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Trouble In Mind Trouble In Mind has been described by The Blues Foundation as “one of the enduring anthems of the blues as hope for the future even in the darkest of times.” It has roots from spiritual songs dating to the 1800’s - the “modern”  version dates to 1924. This is our little three minute take on it. Thanks to PG Music, our music partner PeterF and if you listen we appreciate your time and comments. It is public domain worldwide and we own all rights to our version Janice Merritt: vocals, arrangement and mix Bud Merritt: mix, arrangement, mastering and photo (real Janice and forest ) Peter Fulham: guitar solos/fills and arrangement PS This is a complete rework of a version we posted 10 years ago.Vocals: Rode NT1 > Nectar (EQ, slight compression & light plate reverb) Bass: RealTrack 2435 Direct Input New Orleans Shuffle > Logic Pro 60’s Combo Bass Amp > Waves Bass Rider Rhythm Guitar: RealTrack 2436 Direct Input New Orleans Shuffle > Logic Pro Amp Boutique Retro Clean Piano: MIDI SuperTracks 2258 Rhythm Country Shuffle John > Logic Pro Studio Grand > Waves Unplugged > Ozone 11 imager Drums: RealDrums Blues Rock Shuffle > Waves CLA Drums Several fills were comped, added cymbal and little tag created from the BiaB kit file. Mastering: Ozone Equalizer, Ozone Stabilizer, Ozone Impact, Ozone Imager, Ozone Dynamic EQ, Ozone Maximizer > Izotope Tonal Balance > Logic pro Loudness Meter Trouble In Mind © Trad. Arr. 2025 J. Merritt, B. Merritt & P. Fulham (1924 Richard M. Jones) I feel like laying my head On some lonesome railroad line, And let that 219 train Ease my troubled mind. Trouble in mind, Lord I'm blue Honey I won't be blue always, The Sun's gonna shine in my, Shine in my back door someday I'm goin' down to the river, Gonna take me a rockin' chair And if these blues don't leave me, I’ll rock on away from here Trouble in mind, Lord I'm blue Honey I won't be blue always, The Sun's gonna shine in my, Shine in my back door someday I'm all alone, I'm alone at midnight, The lamp is burnin low I never had so much trouble In my whole life before Trouble in mind, I’m blue, now, I won't be blue always That wind's gonna come, It's gonna blow my blues away Yeah, that wind’s gonna come It’s gonna blow my blues away
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Nice work by everyone.
Enjoyable listen on this Sunday morning.
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Janice & Bud,
LOVE this version!
That opening sequence with Janice singing acapella is stunning... Her phrasing throughout is extraordinary. This aspect of her singing is what really sets her apart from a lot of today's vocalists - she has such a distinct and deeply embedded vocal approach for this type of music. Really special.
Peter's guitar is supportive and full of personality. Great tone, vibe and swing as always.
I love the production of this piece. It has a contemporary and vintage feel all at the same time. Hard to do and no one does it like Bud.
AWESOME!
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Nice work by everyone.
Enjoyable listen on this Sunday morning. Thanks Herb. Gotta nice blue sky Sunday morning going here and heading out to enjoy it. J&B
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A pure blues in its style and lyrics. A very beautiful interpretation.
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Janice, you get better with each song. How is that even possible? Peter: BEAUTIFUL playing. And the arrangement is superb. Bud: you are so great a producer, we don't even notice you at work The sound sounds so natural ... it's like, why doesn't everyone sound like this, production-wise?
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You already had me with the a Capella intro.
LOVE what the piano does, and as always, Peter is THE man who knows when to play and when to shut up.
Perfectly staged by the one and only Bud.
Super!
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Janice & Bud,
LOVE this version!
That opening sequence with Janice singing acapella is stunning... Her phrasing throughout is extraordinary. This aspect of her singing is what really sets her apart from a lot of today's vocalists - she has such a distinct and deeply embedded vocal approach for this type of music. Really special.
Peter's guitar is supportive and full of personality. Great tone, vibe and swing as always.
I love the production of this piece. It has a contemporary and vintage feel all at the same time. Hard to do and no one does it like Bud.
AWESOME!
Bob Thank you Bob. We typically write our thanks together but I (Bud) am gonna say a few words about my better half who is very, very modest. IMHO Janice is akin to a method actor in that she lives and breathes a lyric while developing her vocal and puts her heart and soul in her typical one take and then moves on. floyd was the first person to mention "living with it" to us. That all makes your vocal comments even more special to us. OK back to the two of us We both are lucky to have Peter as a music partner and his knack for supporting a vocal is something we have long appreciated. And thanks for mentioning the production. We both like blues, older blues rock and some of the modern blues rock so we are happy you heard that! J&B
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The phrasing & melody of the title is pure 40s...
An incredibly cool revision of a cool song - the guitar quoting melody and filling just the right spaces is classic in tone too.
Fab job all through by all of you...lovely polish Bud!
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Bluesy groovy excellence, plus I love the guitar solos.
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A pure blues in its style and lyrics. A very beautiful interpretation.
Laurent Thank you! We thought it was pure blues also. J&B
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J&B and Peter:
Always a treat to hear one of your productions . . . like the production choice on the opening . . . you know the music is going to kick in and the anticipation adds gravitas. Great guitar playing that sits so well in the mix. Excellent work all around!!
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Hey, you three,
What's there to say? The song speaks quite nicely for itself. A vocal that fits the style and feels like a hand-made work of art., A master guitarist, and the best knob twister whose work I've had the privilege to hear for more than a decade. Does it get any better? Nope. Well, not unless ya'll do it again.
Mesmerizing and so satisfying. It made my day and my evening. I can now relax the rest of the night and enjoy the solitude of my little office.
I was gonna say, "This is great!", but it's better than that. That word hasn't been invented yet.
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Nothing wrong with this J and B! I agree with the previous comments such as 'mesmerizing' , 'great producer', etc.
Well sung Janice and nice job on the guitar Peter!
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Janice, you get better with each song. How is that even possible? Peter: BEAUTIFUL playing. And the arrangement is superb. Bud: you are so great a producer, we don't even notice you at work The sound sounds so natural ... it's like, why doesn't everyone sound like this, production-wise? Thanks for the very positive review. Your vocal and guitar comments are greatly appreciated. \Janice constantly smiles but your comment made it even bigger. Bud says: That is too kind. I've mixed off and on since the 60's BUT I've learned more on this forum than I ever thought possible and comments like yours make me want to dig even deeper into the production world. We appreciate all you wrote! J&B
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Wonderful piece of nostalgia.
Good clear mix guitar and vocal.
Excellent.
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You already had me with the a Capella intro.
LOVE what the piano does, and as always, Peter is THE man who knows when to play and when to shut up.
Perfectly staged by the one and only Bud.
Super! Glad you liked the intro -- always striving for something a little different with these 100 year old tunes. We much appreciate the piano mention as we worked a bit to get it "right." Love those MIDISuperTracks. Peter is THE man indeed and thanks for the mix comment. Bud always says, mixing is never finished ... just abandoned. Thanks for all! J&B
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The phrasing & melody of the title is pure 40s...
An incredibly cool revision of a cool song - the guitar quoting melody and filling just the right spaces is classic in tone too.
Fab job all through by all of you...lovely polish Bud! Thanks Ray. You mentioned all of the goals we hoped to achieve. The tune has been done by folks from Louis Armstrong to Janis Joplin so we hoped to do something create a tiny slot we for our version. Thanks for all! J&B
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Wow, everything ya'll touch is golden. Just a master class in crafting a mesmerizing little journey for the listener. Very efficient, with no wasted motion, yet it all sounds relaxed and positively delicious. Super mix, too!
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Bluesy groovy excellence, plus I love the guitar solos. Thanks for listening and the nice comment! J&B
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