In Times of Trouble
Appearance
In Times of Trouble | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Genre | Go-go | |||
Length | 37:46 | |||
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Producer | ||||
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In Times of Trouble is a studio album released in 1983 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Trouble Funk.[1][2] It was packaged with a live disc.[3]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
MusicHound R&B | [5] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | [6] |
Trouser Press noted that "the two sides of studio material have nowhere near the juice of the debut."[7]
Track listing
[edit]- Side A
- "Spintime" – 4:50
- "In Times of Trouble" – 5:23
- "Share Your Love" – 5:07
- "Good Times" – 4:29
- Side B
- "Say What" – 5:21
- "Freaky Situation" – 4:08
- "Funk N Roll" – 4:09
- "Good Times" – 4:29
Personnel
[edit]- Robert "Dyke" Reed – electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Tony Fisher – lead vocals, bass guitar
- James Avery – keyboards, vocals
- Taylor Reed – trumpet, vocals
- Timothy "T-Bone" David – percussions, vocals
- MacCarey – drums, percussions
- Alonzo Robinson – percussions, vocals
- Dave Rudd – saxophone, vocal
- Dean Harris – trumpet, vocals
- Chester Davis – electric guitar
References
[edit]- ^ Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Jr., Charles C. (2001). The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop. Billboard Books. p. 252. ISBN 0-8230-7727-6.
- ^ "Trouble Funk Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Neal, Mark Anthony (2004). That's the Joint! The Hip-hop Studies Reader. Routledge. p. 487.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Review: Trouble Funk". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (1998). "A-Z Guide to R&B Acts: Trouble Funk". In Change, Jeff "DJ Zen" (ed.). musicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 574-575. ISBN 1-57859-026-4.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (29 Jan 1984). "Trouble Funk, In Times of Trouble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. I4.
- ^ "Trouble Funk". Trouser Press. Retrieved 21 June 2023.