''Trouble in Paradise'' is the second, and last, album by The
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, released in 1975 on
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label, founded in 1971 by David Geffen and partner Elliot Roberts. It was taken over by Warner Communications (now the Warner Music Group) in 1972, and later merged with Elektra Records to become Elektra/As ...
. It peaked at number 39 on the
''Billboard'' albums chart.
[Whitburn, Joel (1995). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd Edition'', p. 289. Billboard Books, New York. ]
Reception
AllMusic's Brett Hartenbach noted the band "seemed to be distancing itself a bit from its country-rock roots with its second release,… while at the same time slipping even closer to the middle of the road." Saying that on this album, "J.D. Souther, who penned four of the LP's nine tracks, leads the way, with "Prisoner in Disguise" and "Mexico" and the title cut as the standouts. "Mexico" became a minor hit in Boston. Still, Furay, whose two compositions were dominated by his recent conversion to Christianity, does connect with the lovely "For Someone I Love"… Hillman's trio of selections,… are moderately successful, if in the long run somewhat forgettable." Concluding that "what must have seemed like a great idea in 1973 was showing signs of unraveling. The band was finished by 1976 following Trouble in Paradise's poor showing."
Rolling Stone's Bud Scoppa was scathing. Though allowing "the few moments of life contained on ''Trouble in Paradise'' are Souther's doing." He described Hillman's contributions as "three more variations of the same tuneless, unchanging song." Concluding "
y don't SHF redeem themselves while they still can and just forget the whole thing."
[Scoppa, Bud. "Trouble in Paradise", '']Rolling Stone
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'', July 17, 1975, p. 56.
Track listing
#"Trouble in Paradise" (
J. D. Souther
John David "J. D." Souther (born November 2, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. Souther is probably best known for his songwriting abilities, especi ...
) – 5:05
#"Move Me Real Slow" (
Chris Hillman
Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician. He was the original bassist of and one of the original members of the Byrds, which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Michael Clarke.
With frequent ...
) – 3:03
#"For Someone I Love" (
Richie Furay
Paul Richard Furay (born May 9, 1944) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member (with Buffalo Springfield). He is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruc ...
) – 2:56
#"Mexico" (Souther) – 3:14
#"Love and Satisfy" (Hillman) – 2:59
#"On the Line" (Furay) – 3:40
#"Prisoner in Disguise" (Souther) – 4:52
#"Follow Me Through" (Hillman) – 3:50
#"Somebody Must Be Wrong" (Souther) – 3:50
Charts
Personnel
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J.D. Souther
John David "J. D." Souther (born November 2, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles (band), Eagles. Souther is probably best known for his songwriting ab ...
- vocals, guitar, drums on "Trouble in Paradise" and "Love and Satisfy", bass on "Move Me Real Slow"
*
Chris Hillman
Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician. He was the original bassist of and one of the original members of the Byrds, which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Michael Clarke.
With frequent ...
- vocals, bass, mandolin, guitar
*
Richie Furay
Paul Richard Furay (born May 9, 1944) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member (with Buffalo Springfield). He is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruc ...
- vocals, guitar
*
Al Perkins
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- lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro
*
Paul Harris - keyboards, flute
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Joe Lala
Joseph Anthony Lala (November 3, 1947 – March 18, 2014) was an American musician and actor. In 1966, he co-founded the rock band Blues Image.
Life and career
Lala was born in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida, to parents from Contessa Entellina (an e ...
- percussion
*Ron Grinel – drums
*
James William Guercio
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– "Southside" guitar on "Trouble in Paradise"
*
Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey (; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, guitarist and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for the Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don ...
,
Don Henley
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, J.D. Souther, The Sons of the Desert – backing vocals on "Somebody Must Be Wrong"
Production notes
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Tom Dowd
Thomas John Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multitrack recording method. Dowd worked on a veritable "who's who" of recordings ...
- producer
*Jeff Guercio – engineer
*Mark Guercio – assistant engineer
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Elliot Roberts
Elliot Roberts (born Elliot Rabinowitz,Tom King, ''The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood'', p. 54, Broadway Books (New York 2001). February 25, 1943 – June 21, 2019)''The Guardian'' article:Lady of the Canyon" ...
, Ron Stone - direction
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Jimmy Wachtel Jimmy Wachtel is an American photographer, art director and designer based in Los Angeles. He has designed album covers for big artists such as Joe Walsh, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Michael Stanley, Jo Jo Gunne, John Cougar, and Buckingham Ni ...
- design
*Lorrie Sullivan - photography
References
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J. D. Souther albums
1975 albums
Albums produced by Tom Dowd
Asylum Records albums