thing."[2]
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