''Trouble in the Home'' is the second album by the English band

Thrashing Doves The Thrashing Doves were a London-based rock band. Their line-up consisted of Ken Foreman (vocals/guitar) with Brian Foreman (keyboards), Ian Button (guitar) and Kevin Sargent (drums). The original bass player was Hari Sajjan. Subsequent ba ...

, released in 1989. "Angel Visit" peaked at No. 97 on the

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and No. 14 on ''Billboards

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chart.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' noted that, "though the Foremans' songwriting is still full of edgy asides, bittersweet incongruities and juicy hooks ... there's an underlying sadness to much of ''Trouble in the Home''." The ''

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'' wrote that "there are some stinging guitar licks ... but the overall feel to the Thrashing Doves is one of a subtle, bittersweet sensuality." The ''

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'' deemed the album "forceful, melodic rock with lush (but not syrupy) arrangements." ''

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'' concluded that "the music is still wholly lacking in purpose and conviction, and the lyrics' cagey religious references are too coy by half."

Track listing

All tracks written by Brian Foreman & Ken Foreman. #"Reprobate's Hymn" – 4:28 #"Angel Visit" – 3:17 #"Sister Deals" – 3:49 #"Lorelei" – 4:32 #"Trouble in the Home" – 4:29 #"Another Deadly Sunset" – 4:23 #"Mary Mary" – 4:05 #"Like Heartbreak" – 3:31 #"Late Show" – 3:26 #"Candy Woman" – 5:16 #"Domestic Rainchild" – 2:38

B-sides

*"Jesus on the Payroll #2" (second version with slightly different lyrics) *"She Do Me" *"Babe Like a Rock" *"Girl Called Houdini" *"You Don't Believe in Me, Do You

Personnel

*Ken Foreman -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

*Brian Foreman -

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

, backing vocals *

Ian Button Ian Button (born 16 April 1962) is an English guitarist best known for his work in the bands Thrashing Doves (1985-1991) and Death In Vegas (1994-2011). Button was one of a core of additional musicians originally brought in by Death In Vegas fo ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, backing vocals * Kevin Sargent -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

, backing vocals *David Palmer - drums *James Eller - bass guitar *

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- bass guitar, vocals *Angie Giles - backing vocals *

Zeeteah Massiah Zeeteah Silveta Massiah (born December 24, 1956) is a Barbadian-born British singer particularly associated with reggae, jazz and house music. In a wide-ranging career she has recorded and/or toured with artists including Robbie Williams, Tom ...

- backing vocals *

Barry Wickens Barry Wickens is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist and composer. Primarily a violinist and guitarist, he also plays mandolin, viola, Appalachian dulcimer (psaltery), dobro and keyboards. He is best known for being one of the longest-servi ...

- lead

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trouble In The Home Thrashing Doves albums 1989 albums A&M Records albums