Trouble Free

by Rhonda Vincent

Overview

Rhonda Vincent is a bluegrass prodigy who has been a favorite on the string band festival circuit for years. Her 1994 album for Giant Records found her being pushed a little too forcibly toward the country mainstream; still, on occasion, the specialness of her hard-country twang shined through. With Trouble Free, she fulfills her promise with soaring beauty. Co-producer (and Giant Records chief) James Stroud backs off and allows Vincent to explore a traditional country terrain that encompasses the fierce, severe magnificence of bluegrass and the sorrowful whine of honky tonk heartbreak. Vincent excels at both, showing the same kind of hard, soulful splendor that Keith Whitley displayed when he evolved from bluegrass to traditional country. Vincent's guests pretty much define her tastes: She performs a duet with Randy Travis -- in his best performance in years -- and, elsewhere, enjoys harmony support from Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton. Vincent and Krauss have been linked for years (Vincent was one a runner-up in a bluegrass contest that Krauss won). Krauss' commercial success certainly helped renew Giant's belief that Vincent, too, could attract a larger mainstream audience. But the two aren't that similar as vocalists. Where Krauss' voice is sweet and pure, Vincent's is twangy and aggressive. What they share is a commitment to musical integrity. ~ Michael McCall

Product Details

Release Date:	02/06/1996
Label:	Giant / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0075992463027
Rank:	57086

Tracks

1. Somebody
2. You Beat All I've Ever Seen
3. Trouble Free
4. It Ain't Nothin' New
5. An Old Memory (Found It's Way Back Home Again)
6. What More Do You Want from Me?
7. If I Could Stop Loving You
8. At the Corner of Walk and Don't Walk
9. The Blues Ain't Workin' on Me
10. When I'm Through Fallin' Apart

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rhonda Vincent   Primary Artist,Vocal Harmony
Dolly Parton   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocal Harmony
Randy Travis   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocal Harmony
Alison Krauss   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocal Harmony
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel),Dobro
Paul Leim   Drums
Curtis Wright   Vocal Harmony
Curtis Young   Vocals (Background)
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle,Mandolin
Eddie Bayers   Drums
Michael Black   Vocals (Background)
Norah Lee Allen   Vocals (Background)
Mark Casstevens   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jon Mohr   Vocals (Background)
Rob Hajacos   Fiddle
Richard Landis   Tambourine
Matt Rollings   Piano
Mike Brignardello   Bass
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Brent Rowan   Guitar (Electric)
Glenn Worf   Bass
Glen Duncan   Fiddle
Darrin Vincent   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Larry Byrom   Guitar (Acoustic)
Carolee Cooper   Vocals (Background)
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Dennis Wilson   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bob Morrison   Composer
Kenny Beard   Composer
Billy Spence   Composer
Kostas   Composer
Larry Cordle   Composer
Curtis Wright   Composer
Carl Jackson   Composer
Dolly Parton   Performer
Melba Montgomery   Composer
Garrett Rittenberry   Design
Bob Regan   Composer
Allison Brown   Production Coordination
Simon Levy   Art Direction
Doug Rich   Production Coordination
Hank Williams   Mastering
Gene Dobbins   Composer
Derek Bason   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Lynn Peterzell   Engineer
James Stroud   Producer
John Guess   Mixing
Robert Ellis Orrall   Composer
Richard Landis   Producer
Ricky Cobble   Assistant Engineer
Julian King   Engineer
Mark Tucker   Photography
Jerry Salley   Composer
Randy Travis   Performer
Tom Shapiro   Composer
George Teren   Composer
Al Anderson   Composer
Alison Brown   Production Coordination
Alison Krauss   Performer
Larry Shell   Composer
Csaba Petocz   Mixing,Engineer
David Hall   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mark Hagen   Assistant Engineer
Kathy Louvin   Composer
Betty Key   Composer
John Jerrard   Composer