Nothin' But Trouble (Blue Murder album)

Nothin' But Trouble is the second and final studio album by hard rock band Blue Murder. Released in August 1993 by Geffen Records, the album was produced by the band's vocalist-guitarist John Sykes.[5]

Nothin' But Trouble
Studio album by
Blue Murder
ReleasedAugust 1993
StudioJohn Sykes' Home Studio
GenreHard rock
Length55:33
LabelGeffen
ProducerJohn Sykes
Blue Murder chronology
Blue Murder
(1989)		 Nothin' But Trouble
(1993)		 Screaming Blue Murder: Dedicated to Phil Lynott
(1994)
Singles from Nothin' But Trouble
  1. "We All Fall Down"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Metal Hammer3/10[3]
Rock Hard7.5/10[4]

After the disappointing sales of their 1989 debut album, Blue Murder entered a long period of inactivity. Accroding to bassist Tony Franklin and drummer Carmine Appice, Sykes was deeply affected by the album's failure.[6][7] Eventually he began work on another record, but progress was slow, partly due to the construction of his new home studio.[5] Meanwhile, Franklin and Appice grew increasingly tired of waiting for Sykes and ultimately decided to leave the band.[6][8] They were replaced by bassist Marco Mendoza and drummer Tommy O'Steen.[5] However, Franklin had already laid down tracks for seven of the songs, while Appice was brought back briefly as session drummer on nine.[6][8] Keyboardist Nik Green was also promoted to a full-time member, having already played on the group's debut album. Sykes also recruited former Baton Rouge vocalist Kelly Keeling, but he left shortly before the album's release.[9]

Nothin' But Trouble was generally well received by critics, but commonly described as a step down from the band's debut.[4] "We All Fall Down" was released as a single and reached number 35 on the Album Rock Tracks chart.[10] The record itself failed to chart, something Sykes blamed on Geffen Records, whom he felt "didn't do anything" to promote the album.[11]

Track listing

All tracks by John Sykes, except "Itchycoo Park" by Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott

No.TitleLength
1."We All Fall Down"4:47
2."Itchycoo Park" (Small Faces cover)3:46
3."Cry for Love"6:57
4."Runaway"5:58
5."Dance"4:08
6."I'm on Fire"4:45
7."Save My Love"4:48
8."Love Child"5:29
9."Shouldn't Have Let You Go"4:10
10."I Need an Angel"7:02
11."She Knows"3:38
Total length:55:33
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Bye Bye"4:14
Total length:59:47

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

Blue Murder
Additional musicians
Technical
  • John Sykes - production, engineering
  • Mike Fraser - mixing
  • Nik Green - engineering
  • Alex Woltman - engineering
  • George Marino - mastering
Management
  • John Kalodner - A&R
  • Debra Shallman - A&R coordination
  • Anita Camarata - representation
Design
  • Wendy Sherman - art direction, design
  • Stuart Watson - photography
  • Diggy - cat direction
  • Robin Sloane - creative direction
  • Sofie Howard - creative services manager

References

Footnotes
  1. "Blue Murder - Nothin' But Trouble". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. Popoff 2007, pp. 56 – 57.
  3. Staude, Jörg (1993). "Blue Murder - Nothin But Trouble (MCA/BMG Ariola)". Metal Hammer. Vol. 10 no. 9. Berlin, Germany: ZAG Zeitschriften-Verlag. p. 54.
  4. "Blue Murder - Nothin' But Trouble". Rock Hard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. Douglas, Nick (1993). "Blue Murder". Metal Hammer. Vol. 10 no. 9. Berlin, Germany: ZAG Zeitschriften-Verlag. pp. 128 –&#32, 129.
  6. "Blue Murder Bassist Talks John Sykes, the Breakup & Whitesnake". full in bloom. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021 – via YouTube.
  7. Appice & Gittins 2016, p. 195.
  8. "Carmine Appice Talks Blue Murder Breakup, 1989 Album, Nothin' But Trouble, John Sykes, Budgets". full in bloom. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. Koolen, Martin. "Kelly Keeling Interview". RockUnited.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. "Mainstream Rock Songs - Week of April 16, 1994". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. "June 1999 Interview with Tony Nobles of Vintage Guitar Magazine". 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. Nothin' But Trouble (booklet). Blue Murder. Geffen Records. 1993. GED24419.CS1 maint: others (link)

Sources
  • Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  • Appice, Carmine; Gittins, Ian (2016). Stick It!: My Life of Sex, Drums, and Rock 'n' Roll. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 1-6137-3552-9.
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