Nothin' But Trouble (Nia Peeples album)

Nothin' But Trouble is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Nia Peeples. It was released on August 30, 1988 by Mercury Records. Peeples decided to venture into the music industry after she came to recognition as a regular cast in the musical television series Fame. She worked with Steve Harvey, Howard Hewett, Doc Powell and Tony Prendatt on the album. Musically, Nothin' But Trouble is a dance-pop and R&B album with influence of other popular genres at the time, such as freestyle and new jack swing.

Nothin' But Trouble
Studio album by
Nia Peeples
ReleasedAugust 30, 1988 (1988-08-30)
Recorded1987–88
Genre
Length50:12
LabelMercury
Producer
Nia Peeples chronology
Nothin' But Trouble
(1988)		 Nia Peeples
(1991)
Singles from Nothin' But Trouble
  1. "Trouble"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "High Time"
    Released: 1988
  3. "I Know How (to Make You Love Me)"
    Released: 1988

Nothin' But Trouble received positive reviews from music critics who compared Peeples' style to Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson. The album noted a moderate commercial success. It peaked at number ninety-seven on the Billboard 200.

Three singles were released from the album. The lead single "Trouble" peaked at number thirty-five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The album's following singles "High Time" and "I Know How (to Make You Love Me)" were less successful but managed to peak into the Hot Dance Club Songs chart at number ten and twenty-eight respectively.

Background

Another singer and Peeples' labelmate Vanessa Williams was also working on her debut album The Right Stuff (1988) at that time. She later commented that the label's focus was on Peeples because of her high-profile role on the television series Fame, so they invested their sales and marketing efforts in her album.[1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Ron Wynn from AllMusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars and wrote: "Operating on the premise that they could make Peeples a second-level Paula Abdul, the producers gave her the same type of dance-pop bubblegum fodder, but didn't make it as hook-laden or catchy as Abdul's songs."[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Trouble"
  • Steve Harvey
Harvey6:28
2."High Time"
Harvey4:27
3."Star Crossed Lovers"
  • Harvey
  • Dianne Quander
Harvey5:46
4."Be My Lover"
Howard Hewett4:23
5."Is This Really Love"
  • Hewett
  • Monty Seward
Hewett4:28
6."Never Gonna Get It"Monte MoirMoir4:19
7."This Time I'll Be Sweeter"
4:14
8."Poetry in Motion"Clayton SavageMoir3:50
9."I Know How (to Make You Love Me)"
  • Harvey
  • Powell
  • Prendatt
6:56
10."For the Sake of Loving"
  • Steve Diamond
  • Sue Sheridan
Hewett5:21
Total length:50:12
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Trouble" (12" Club Remix)Harvey
7:20
12."I Know How (to Make You Love Me)" (Street Beat)
  • Peeples
  • Paris
  • Harvey
  • Powell
  • Prendatt
6:41
Total length:64:13

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988)
  • Peak
  • position
US Billboard 200[3] 97

References
  1. Williams, Vanessa; Williams, Helen (April 17, 2012). You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Holly wood, Love, Loss (and Each Other). Penguin Books. p. 6. ISBN 9781101569160.
  2. Wynn, Ron. "Nothin' But Trouble - Nia Peeples". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. "Nia Peeples Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
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