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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Trouble
| name = Trouble
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Akon]]
| artist = [[Akon]]
| cover = AkonTrouble.jpg
| cover = AkonTrouble.jpg
| alt = A shirtless man with the name “AKON” written below as well as “Trouble” being written below too.
⚫
| alt =
| released = June 29, 2004
| released = June 29, 2004
| recorded = October 2003 – April 2004
| recorded = September 2003 – March 2004
| studio = White Room Studio, [[Detroit, Michigan]]
| studio = White Room Studio, [[Detroit, Michigan]]
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/83234/Akon-Trouble/ | title=Review: Akon - Trouble &#124; Sputnikmusic }}</ref>
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[hip hop soul]]
⚫
| length = 42:28
*[[hip hop soul]]
| label = * [[SRC Records|SRC]]
*[[World music|world]]}}
* [[UpFront Records|UpFront]]
| length = 42:28
| label = [[UpFront Records|UpFront]], [[SRC Records|SRC]], [[Universal Records|Universal]]
* [[Universal Records|Universal]]
| producer = [[Akon]], Benny-D, [[Knobody]], Shakim Williams, [[Disco D]]
| producer = * [[Akon]]
* Benny-D
* [[Knobody]]
* Shakim Williams
* [[Disco D]]
| prev_title =
| prev_title = AKONVICT
| prev_year =
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Konvicted]]
| next_title = [[Konvicted]]
| next_year = 2006
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Trouble
| name = Trouble
| type = studio
| type = studio
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| rev2score = (mixed)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/akon.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312035353/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/akon.htm |archive-date=2007-03-12 |title=Akon - Trouble : album review}}</ref>
| rev2score = (mixed)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/akon.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312035353/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/akon.htm |archive-date=2007-03-12 |title=Akon - Trouble : album review}}</ref>
| rev3 = RapReviews
| rev3 = RapReviews
| rev3score = (6.5/10)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_07_trouble.html |title = Akon :: Trouble :: Universal Records}}</ref>
| rev3score = (6.5/10)<ref name="RapReviews">{{cite web |url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_07_trouble.html |title = Akon :: Trouble :: Universal Records}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev4 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev4score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Akon |title=CG: Akon |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] }}</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Akon |title=CG: Akon |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] }}</ref>
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| noprose = yes
| noprose = yes
}}
}}
'''''Trouble''''' is the debut album by American singer [[Akon]], released in on June 29, 2004. The album contains Akon's worldwide hit single, "[[Lonely (Akon song)|Lonely]]", which was his commercial breakthrough. However, the release of "[[Locked Up (song)|Locked Up]]" propelled Akon to sign a record deal. "Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim)" was released as promotional single on May 11, 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gunshot-fiesta-riddim-single/id13331096 | title=Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim) – Single by Akon | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | work=[[iTunes Store]] | access-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> The album performed well in the United Kingdom where it peaked at No. 1 on the [[UK Album Chart]]. ''Trouble'' sold 25,000 copies in the first week,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56593/the-game-wins-no-1-on-the-billboard-200 |title=The Game Wins No. 1 On The Billboard 200 |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2012-08-17}}</ref> and certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States and has sold 1.6 million copies.<ref name="US-sales-2008">{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266193/redemption-song-akon | title=Redemption Song: Akon | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 25, 2008 | access-date=September 16, 2013 | author=Concepcion, Mariel}}</ref>
'''''Trouble''''' is the debut album by Senegalese-American singer-songwriter [[Akon]], released in on June 29, 2004. The album contains Akon's worldwide hit single, "[[Lonely (Akon song)|Lonely]]", which was his commercial breakthrough. However, the release of "[[Locked Up (song)|Locked Up]]" propelled Akon to sign a record deal. "Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim)" was released as promotional single on May 11, 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gunshot-fiesta-riddim-single/id13331096 | title=Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim) – Single by Akon | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | work=[[iTunes Store]] | date=January 2004 | access-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> The album performed well in the United Kingdom where it peaked at No. 1 on the [[UK Album Chart]]. ''Trouble'' sold 25,000 copies in the first week,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56593/the-game-wins-no-1-on-the-billboard-200 |title=The Game Wins No. 1 On The Billboard 200 |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2012-08-17}}</ref> and certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in the United States and has sold 1.6 million copies.<ref name="RIAA"/><ref name="US-sales-2008">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266193/redemption-song-akon | title=Redemption Song: Akon | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 25, 2008 | access-date=September 16, 2013 | author=Concepcion, Mariel}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
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==Release==
==Release==
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2022}}
When originally released in 2004, the UK version of the album contained thirteen tracks, whilst US versions of the album only contained twelve, omitting the song "Ghetto". The digital version of the US album includes the bonus track "Kill The Dance". In 2005, the UK version of the album was re-issued with additional bonus tracks "Gunshot" and a remix of "Locked Up". In Japan, the bonus tracks were the same, however, the track "Ghetto" was once again omitted. For its release across Europe in late 2004, the album was completely altered, with remixes of "Belly Dancer", "Lonely" and "Don't Let Up" replacing the original versions, issued in the US and UK. The European version also removes the track "I Wont" and replaces it with a brand new track, "Easy Road". In 2005, the album was reissued, this time with a bonus disc containing two brand new tracks, two remixes and six collaborations between Akon and other artists. In Europe, the bonus disc contained eleven tracks, adding another remix of "Ghetto" as track one. In 2006, all US versions of the album were removed from iTunes, replacing them with the European version. However, the European edition loses the track "Easy Road" and replaces it with the original track "I Wont", and also includes the US digital bonus track "Kill The Dance", instead of the remix of "Locked Up".
When originally released in 2004, the UK version of the album contained thirteen tracks, whilst US versions of the album only contained twelve, omitting the song "Ghetto". The digital version of the US album includes the bonus track "Kill The Dance". In 2005, the UK version of the album was re-issued with additional bonus tracks "Gunshot" and a remix of "Locked Up". In Japan, the bonus tracks were the same, however, the track "Ghetto" was once again omitted. For its release across Europe in late 2004, the album was completely altered, with remixes of "Belly Dancer", "Lonely" and "Don't Let Up" replacing the original versions, issued in the US and UK. The European version also removes the track "I Wont" and replaces it with a brand new track, "Easy Road". In 2005, the album was reissued, this time with a bonus disc containing two brand new tracks, two remixes and six collaborations between Akon and other artists. In Europe, the bonus disc contained eleven tracks, adding another remix of "Ghetto" as track one. In 2006, all US versions of the album were removed from iTunes, replacing them with the European version. However, the European edition loses the track "Easy Road" and replaces it with the original track "I Wont", and also includes the US digital bonus track "Kill The Dance", instead of the remix of "Locked Up".


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| headline = Standard edition
| headline = Standard edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 49:57
| total_length = 42:33


| title1 = [[Locked Up (song)|Locked Up]]
| title1 = [[Locked Up (song)|Locked Up]]
| writer1 = [[Aliaune Thiam]]
| writer1 = [[Akon|Aliaune Thiam]]
| extra1 = Akon
| extra1 = Akon
| length1 = 3:56
| length1 = 3:56


| title2 = Trouble Nobody
| title2 = Trouble Nobody
| writer2 = {{hlist|Thiam|Dwight Grant|Ricardo Thomas}}
| writer2 = {{hlist|Thiam|[[Beanie Sigel|Dwight Grant]]|[[Rick Rock|Ricardo Thomas]]}}
| extra2 = Akon
| extra2 = Akon
| length2 = 3:23
| length2 = 3:23


| title3 = [[Bananza (Belly Dancer)]]
| title3 = [[Bananza (Belly Dancer)]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Thiam|[[Lynval Golding]]|Terence Hall|[[Neville Staples]]}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|Thiam|[[Lynval Golding]]|[[Terry Hall (singer)|Terence Hall]]|[[Neville Staple|Neville Staples]]}}
| extra3 = Akon
| extra3 = Akon
| length3 = 4:00
| length3 = 4:00
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| title8 = [[Lonely (Akon song)|Lonely]]
| title8 = [[Lonely (Akon song)|Lonely]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Thiam|Bobby Vinton|Gene Allan}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|Thiam|[[Bobby Vinton]]|Gene Allan}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Akon|[[Disco D]]}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Akon|[[Disco D]]}}
| length8 = 3:57
| length8 = 3:57


| title9 = When The Time's Right
| title9 = When the Time's Right
| writer9 = Thiam
| writer9 = Thiam
| extra9 = Akon
| extra9 = Akon
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}}
}}
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline = German Edition Bonus Tracks
| headline = German edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 54:21
| total_length = 54:21


| title14 = Locked Up
| title14 = Locked Up
| note14 = Remix) (featuring [[Azad (rapper)|Azad]]
| note14 = remix; featuring [[Azad (rapper)|Azad]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Thiam|Styles|Azad Azadpour}}
| writer14 = {{hlist|Thiam|Styles|Azad Azadpour}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
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| title15 = Locked Up
| title15 = Locked Up
| note15 = Remix) (featuring [[Styles P]] and Taz
| note15 = remix; featuring [[Styles P]] and Taz
| writer15 = {{hlist|Thiam|Styles}}
| writer15 = {{hlist|Thiam|Styles}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
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| title13 = Locked Up
| title13 = Locked Up
| note13 = Remix) (featuring [[Booba]]
| note13 = remix; featuring [[Booba]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Thiam|David Styles|Elie Yaffa}}
| writer13 = {{hlist|Thiam|David Styles|Elie Yaffa}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
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| title13 = [[Pot of Gold (Akon song)|Pot of Gold]]
| title13 = [[Pot of Gold (Akon song)|Pot of Gold]]
| note13 = Remix
| note13 = remix
| writer13 = {{hlist|Thiam|Shakim Allah}}
| writer13 = {{hlist|Thiam|Shakim Allah}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Akon|Shakim Williams}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Akon|Shakim Williams}}
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| title14 = Show Out
| title14 = Show Out
| note14 = Remix) (featuring [[Dru Hill]]
| note14 = remix; featuring [[Dru Hill]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Thiam|Mark Andrews|Larry Anthony|Tamir Ruffin|James Green}}
| writer14 = {{hlist|Thiam|Mark Andrews|Larry Anthony|Tamir Ruffin|James Green}}
| extra14 = Akon
| extra14 = Akon
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| title15 = [[Ghetto (Akon song)|Ghetto]]
| title15 = [[Ghetto (Akon song)|Ghetto]]
| note15 = Remix) (featuring Ali-B and [[Yes-R]]
| note15 = remix; featuring Ali-B and [[Yes-R]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Thiam|Darius}}
| writer15 = {{hlist|Thiam|Darius}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Akon|Benny-D}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Akon|Benny-D}}
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| title17 = Locked Up
| title17 = Locked Up
| note17 = Remix) (featuring [[Styles P]]
| note17 = remix; featuring [[Styles P]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Thiam|David Styles}}
| writer17 = {{hlist|Thiam|David Styles}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
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| title13 = Locked Up
| title13 = Locked Up
| note13 = Remix) (featuring [[Styles P]]
| note13 = remix; featuring [[Styles P]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Thiam|David Styles}}
| writer13 = {{hlist|Thiam|David Styles}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
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| title14 = Locked Up
| title14 = Locked Up
| note14 = Remix) (featuring [[Booba]]
| note14 = remix; featuring [[Booba]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Thiam|Styles|Elie Yaffa}}
| writer14 = {{hlist|Thiam|Styles|Elie Yaffa}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Akon|Knobody}}
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| title1 = Bananza (Belly Dancer)
| title1 = Bananza (Belly Dancer)
| note1 = Remix) (featuring [[Kardinal Offishall]]
| note1 = remix; featuring [[Kardinal Offishall]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Aliaune Thiam]]|Jason Harrow}}
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Aliaune Thiam]]|Jason Harrow}}
| extra1 = Akon
| extra1 = Akon
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| title11 = [[Ghetto (Akon song)|Ghetto]]
| title11 = [[Ghetto (Akon song)|Ghetto]]
| note11 = Remix) (featuring Ali-B and [[Yes-R]]
| note11 = remix; featuring Ali-B and [[Yes-R]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Thiam|Benny Darius}}
| writer11 = {{hlist|Thiam|Benny Darius}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Akon|Benny-D}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Akon|Benny-D}}
| length11 = 3:57
| length11 = 3:57
}}
}}

'''Sample credits'''
* "Trouble Nobody" contains interpolations from "I Don't Do Much", written by [[Beanie Sigel|Dwight Grant]] and [[Rick Rock|Ricardo Thomas]].
* "Bananza (Belly Dancer)" contains samples from "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)", written by [[Lynval Golding]], [[Terry Hall (singer)|Terence Hall]], and [[Neville Staple|Neville Staples]]; performed by [[Fun Boy Three]].
* "Lonely" contains samples from "[[Mr. Lonely (Bobby Vinton song)|Mr. Lonely]]", written by [[Bobby Vinton]] and Gene Allan; performed by Bobby Vinton.


==Charts==
==Charts==
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|-
!Chart (2004–05)
!Chart (2004–05)
!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|12|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Australia|12|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
|-
| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue808.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222438/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/ISSUE808.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2008 |title=ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 22nd August 2005 |journal=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |issue=808 |page=15 |date=August 22, 2005 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |via=[[Pandora Archive]]}} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|32|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Austria|32|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
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|-
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|34|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|34|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
|-
|Canadian R&B Albums ([[Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html|title=R&B : Top 50|website=[[Jam!]]|date=October 7, 2004|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010072643/http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html|archive-date=October 10, 2004}}</ref>
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|-
{{album chart|Denmark|5|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Denmark|5|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
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|-
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|3|artist=Akon|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Ireland2|3|artist=Akon|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
|-
|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/362409/products/588401/1/|title=トラブル|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920221738/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/362409/products/588401/1/|archive-date=September 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Norway|6|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Norway|6|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|3|date=20050501|accessdate=September 20, 2023}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|49|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Sweden|49|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
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{{album chart|Switzerland|31|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|31|artist=Akon|album=Trouble|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20050212|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20050424|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20050410|accessdate=September 20, 2023}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|18|artist=Akon|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|18|artist=Akon|accessdate=August 13, 2020}}
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!Position
!Position
|-
|-
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004|work=Billboard|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
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|-
|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004|work=Billboard|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
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|-
|Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005|publisher=[[IFPI]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003309/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf|archive-date=November 17, 2008|access-date=February 2, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|44
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2086|title=Top Selling Albums of 2005|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|accessdate=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2005-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2005|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
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|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005|work=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
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|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005|work=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Akon|title=Trouble|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2004|accessdate=May 2, 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Akon|title=Trouble|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2004|access-date=May 2, 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Akon|title=Trouble|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2004|accessdate=May 2, 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Akon|title=Trouble|award=Gold|certyear=2005|relyear=2004|access-date=May 2, 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Denmark|artist=Akon|title=Trouble|award=Platinum|id=11191|certyear=2022|relyear=2004|accessdate=19 April 2022}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Denmark|artist=Akon|title=Trouble|award=Platinum|id=11191|certyear=2022|relyear=2004|access-date=April 19, 2022}}
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Trouble
A shirtless man with the name “AKON” written below as well as “Trouble” being written below too.
Studio album by
Akon
ReleasedJune 29, 2004
RecordedSeptember 2003 – March 2004
StudioWhite Room Studio, Detroit, Michigan
Genre
Length42:28
Label
Producer
Akon chronology
AKONVICT
(2002) 		Trouble
(2004) 		Konvicted
(2006)
Singles from Trouble
  1. "Locked Up"
    Released: April 5, 2004[2]
  2. "Ghetto"
    Released: December 21, 2004
  3. "Lonely"
    Released: February 22, 2005[3]
  4. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)"
    Released: June 27, 2005[4]
  5. "Pot of Gold"
    Released: November 15, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
musicOMH(mixed)[6]
RapReviews(6.5/10)[7]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[8]
SpinA−[9]

Trouble is the debut album by Senegalese-American singer-songwriter Akon, released in on June 29, 2004. The album contains Akon's worldwide hit single, "Lonely", which was his commercial breakthrough. However, the release of "Locked Up" propelled Akon to sign a record deal. "Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim)" was released as promotional single on May 11, 2004.[10] The album performed well in the United Kingdom where it peaked at No. 1 on the UK Album Chart. Trouble sold 25,000 copies in the first week,[11] and certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in the United States and has sold 1.6 million copies.[12][13]

Background

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Although "Lonely" offered the album's best option in terms of commercial breakthrough, SRC Records A&R Jerome Foster told HitQuarters that "Locked Up" was chosen because he wanted to break Akon in the streets first and work towards a cross-over. "Locked Up" is a street record. I thought that was the place for us to start to get a fan-base, knowing that we had a record like "Lonely", which was more commercial, to follow it."[14] The final appearance on the Billboard 200 was for the chart dated November 26, 2005. The album first appeared on the UK Album Chart on February 12, 2005. It slowly climbed up the chart before finally reaching the summit on April 30, 2005. It then spent two non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the UK Album Chart. Trouble is by far Akon's most successful album in the United Kingdom to date.

Release

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When originally released in 2004, the UK version of the album contained thirteen tracks, whilst US versions of the album only contained twelve, omitting the song "Ghetto". The digital version of the US album includes the bonus track "Kill The Dance". In 2005, the UK version of the album was re-issued with additional bonus tracks "Gunshot" and a remix of "Locked Up". In Japan, the bonus tracks were the same, however, the track "Ghetto" was once again omitted. For its release across Europe in late 2004, the album was completely altered, with remixes of "Belly Dancer", "Lonely" and "Don't Let Up" replacing the original versions, issued in the US and UK. The European version also removes the track "I Wont" and replaces it with a brand new track, "Easy Road". In 2005, the album was reissued, this time with a bonus disc containing two brand new tracks, two remixes and six collaborations between Akon and other artists. In Europe, the bonus disc contained eleven tracks, adding another remix of "Ghetto" as track one. In 2006, all US versions of the album were removed from iTunes, replacing them with the European version. However, the European edition loses the track "Easy Road" and replaces it with the original track "I Wont", and also includes the US digital bonus track "Kill The Dance", instead of the remix of "Locked Up".

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Locked Up"Aliaune ThiamAkon3:56
2."Trouble Nobody"
Akon3:23
3."Bananza (Belly Dancer)"
Akon4:00
4."Gangsta" (featuring Daddy T, Picklehead and Devyne)
  • Thiam
  • Torrey Pettigrew
  • Jonathan Mann
  • Darrick Stephens
Akon4:15
5."Ghetto"
  • Thiam
  • Benny Darius
  • Akon
  • Benny-D
3:55
6."Pot of Gold"
  • Thiam
  • Shakim Williams
  • Akon
  • Shakim Williams
3:36
7."Show Out"ThiamAkon3:25
8."Lonely"
3:57
9."When the Time's Right"ThiamAkon3:44
10."Journey"ThiamAkon4:18
11."Don't Let Up"
  • Thiam
  • Bryan Boylai
  • Akon
  • Benny D
4:04
Total length:42:33
European edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."I Won't"
  • Thiam
  • Shawn Williams
Akon3:16
13."Locked Up" (Remix) (featuring Styles P)
  • Thiam
  • David Styles
3:50
German edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Locked Up" (remix; featuring Azad)
  • Thiam
  • Styles
  • Azad Azadpour
  • Akon
  • Knobody
3:42
Total length:54:21
British/Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Gunshot"
  • Thiam
  • Dave Kelly
Akon2:56
15."Locked Up" (remix; featuring Styles P and Taz)
  • Thiam
  • Styles
  • Akon
  • Knobody
3:48
French edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Locked Up" (remix; featuring Booba)
  • Thiam
  • David Styles
  • Elie Yaffa
  • Akon
  • Knobody
4:24
Total length:54:21
iTunes Store edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Kill the Dance (Got Something for Ya)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)
  • Thiam
  • Jason Harrow
  • Dwayne Chin-Quee
  • Akon
  • Supa-Dups
2:58
AlbumHunt special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."A.T.L. to L.A. to N.Y.C." (featuring G-Unit and The Game)
  • Thiam
  • Curtis Jackson
  • Tony Yayo
  • Lloyd Banks
  • Jayceon Taylor
Akon3:17
13."Pot of Gold" (remix)
  • Thiam
  • Shakim Allah
  • Akon
  • Shakim Williams
3:52
14."Show Out" (remix; featuring Dru Hill)
  • Thiam
  • Mark Andrews
  • Larry Anthony
  • Tamir Ruffin
  • James Green
Akon3:12
15."Ghetto" (remix; featuring Ali-B and Yes-R)
  • Thiam
  • Darius
  • Akon
  • Benny-D
3:57
16."Gunshot"
  • Thiam
  • Dave Kelly
Akon2:56
17."Locked Up" (remix; featuring Styles P)
  • Thiam
  • David Styles
  • Akon
  • Knobody
3:50
18."I Won't"ThiamAkon3:16
American edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Easy Road"
  • Thiam
  • Shakim Allah
  • Akon
  • Shakim Williams
3:22
13."Locked Up" (remix; featuring Styles P)
  • Thiam
  • David Styles
  • Akon
  • Knobody
3:50
Total length:49:57
European enhanced edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Easy Road"
  • Thiam
  • Shakim Allah
  • Akon
  • Shakim Williams
3:22
13."Locked Up" (featuring Styles P)
  • Thiam
  • David Styles
  • Akon
  • Knobody
3:50
14."Locked Up" (remix; featuring Booba)
  • Thiam
  • Styles
  • Elie Yaffa
  • Akon
  • Knobody
3:42
15."Locked Up" (music video)   
16."Ghetto" (music video)   
17."Lonely" (music video)   
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bananza (Belly Dancer)" (remix; featuring Kardinal Offishall)
Akon3:28
2."Gunshot"
  • Thiam
  • Dave Kelly
Akon2:56
3."Senegal"
  • Thiam
  • Anthony Hamilton
  • Mark Batson
Akon2:53
4."Keep on Callin'" (P-Money featuring Akon)
  • Thiam
  • Peter Waddams
  • Akon
  • P-Money
3:34
5."Never Gonna Get It" (Sean Biggs featuring Akon)
  • Thiam
  • Ron Feemster
  • Sean Biggs
  • Akon
  • Feemster
3:37
6."Miss Melody" (Miri Ben-Ari featuring Akon)
  • Akon
  • Ben-Ari
3:50
7."Kill the Dance (Got Something for Ya)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)
  • Thiam
  • Harrow
  • Dwayne Quin-Chee
  • Akon
  • Supa-Dups
2:58
8."Find Us (In the Back of the Club)" (The Beatnuts featuring Akon)
  • Thiam
  • Jerry Tineo
  • Lester Fernandez
  • Akon
  • The Beatnuts
3:15
9."Baby, I'm Back" (Baby Bash featuring Akon)
  • Thiam
  • Ron Bryant
  • Taylor Dow
  • Akon
  • Bryan Stanley
3:48
10."Yey" (Grady Babyz featuring Akon)
  • Thiam
  • Torrey Pettigrew
  • Jonathan Mann
Akon4:32
Netherlands edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Ghetto" (remix; featuring Ali-B and Yes-R)
  • Thiam
  • Benny Darius
  • Akon
  • Benny-D
3:57

Sample credits

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[46] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[47] Platinum 20,000‡
France (SNEP)[48] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] 2× Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] 2× Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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