Trouble or Nothin' is a 1989 album by female artist Robin Beck. It was produced by Desmond Child and recorded and mixed by Sir Arthur Payson. This album was re-recorded and released independently in 2009 as Trouble or Nothing: 20th Anniversary Edition because Universal Music Group refused to reissue, give license, or give her the master recording of the original. An additional four songs were recorded.[2]

Trouble or Nothin'
Studio album by
Released1989 (original), 2009 (Re-record)
Recorded1987–89 (original), 08-09 (Re-record)
GenreRock, pop rock
Length39:23
LabelMercury (original), Her Majesty's Music Room (Re-record)
ProducerDesmond Child (original), James Christian (Re-record)
Robin Beck chronology
Sweet Talk
(1979)
Trouble or Nothin'
(1989)
Human Instinct
(1992)
Singles from Trouble or Nothin'
  1. "First Time"
    Released: January 31, 1988 (1988-01-31) (US) October 14, 1988 (1988-10-14) (UK)
  2. "Save Up All Your Tears"
    Released: February 27, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hide Your Heart" (Bonnie Tyler cover)Desmond Child, Holly Knight, Paul Stanley4:03
2."Don't Lose Any Sleep" (John Waite cover)Diane Warren4:06
3."If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man" (Bonnie Tyler cover)Child4:03
4."Hold Back the Night"Alice Cooper, Child3:37
5."Save Up All Your Tears" (Bonnie Tyler cover)Warren, Child4:05
6."In a Crazy World Like This" (Pat Benatar cover)Neil Giraldo, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg3:56
7."Tears in the Rain"Warren, Child4:42
8."A Heart for You"Robin Beck, Jeff Kent, Terry Cox4:13
9."Sleeping with the Enemy"Beck, Kent3:35
10."First Time"music: Gavin Spencer;
lyrics: Terry Boyle, Tom Anthony
3:16

Personnel

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  • Robin Beck - lead vocals
  • Guy Mann-Dude, John McCurry, Steve Lukather, Ira Siegel, Jeff Mironov - guitar
  • Hugh McDonald, Seth Glassman - bass
  • Gregg Mangiafico, Chuck Kentis, Robbie Kondor - keyboards
  • David Garfield - additional keyboards
  • Bobby Chouinard, Gavin Spencer, Steve Ferrone - drums
  • Alan St. Jon - organ on "Save Up All Your Tears"
  • Brandon Fields - saxophone on "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)"
  • Brad Parker, Guy Mann-Dude, Paul Stanley, Richard T. Bear - gang vocals on "Save Up All Your Tears"

References

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  1. ^ "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Beck, Robin (January 2009). "Interview with Robin Beck" (Interview). Interviewed by Brian Rademacher. RockEyez.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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