''Nothin' But Trouble'' is the second and final studio album by hard rock band Blue Murder. Released on 31 August 1993 by

Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint. Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...

, the album was produced by the band's vocalist-guitarist

John Sykes John James Sykes (born 29 July 1959) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He has also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. Following a stint in ...

. After the disappointing sales of their 1989 debut album, Blue Murder entered a long period of inactivity. According to bassist Tony Franklin and drummer

Carmine Appice Carmine Appice ( , born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is also Vinny Appice's ...

, Sykes was deeply affected by the record's failure. Eventually the group began work on another album, but progress was slow, partly due to Sykes constructing a new home studio. Meanwhile, Franklin and Appice grew increasingly tired of waiting. Appice left Blue Murder in early 1991 and was briefly replaced by Anders Johansson. Franklin announced his departure in August 1991. Sykes was eventually joined by bassist Marco Mendoza and drummer Tommy O'Steen. However, Franklin had already recorded seven of the songs, while Appice was brought back briefly as session drummer on nine. Keyboardist Nik Green, meanwhile, was promoted to a full-time member, having already played on the group's debut album. Sykes recruited former Baton Rouge vocalist

Kelly Keeling Kelly Keeling was born on June 25, 1966, and is an American musician and songwriter. Keeling started playing at the age of 14 and began his career as the lead singer of the American heavy metal band Baton Rouge. Throughout his career Keeling w ...

as well, but he left shortly before the album's release. Producer Mike Stone was also briefly involved in recording process. ''Nothin' But Trouble'' was generally well received by critics, but commonly described as a step-down from the band's debut album. "We All Fall Down" was released as a single and reached number 35 on the Album Rock Tracks chart. The record itself failed to chart, something Sykes blamed on Geffen Records, who he felt "didn't do anything" to promote the album.

Track listing

All tracks by

, except "Itchycoo Park" by

Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of Small Faces (1965–69) and subsequently Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces ...

and

Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted pos ...

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

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* {{Authority control 1993 albums Blue Murder (band) albums Albums produced by John Sykes Geffen Records albums