So Tough

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So Tough
So Tough cover
Studio album by Saint Etienne
Released March 9, 1993 (1993-03-09)
Recorded Summer - Autumn 1992 at RMS, London
Genre House
Ambient house
Synthpop
Electronica
Length 48:29 (UK version) 55:40 (US version)
Label Flag of the United Kingdom Heavenly - HVNLP 6
Flag of the United States Warner Bros. Records - 9 45166
Producer Saint Etienne
Professional reviews
Saint Etienne chronology
Foxbase Alpha
(1992)		 So Tough
(1993)		 You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
(1993)
Singles from So Tough
  1. "Avenue"
    Released: October 1992 (1992-10)
  2. "You're in a Bad Way"
    Released: February 1993 (1993-02)
  3. "Hobart Paving"
    Released: May 1993 (1993-05)

So Tough (1993) is the second studio album by British band Saint Etienne. It is their highest-charting album to date, reaching #7 on the UK Album Chart.

The album was reissued as a limited edition 2-CD set with You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone.

The album takes its title from the Beach Boys album Carl and the Passions - "So Tough".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Mario's Cafe" – 4:38
  2. "Railway Jam" – 4:14
  3. "Date With Spelman" – 0:18
  4. "Calico" – 5:12
  5. "Avenue" – 7:40
  6. "You're in a Bad Way" – 2:43
  7. "Memo to Pricey" – 0:23
  8. "Hobart Paving" – 5:03
  9. "Leafhound" – 4:05
  10. "Clock Milk" – 0:14
  11. "Conchita Martinez" – 4:02
  12. "No Rainbows for Me" – 3:56
  13. "Here Come Clown Feet" – 0:22
  14. "Junk the Morgue" – 5:12
  15. "Chicken Soup" – 0:33

[edit] US Release

"Join Our Club" 3:22 was added to the US release of this album. It had previously been a UK single in 1992.

"Who Do You Think You Are" 3:49 is included on some US versions in between "Here Come Clown Feet" and "Junk the Morgue".

The singles "You're in a Bad Way" 3:08 and "Hobart Paving" 4:57 are featured in their single versions on the US version. Both include extra instrumentation, the former is longer while the latter features a drum pattern not present on the original version.

[edit] Personnel

  • Bob Stanley - Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter, Handclaps, spriguns of tolgus
  • Pete Wiggs - Rogue Moog, emax Sampler, basso profundo, polk salad
  • Sarah Cracknell - Vocals, Sri Lanka, macca keyring
  • Ian Catt - Guitar, Keyboard Programming, whistling jack
  • Q-Tee - vocal on "Calico"
  • Cajun Queen - Bass on "Calico"

[edit] Singles

Avenue October 1992

CD1/12"/Cassette

  1. Avenue – 7:37
  2. Some Place Else – 3:46
  3. Paper – 4:10
  4. Johnny in the Echo Cafe – 3:59

CD2/Remix 12"

  1. Avenue (Variety club mix) – 6:21
  2. Avenue (Butlins mix) – 5:57
  3. Avenue (Martial mix) – 6:27
  4. Avenue (Venusian mix) – 5:19

You're in a Bad Way February 1993

CD/12"/Cassette

  1. You're in a Bad Way – 3:20
  2. Archway People – 3:26
  3. California Snow Story – 4:20
  4. Duke Duvet – 3:31

Hobart Paving (Double A-side with "Who Do You Think You Are") May 1993

CD/12"

  1. Hobart Paving – 4:55
  2. Who Do You Think You Are – 3:53
  3. Who Do You Think You Are (Quex-RD) – 8:08
  4. Your Head My Voice (Voix Revirement) – 4:12

Note: the 12" feaures the same songs in a different order

[edit] Samples

One of the distinctive features of the album is the use of samples as interludes, intros and codas taken from a variety of sources including dialogue from film and television. The original sources include the films Peeping Tom, Billy Liar, Lord of the Flies and That'll Be The Day and the television series The Family.

The track "Conchita Martinez" contains a sample from Rush's 1980 hit "The Spirit of Radio"

[edit] External links

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