Trouble No More
# Trouble No More

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (68/100) |
| Review scores ||
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| AllMusic | |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| PopMatters | |
| Robert Christgau | |
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Trouble No More is American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp's 18th studio album and his final recording for Columbia Records, released in 2003. It consists of blues and folk covers.

A re-working of "To Washington" featuring new lyrics critical of President George W. Bush and the Iraq War, generated much controversy upon the album's release.

In addition to the album, a documentary titled Trouble No More: The Making of a John Mellencamp Album was produced and directed by Ron Osgood, along with students from his documentary course at Indiana University. The documentary won a Regional Emmy and several small festival awards in 2004 and 2005.

## Track listing

* "Stones in My Passway" (Robert Johnson) – 3:17
* "Death Letter" (Son House) – 6:14
* "Johnny Hart" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:31
* "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:54
* "Teardrops Will Fall" (Dicky Doo, Marion Smith) – 4:24
* "Diamond Joe" (Traditional; new lyrics by Mellencamp) – 4:37
* "The End of the World" (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent) – 3:24
* "Down in the Bottom" (Willie Dixon) – 3:31
* "Lafayette" (Lucinda Williams) – 3:55
* "Joliet Bound" (Kansas Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie) – 3:34
* "John the Revelator" (Traditional) – 3:19
* "To Washington" (Traditional; new lyrics by Mellencamp) – 2:39

## Personnel

### Musicians

* John Mellencamp – vocals, guitar
* Andy York – guitars, bass
* Dane Clark – drums, percussion
* Miriam Sturm – violin, viola
* Michael Ramos – accordion, organ
* Toby Myers – upright bass
* John Gunnell – electric bass
* Pat Peterson – background vocals, tambourine
* Courtney Kaiser – background vocals, tambourine
* Heather Headley – background vocals
* Janas Hoyt – background vocals
* Michael Clark – pedal steel
* T. Blayde – kazoo

### DVD

* Producer and Director: Ron Osgood
* Associate Producer: Will Deloney
* Assistant Directors: Matt Bockelman, Brian Rogat
* Head Writer: Chris Booker
* Senior Photographer: Ron Prickel
* Location Sound: Stuart Notion
* Graphics and Effects: Abbie Harmon, Scott Carmichael
* Post-Production Sound: Charlie Hoyt
* Special Thanks: Indiana University
* Booklet Photos: Elaine Mellencamp
* Design: Design Monsters
* Management: Hoffman Entertainment

## Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

| Year | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - |
| June 21, 2003 | The Billboard 200 | 31 |
