Trouble (Akon album)

Trouble

Studio album by Akon

Released

June 29, 2004

Recorded

October 2003 – April 2004 at White Room Studio in Detroit, Michigan

Genre

R&B, hip hop soul, world music

Length

49:57

Label

UpFront, SRC, Universal

Producer

Akon, Benny-D, Knobody, Shakim Williams, Disco D

Akon chronology

Operations of Nature
(1996)

Trouble
(2004)

Konvicted
(2006)

Singles from Trouble

"Locked Up"
Released: April 13, 2004
"Ghetto"
Released: December 21, 2004
"Lonely"
Released: February 21, 2005
"Belly Dancer (Bananza)"
Released: June 21, 2005
"Pot of Gold"
Released: November 15, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
musicOMH	(mixed) link
RapReviews	(6.5/10) link
Robert Christgau	^[1]
Spin	A− link

Trouble is the debut album by the Senegalese-American hip hop and R&B singer Akon, released in 2004. The album contains Akon's first worldwide hit single, "Lonely", however, the release of "Locked Up" propelled Akon to sign a record deal."Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim)" was released as promotional single in May 11, 2004^[2] The album performed well in the United Kingdom where it peaked at No. 1 on the UK Album Chart. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States and has sold 1.6 million copies.^[3]

Background

Although "Lonely" offered the album's best option in terms of commercial breakthrough, SRC Records A&R Jerome Foster told HitQuarters that "Locked Up" was chosen because he wanted to break Akon in the streets first and work towards a cross-over. "Locked Up" is a street record. I thought that was the place for us to start to get a fan-base, knowing that we had a record like "Lonely", which was more commercial, to follow it."^[4] The final appearance on the Billboard 200 was for the chart dated November 26, 2005. The album first appeared on the UK Album Chart on February 12, 2005. It slowly climbed up the chart before finally reaching the summit on April 30, 2005. It then spent two non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the UK Album Chart. Trouble is by far Akon's most successful album in the United Kingdom to date.

Release

When originally released in 2004, the UK version of the album contained thirteen tracks, whilst US versions of the album only contained twelve, omitting the song "Ghetto". The digital version of the US album includes the bonus track "Kill The Dance". In 2005, the UK version of the album was re-issued with additional bonus tracks "Gunshot" and a remix of "Locked Up". In Japan, the bonus tracks were the same, however, the track "Ghetto" was once again omitted. For its release across Europe in late 2004, the album was completely altered, with remixes of "Belly Dancer", "Lonely" and "Don't Give Up" replacing the original versions, issued in the US and UK. The European version also removes the track "I Wont" and replaces it with a brand new track, "Easy Road". In 2005, the album was reissued, this time with a bonus disc containing two brand new tracks, two remixes and six collaborations between Akon and other artists. In Europe, the bonus disc contained eleven tracks, adding another remix of "Ghetto" as track one. In 2006, all US versions of the album were removed from iTunes, replacing them with the European version. However, the European edition loses the track "Easy Road" and replaces it with the original track "I Wont", and also includes the US digital bonus track "Kill The Dance", instead of the remix of "Locked Up".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Locked Up"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:56
2.	"Trouble Nobody"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, D. Grant, R. Thomas	Akon	3:23
3.	"Bananza (Belly Dancer)"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Lynval Golding, Terence Hall, Neville Staples	Akon	4:00
4.	"Gangsta" (featuring Daddy T, Picklehead a)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Torrey Pettigrew, Jonathan Mann, Darrick Stephens	Akon	4:15
5.	"Ghetto"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Benny Darius	Akon, Benny-D	3:55
6.	"Pot of Gold"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Shakim Allah	Akon, Shakim Williams	3:36
7.	"Show Out"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:25
8.	"Lonely"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Bobby Vinton, Gene Allen	Akon, Disco D	3:57
9.	"When The Time's Right"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:44
10.	"Journey"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Anthony Lawson	Akon	4:18
11.	"Don't Let Up"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Marty Reid, Benny Darius	Akon, Benny D	4:04
Total length:				49:57

Second European edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"I Won't"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:16
13.	"Locked Up" (featuring Styles P)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles	Akon, Knobody	3:50

British and Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"I Won't"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:16
13.	"Locked Up" (featuring Styles P)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles	Akon, Knobody	3:50
14.	"Gunshot"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Dave Kelly	Akon	2:56
15.	"Locked Up" (featuring Styles P and Taz)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles	Akon, Knobody	3:48

AlbumHunt special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"A.T.L. to L.A. to N.Y.C." (featuring G-Unit and The Game)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Curtis Jackson, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Jayceon Taylor	Akon	3:17
13.	"Pot of Gold" (Remix)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Shakim Allah	Akon, Shakim Williams	3:52
14.	"Show Out" (Remix) (featuring Dru Hill)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Mark Andrews, Larry Anthony, Tamir Ruffin, James Green	Akon	3:12
15.	"Ghetto" (Remix) (featuring Ali-B and Yes-R)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Benny Darius	Akon, Benny-D	3:57
16.	"Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim)"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Dave Kelly	Akon	2:56
17.	"Locked Up" (featuring Styles P)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles	Akon, Knobody	3:50
18.	"I Won't"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:16

American and First European edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Easy Road"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Shakim Allah	Akon, Shakim Williams	3:22
13.	"Locked Up" (featuring Styles P)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles	Akon, Knobody	3:50
Total length:				49:57

European enhanced edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Easy Road"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Shakim Allah	Akon, Shakim WIlliams	3:22
13.	"Locked Up" (featuring Styles P)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles	Akon, Knobody	3:50
14.	"Locked Up" (featuring Booba)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles, Elie "Booba" Yaffa	Akon, Knobody	3:42
15.	"Locked Up" (Music video)
16.	"Ghetto" (Music video)
17.	"Lonely" (Music video)

iTunes Store edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"I Won't"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:16
13.	"Kill The Dance (Got Something For Ya)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Jason Harrow, Dwayne Chin-Quee	Akon, Supa-Dups	2:58

French edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"I Won't"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:16
13.	"Locked Up" (featuring Booba)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles, Elie "Booba" Yaffa	Akon, Knobody	4:24
Total length:				54:21

German edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"I Won't"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam	Akon	3:16
13.	"Locked Up" (featuring Styles P)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles	Akon, Knobody	3:50
14.	"Locked Up" (featuring Azad)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, David Styles, Azad Azadpour	Akon, Knobody	3:42
Total length:				54:21

Deluxe Edition

Trouble: Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Jason Harrow	Akon	3:28
2.	"Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim)"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Dave Kelly	Akon	2:56
3.	"Senegal"	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Anthony Hamilton, Mark Batson	Akon	2:53
4.	"Keep on Callin'" (P-Money featuring Akon)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Peter Waddams	Akon, P-Money	3:34
5.	"Never Gonna Get It" (Sean Biggs featuring Akon)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Ron Feemster, Sean Biggs	Akon, Ron Feemster	3:50
6.	"Miss Melody" (Miri Ben-Ari featuring Akon)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Miri Ben-Ari	Akon, Miri Ben-Ari	3:50
7.	"Kill the Dance (Got Something For Ya)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Jason Harrow, Dwayne Quin-Chee	Akon, Supa-Dups	2:58
8.	"Find Us (In the Back of the Club)" (The Beatnuts featuring Akon)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Jerry Tineo, Lester Fernandez	Akon, The Beatnuts	3:15
9.	"Baby I'm Back" (Baby Bash featuring Akon)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Ron Bryant, Taylor Dow	Akon, Bryan Stanley	3:48
10.	"Yey" (Grady Babyz featuring Akon)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Torrey Pettigrew, Jonathan Mann	Akon	4:32

Netherlands edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Ghetto" (Remix) (featuring Ali-B and Yes-R)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Benny Darius	Akon, Benny-D	3:57

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	12
Canadian Albums Chart	51
UK Albums Chart	1
European Top 100 Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	18
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	11

Certifications

Country	Certification
Canada	Gold^[5]
United Kingdom	Platinum^[6]
United States	Platinum^[7]

Preceded by The Singles by Basement Jaxx Devils & Dust by Bruce Springsteen	UK number one album May 1, 2005 – May 7, 2005 May 15, 2005 – May 21, 2005	Succeeded by Devils & Dust by Bruce Springsteen Heart and Soul by Steve Brookstein

References

↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Akon". Robert Christgau.
↑ "Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim) – Single by Akon". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
↑ Concepcion, Mariel (November 25, 2008). "Redemption Song: Akon". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
↑ "Interview With Knobody". HitQuarters. Sep 27, 2005. Retrieved Jul 1, 2010.
↑ "CRIA > Gold & Platinum Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
↑ "BPI > Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "RIAA > Gold & Platinum > Search". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-01-12.

Akon

Discography Awards and nominations

Trouble	"Locked Up" "Ghetto" "Lonely" "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" "Pot of Gold"

Konvicted	"Smack That" "I Wanna Love You" "Don't Matter" "Mama Africa" "Sorry, Blame It on Me" "Never Took the Time" "I Can't Wait"

Freedom	"Right Now (Na Na Na)" "I'm So Paid" "Beautiful" "We Don't Care"

Extended plays	Operations of Nature

Featured singles	"Find Us" "Moonshine" "Slow Wind (Remix)" "Soul Survivor" "Snitch" "I Am Not My Hair" "Girls" "The Sweet Escape" "I Tried" "We Takin' Over" "Bartender" "The Way She Moves" "Speaker" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "Am I Dreaming" "Hypnotized" "Get Buck in Here" "I'll Still Kill" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" "What You Got" "Dangerous" "Frozen" "Get Low Wit It" "Out Here Grindin" "Wake It Up" "Body on Me" "What's Love" "Day Dreaming" "Stuck with Each Other" "Silver & Gold" "One" "Just Go" "Overtime" "All Up 2 You" "Sexy Bitch" "Let's Get Crazy" "On Top" "Shut It Down" "Push Push" "Body Bounce" "Move That Body" "Hold My Hand" "Kush" "I Just Had Sex" "Who Dat Girl" "Boomerang" "Chop My Money" "Like Money" "Play Hard" "Holiday" "Heatwave"

Promotional singles	"Holla Holla" "Troublemaker" "Dirty Work"

Other songs	"Crank It Up" "Oh Africa"

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