Album · Ray LaMontagne
Trouble by Ray LaMontagne
Trouble is an album by Ray LaMontagne, released in 2004. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Jolene”, on 5 lists with a best position of #83.
Trouble was Ray LaMontagne's debut, released on RCA on September 14, 2004 in the US and six days later in the UK, and it sounds like a man who has been singing alone in a room and finally let the door swing open. Ethan Johns produced it and kept things spare and warm around that husky, cracked-open voice, the one critics lined up next to Otis Redding, Van Morrison, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley.
The New Hampshire-born songwriter got the music bug from a Stephen Stills album, and Jennifer Stills turns up on several tracks here, as does Sara Watkins. "Jolene" is the slow-burning heart of the record. Jason Holley designed the cover, a piece LaMontagne picked himself, and the album went on to sell 239,000 copies in the US. Till the Sun Turns Black came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Trouble on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jolene | 5 | #83 | – | 2009–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.