Troublemaker (album)

Troublemaker
Studio album by Ian McLagan
Released	1979
Recorded	1978-79
Studio	Cherokee, Hollywood Shangri-La, Malibu, California
Rock & roll, roots rock, hard rock
Length	35:11
Label	Mercury
Producer	Geoff Workman (1-2, 4-10), Ian McLagan (3)
Ian McLagan chronology
Troublemaker (1979) Bump in the Night (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	B[1]

Troublemaker is the debut album from former Small Faces and Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, released in 1979 on Mercury Records.

Backed by a core group of

1. "La De Da" (2:25)
2. "Headlines" (3:00)
3. "Truly" (Carl Levy) (5:58)
4. "Somebody" (2:58)
5. "Movin' Out" (3:52)
6. "Little Troublemaker" (Johnny Lee Schell) (2:26)
7. "If It's Alright" (2:00)
8. "Sign" (McLagan, Schell) (3:24)
9. "Hold On" (3:43)
10. "Mystifies Me" (
    Ron Wood
    ) (5:25)

Personnel

Troublemakers

• Ian McLagan - vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, acoustic and electric guitars
• Johnny Lee Schell - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Paul Stallworth
  - bass
• Jim Keltner - drums

with:

• Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
• Ronnie Wood - guitar, tenor saxophone, vocals (3, 4)
• Keith Richards - guitar, vocals (3)
• Stanley Clarke - bass (3)
• Zigaboo Modeliste
  - drums (3)
• Steve Madaio - trumpet (4)
• Ringo Starr - drums (9)
• Geoff Workman - accordion (9)
• Jaime Segal - vocals (10)

Production

• Producer: Geoff Workman
• Engineer: Geoff Workman
• Associate Engineer: John Weaver

• • The information above can be found in the CD booklets of "Here Comes Trouble" and "I've Got My Own Album to Do".

References