Production
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Critical reception
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Trouser Press wrote that the album "captures Johnston’s wheedling and whiny voice in extreme close-up, forcing listeners to seek refuge in overextended wordplay and spare guitar-based arrangements."[12] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called it "raw-sounding, infatuated with dangerous sorts, and a bit unformed lyrically."[8]
Track listing
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All tracks are written by Freedy Johnston
Title 1. "Innocent" 2:26 2. "Down on the Moon No. 1" 3:24 3. "No Violins" 3:45 4. "That's What You Get" 3:38 5. "Fun Ride" 5:20 6. "Gina" 3:42 7. "Nature Boy" 4:46 8. "Bad Girl" 3:08 9. "After My Shocks" 2:54 10. "Tucumcari" 2:17 11. "Down on the Moon No. 2" 3:52 12. "Little Red Haired Girl" 4:33 13. "[untitled]" 20:39
Personnel
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Musicians
Alan Bezozi – drums
David Hamburger – guitar
Freedy Johnston – vocals, guitar
James MacMillan – bass guitar, engineering
Doug Snodgrass – bass guitar
Production and additional personnel
Chris Butler – production, guitar on "Fun Ride" and "After My Shocks"
Andy Burton – keyboards on "Fun Ride"
B. Woody Giessmann – drums on "Little Red Haired Girl"
John Halpern – photography
Jody Harris – guitar on "Fun Ride"
References
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^ "Freedy Johnston" . Bar/None Records .
^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 668.
^ Ankeny, Jason. "Trouble Tree" . Allmusic. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert. "Freedy Johnston: The Trouble Tree" . Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 612.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (October 27, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
^ Harris, John (30 March 1991). "Freedy Johnston: The Trouble Tree ". Sounds . p. 39.
^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide . Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 201–202.
^ "Freedy Johnston | Biography & History" . AllMusic .
^ "Freedy Johnston On World Cafe" . NPR.org .
^ "Sounds" . New York Magazine . New York Media, LLC. September 24, 1990 – via Google Books.
^ "Freedy Johnston" . Trouser Press . Retrieved 27 October 2020 .
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