Trouble or Nothin'

Trouble or Nothin'
Studio album by
Robin Beck
Released 1989 (original), 2009 (Re-record)
Recorded 1987–89 (original), 08-09 (Re-record)
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length 39:23
Label Mercury (original), Her Majesty's Music Room (Re-record)
Producer Desmond 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 (US) October 14, 1988 (UK)
  2. "Save Up All Your Tears"
    Released: February 27, 1989
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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.

Track listing

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

Personnel

  • 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"