Trouble Knows I'm Here

Eric Geibel’s recent release is his third song to reach No. 1 on the Cashbox Magazine Indie Country Charts. Trouble Knows I’m Here climbed to the top of the chart in April and continues to be a fan favorite while remaining on the chart for eight straight weeks. This follows a series of chart topping songs, including Breaking Hearts In Heaven, which spent seven weeks at #1 on the Independent Artists Company Charts (IAC Music) and topped out at #2 All Genre IAC Music Charts. Also, Always Changing in early 2008.

Trouble Knows I'm Here was co-written with Eric's father Bruce Geibel, who has recently been collaborating on many of Eric's songs as executive producer for his next album coming soon.
 

Trouble Knows I’m Here has opened up many opportunities for Geibel as he continues to attract the attention of producers, publishers, record labels and artist who are constantly looking for the latest hits. Trouble is the most raw and hardest song to date by Geibel and it has proven to be a winning combination comprising the best of Outlaw Country.

 

“I wrote this song with an attitude,” Geibel said, “it is a culmination of many experiences with some pretty crazy friends just looking for a good time.”

Songs that chart in Cashbox Magazine and IAC have to have more of a proven track record and you can’t do that the first week. If you happen to get to number 12 on an Indie Country chart you can bet your bottom dollar you will have earned it in a credible and honest tabulation according to Cashbox Magazine.

Geibel’s, Trouble Knows I’m Here, was produced and arranged at Digital Sac-a-lait Production in Houma, La. Digital Sac-a'-lait Productions is solely owned  and operated by Pershing Wells. Wells’ forte is taking raw ideas and developing those ideas into radio-ready songs.

“When Eric brought the song to me we initially thought about doing a more 'acoustic' arrangement,” said  Wells, “He cut a scratch vocal against his acoustic guitar and left the arrangement to me.”

As Wells continued to fine tune Geibel’s track, they agreed that the song needed to move in a more aggressive direction with a little attitude.

“I started hearing a slide guitar- which turned electric and eventually the electric guitars took over. The drums got a lot attention to make them sound huge,” Wells said, “after a while it began to sound real nasty.”

Geibel and Wells agreed that nasty was a good thing and the idea began to come together. Wells began combining some late 60’s or early 70’s rock influences and juxtaposed with Geibel’s brawly cowboy vocal it made for a very interesting track.

“Eric gave it an, ‘I’m a cocky dude and don’t mess with me when I’m drinking and having fun with my buddies attitude’, and Eric does it well in the track”, Wells said.

Reaching number one on the Indie Country Charts in Cashbox magazine is a stellar accomplishment for an artist according to Wells.

“The charts is a way to make things happen by forcing stations to play popular music. “, Wells said,

Aside from Geibel, Wells has also worked with artists and writers including Drew Rice, Crawdiddy, Rosanna, Martin Folse, Chris Wells, and Elman Authement.

Digital Sac-a-lait has some world-class equipment, but according to Pershing, world class equipment is not all that you need.

“I encourage my clients to believe in themselves and know that anything is possible with work and dedication to their art,” Wells said, “there's the 'luck factor' but you must have a great product before "luck" can work to your advantage.” A great product is what Digital Sac-a-lait provides.

Geibel said that he believes luck has a lot do do with preparation meeting opportunity. “When I met Pershing, I was very lucky, but if I was not prepared none of this would have happened.”