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, released by

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on July 15, 1987, being the band's last release on that label. It was the band's first album to have Ron Holzner on bass guitar and the only Trouble album with Dennis Lesh on drums. Jeff Olson, who left the band in 1986, played the Hammond organ on the song "The Beginning".

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in 1990, played drums during Trouble's tour for the album. A music video was made for the title track. A remaster, ''Run to the Light: Expanded Edition'', was released on CD, vinyl, and digitally on June 16, 2023. The CD and digital versions of the ''Expanded Edition'' include a cover of

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", which was originally released on the compilation ''The Best of Metal Blade Volume 3'' in 1988, and three demo songs recorded in 1986.

Track listing

Personnel

Trouble

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– vocals *

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– guitars *Rick Wartell – guitars *Ron Holzner – bass *Dennis Lesh – drums

Additional musicians

*Daniel Long – keyboards * Jeff Olson – Hammond organ in the song "The Beginning"

Production

*Jim Faraci,

– producer *Ian Burgess – engineer *Scott Hull – painting *Jack Koshick – management *John Jezak – photography *Eddie Schreyer – mastering at

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in Hollywood, California

References

{{Authority control Trouble (band) albums 1987 albums Metal Blade Records albums Enigma Records albums