Trouble
Studio album by Akon
Released	May 29, 2004
Recorded	October 2003 – April 2004 at White Room Studio in Detroit, MI
Genre	R&B, Hip Hop
Length	49:57
Label	SRC/Universal
Producer	Akon, Ghulam Sajid, Knobody, Disco D
Professional reviews
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Akon chronology
Trouble (2004) Konvicted (2006) Singles from Trouble "Locked Up" Released: April 13, 2004 "Ghetto" Released: December 21, 2004 "Lonely" Released: April 19, 2005 "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" Released: June 21, 2005 "Pot of Gold" Released: November 15, 2005

Trouble is the debut album by the Senegalese-American hip hop and R&B singer Akon, released in 2004. The singles released from the album are "Locked Up", "Ghetto", "Lonely", "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" and "Pot of Gold", with the biggest of these being "Lonely". The Deluxe Edition was released in 2005 and contains a second disc with 10 bonus tracks.

The release of "Locked Up" propelled Akon to fame. He has since, either solo or as a feature, been topping the charts regularly. The album performed much better in the UK where it peaked at #1 on the UK Album Chart.

Despite peaking low at #29, it held on, and has sold Platinum in the U.S. with sales 1.6 million.

• Note: The track "Ghetto" does not appear on the deluxe edition of the album.

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The final appearance on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart was for the chart dated 11/26/05. 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, 2009. It spent two non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the UK Album Chart and is by far his most successful album in the UK to date.