In Times of Trouble

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]

In Times of Trouble
Studio album by Trouble Funk
Released	1983
Genre	Go-go
Length	37:46
Label	D.E.T.T. Records
Producer	Reo Edwards(exec) Maxx Kidd (exec) Robert Reed Tony Fisher James Avery
Trouble Funk chronology
Drop the Bomb (1982) In Times of Trouble (1983) Saturday Night Live (1983)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

Side A

1. "Spintime" – 4:50
2. "In Times of Trouble" – 5:23
3. "Share Your Love" – 5:07
4. "Good Times" – 4:29

Side B

1. "Say What" – 5:21
2. "Freaky Situation" – 4:08
3. "Funk N Roll" – 4:09
4. "Good Times" – 4:29

Personnel

• 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

1. 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.
2. "Trouble Funk Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
3. Neal, Mark Anthony (2004). That's the Joint! The Hip-hop Studies Reader. Routledge. p. 487.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Review: Trouble Funk". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
5. 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.
6. Tucker, Ken (29 Jan 1984). "Trouble Funk, In Times of Trouble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. I4.
7. "Trouble Funk". Trouser Press. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

External links

• In Times of Trouble at Discogs