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Trouble
Ray LaMontagne
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2004-09-14
Manufacturer: RCA
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Some singer/songwriters (think Paul Westerberg and Elliott Smith) develop their world-weariness through the unforgiving trials of passing years and the heart-breaking grind of the music business. Others (Van Morrison, Neil Young) seem to have sprung from out of nowhere with the fully formed soul of a life well-lived. Ray LaMontagne belongs with the latter. On this, his debut, LaMontagne has crafted a handful of quietly devastating meditations on life and love--and delivered them with a raspy vocal all his own. The simple, mournful lyrics of "Burn," "Shelter" and the title track recall a Hank Williams ballad, and the reserved production by alt-country/americana genius Ethan Johns (the Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon) make this a great disc for smoky Saturday nights, and rainy Sunday mornings. --Ben Heege

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

1) Music Doesn't Get Any Better Than This   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
While this CD is not a new release, it is a definite must have for any collection. I feel certain it is Ray's finest, but it also happens to be one of my all-time favorite CD's! Every time I have this playing, someone asks who the artist is...what the song is...if it's a new CD... His throaty/husky voice stands in contrast to the gentle, flowing melodies, and the tracks all have the feel of a personal and private living room performance. The most wonderful part of it is that EVERY TRACK IS GREAT.

2) get blown away   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I was just starting to believe I'd never be emotionally devastated by an album again. I kept listening to my old Joni Mitchell & Cat Stevens, wondering why nothing recent or new was making me feel anything. I thought it meant I was getting old. I had come to dread shopping because of the piped in "music" - I can't bear it. I'd turn on the radio and shake my head in bewilderment. Anyway, it is a crime that few people have heard of Ray LaMontagne. It is a total fluke that I came to own this fantastic album - I saw a clip of Susan Tedeschi singing a song called, "Shelter" and I couldn't breathe. I had to know who wrote the song. Long story later, this CD gets popped into my mailbox curtesy of Amazon. I put it on the stereo and everyone in the room fell silent. Even my kids, and they never shut up. This is a voice that comes along once in a generation - he reminds me a bit of Otis Redding; he has a nice rasp, as though his vocal chords are coated in dust. I can't say enough about him -his singing gives me chills, his lyrics bring tears to my eyes. What joy this single human being has given me.

3) we love this CD   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I heard the song Trouble on Sirius music- Coffee House Acoustic on TV. I had never heard of Ray LaMontagne, but ordered the CD because of that song. All the songs are great on the CD. He sort of reminded me of Amos Lee. I really like his voice, and I plan to order more of his CD's.

4) Trouble   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
As a whole, this is his best album and a great return to classic folk music.

5) Excellent!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Even though there are only 10 tracks on this CD, all of them are worth listening to. I can listen to this CD over and over...Ray's voice is smooth and his music is mellow. He music is laid back-like a mix between Jack Johnson and John Mayer. I want to buy all of his music :)