Walter Trout is an American blues rock musician from Ocean City, New Jersey. After spells in Canned Heat and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers in the 1980s, he started a solo career in 1989 and signed to Dutch label Provogue Records. His first three albums – Life in the Jungle, Prisoner of a Dream and Transition – all charted in the Netherlands, reaching numbers 51, 20 and 46, respectively, on the Dutch Albums Chart. Tellin' Stories was issued worldwide by Silvertone Records in 1994, registering at number 84 on the UK Albums Chart. Trout subsequently returned to Provogue and his albums continued to chart in the Netherlands.
Live Trout in 2000 and Go the Distance in 2000 and 2001, respectively, both reached the US Billboard Blues Albums chart top 20. 2006's Full Circle, credited to Walter Trout and Friends, reached number 2 on said chart and number 16 on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart. Trout subsequently returned to Provogue and has seen increased chart success both in Europe and the US in recent years. Four albums – We're All in This Together (2017), Survivor Blues (2019), Ride (2022) and Broken (2024) – have topped the Billboard Blues Albums chart, while all studio albums since Battle Scars in 2015 have reached number 1 on the UK equivalent.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSBluesUSHeatAUTBELFla.BELWal.GERNEDSWIUKUKBluesLife in the JungleReleased: 1989 Label: Bozz Format: LP – – – – – – 51 – – –Prisoner of a DreamReleased: 1990 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, LP – – – – – – 20 – – –TransitionReleased: October 9, 1992 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, LP, cassette – – – – – – 46 – – –Tellin' StoriesReleased: June 28, 1994 Label: Silvertone Formats: CD, LP, cassette – – – – – – 66 – 84 4Breaking the RulesReleased: June 6, 1995 Label: Provogue Format: CD – – – – – – 58 – – 4Positively Beale St.Released: May 19, 1997 Label: Provogue Format: CD – – – – – – 65 – – 9Livin' Every DayReleased: May 1, 1999 Label: Ruf Format: CD – – – – – – – – – 24Go the DistanceReleased: May 22, 2001 Label: Ruf Format: CD 12 – – – – – – – – –Full CircleReleased: June 20, 2006 Label: Ruf Formats: CD, download 2 – – – – – – – – 16The OutsiderReleased: June 24, 2008 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, download 3 – – – – – 81 – – 6Common GroundReleased: July 6, 2010 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, LP, download 6 – – – – 98 – – – 13Blues for the Modern DazeReleased: April 23, 2012 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2LP, download 4 12 63 – – 33 62 96 61 1Luther's Blues: A Tribute to Luther AllisonReleased: October 6, 2013 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2LP, download 4 18 – – – – – – – 7The Blues Came Callin’Released: February 6, 2014 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, CD+DVD, 2LP, download 2 6 – 135 186 50 42 71 90 3Battle ScarsReleased: October 23, 2015 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2LP, download 2 11 57 148 – 52 37 – 54 1We're All in This TogetherReleased: September 1, 2017 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2LP, download 1 2 33 99 130 25 35 29 62 1Survivor BluesReleased: January 25, 2019 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2LP, download 1 4 28 126 93 27 73 18 – 1Ordinary MadnessReleased: August 28, 2020 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2LP, download 2 – 45 – 175 24 38 19 99 1RideReleased: August 19, 2022 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2LP, download 1 – – – – 29 65 16 – 1BrokenReleased: March 1, 2024 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2LP, download 1 – 29 151 – 18 37 14 – 1Sign of the TimesReleased: September 5, 2025 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, LP, download 8 – 64 – – 49 76 44 – 1"–" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSBluesUSHeatAUTBELFla.BELWal.GERNEDSCOSWIUKBluesLive: No More Fish JokesReleased: May 17, 1993 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, LP, cassette – – – – – – 63 – – –Face the Music (Live on Tour)Released: January 31, 2000 Label: Provogue Format: CD – – – – – – – – – –Live TroutReleased: June 13, 2000 Label: Ruf Format: 2CD 15 – – – – – – – – –RelentlessReleased: August 12, 2003 Label: Ruf Formats: CD, SACD 12 – – – – – – – – –HardcoreReleased: July 6, 2007 Label: none (self-released) Format: CD – – – – – – – – – –Alive in AmsterdamReleased: June 17, 2016 Label: Provogue Formats: 2CD, 3LP, download 4 18 51 90 109 36 26 94 59 5"–" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Compilations + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeaksUSBluesUKBluesDeep Trout: The Early Years of Walter TroutReleased: January 31, 2005 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, 2CD 13 –Unspoiled by Progress: 20 Years of Hardcore BluesReleased: June 15, 2009 Label: Provogue Formats: CD, download 5 10"–" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Extended plays + List of extended playsTitleEP detailsIn SessionReleased: December 1, 2015 Label: Cleopatra Format: download
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeakAlbumNED"Say Goodbye to the Blues"1990 —Prisoner of a Dream"The Love That We Once Knew" 50"Life in the Jungle"1991 —Life in the Jungle"Running in Place"1992 —Transition"Motivation of Love" —"Tremble"1994 —Tellin' Stories"Please Don't Go" —"To Begin Again"1995 —Breaking the Rules"Breaking the Rules" —"Let Me Be the One"1997 —Positively Beale St."Got a Broken Heart"1998 —"Livin' Every Day"1999 —Livin' Every Day"Go the Distance"2001 —Go the Distance"Workin' Overtime"2006 —Full Circle"All My Life"2008 —The Outsider"Willie"2014 —The Blues Came Callin''' |- !scope="row"|"Please Take Me Home" |rowspan="2"|2015 | — |rowspan="4"|Battle Scars|- !scope="row"|"Playin' Hideaway" | — |- !scope="row"|"Fly Away" |rowspan="2"|2016 | — |- !scope="row"|"Almost Gone" | — |- !scope="row"|"Bleed" |2023 | — |rowspan="2"|Broken''"Broken"2024 —
Video albums + List of video albumsTitleAlbum detailsRelentless: The ConcertReleased: November 3, 2003 Label: Ruf Format: DVD
See also Canned Heat discography John Mayall discography
References
External links Walter Trout official website