The Trouble Tree
The Trouble Tree is the debut album by Freedy Johnston, released in 1990 through Bar/None Records.
Production
The album was recorded in Hoboken, New Jersey.Critical reception
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." The Spin Alternative Record Guide called it "raw-sounding, infatuated with dangerous sorts, and a bit unformed lyrically."Personnel
;Musicians- Alan Bezozi – drums
- David Hamburger – guitar
- Freedy Johnston – vocals, guitar
- James MacMillan – bass guitar, engineering
- Doug Snodgrass – bass guitar
- 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"