Love Must Be Tough

Love Must Be Tough (MOSCD404)
Studio album by Eleanor McEvoy
Released February 2008
Genre Rock / Folk Rock
Label Moscodisc
Producer Peter Beckett and Mick O'Gorman
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Truck and Driver “Album of the Month” 5 out of 5 stars. p. 66
Eleanor McEvoy chronology
Out There
(2006)		 Love Must Be Tough
(2008)		 Singled Out
(2009)

Love Must Be Tough is Eleanor McEvoy's 7th studio album. McEvoy has taken a new direction with this album. Unlike her previous six albums, which, with the exception of a few tracks, were written solely by McEvoy, Love Must Be Tough is a mixture of covers/interpretations and self-penned selections.

The album's theme of turning 40 amid mid-life crises, is exemplified by the opening track, a fresh interpretation of the The Rolling Stones song, 'Mother's Little Helper'. The following eleven tracks continue this theme right up to the closing track, which takes a new look at Nick Lowe's rock classic, 'I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n Roll)'.

In October 2008 Love Must Be Tough was awarded Record of the Year by Hi-Fi+ Magazine.[1]

Contents

Critical reception

It's an even year, so it must be an Eleanor McEvoy album that's up for an award. Following in the footsteps of Yola and Out There, this year's offering from the Irish chanteuse, Love Must Be Tough, excels even the exalted standards set by its predecessors. What started out as a collection of covers, songs she wanted to sing from a woman's perspective, rather than in their more normal male voice, soon grew into something more - much, much more.[2]

Track listing

Part One

  1. Mother's Little Helper
  2. Love Must Be Tough
  3. Old New Borrowed and Blue
  4. Lubbock Woman
  5. If You Want Me To Stay
  6. Roll Out Better Days

Part Two

  1. The Night May Still Be Young, But I am Not
  2. Hands Off Him
  3. Shame On The Moon
  4. Easy In Love
  5. He Never Spoke Spanish To Me
  6. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock 'n Roll)

Extra Tracks (available only on SACD version):

  1. Whistle for the Choir
  2. Please Heart, You're Killing Me

Singles

Super Audio

Love Must Be Tough was released May 2008 in Hybrid Stereo SACD format

Vinyl

Love Must Be Tough was released September 2008 on vinyl (LDIV012)

Awards

In 2008 Love Must Be Tough was awarded "Record of the Year" by Hi-Fi+ Magazine.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b " "Record of the Year". Hi-Fi+ Magazine. http://hifiplus.com". 
  2. ^ Roy Gregory (October 2008). " "Love Must Be Tough Review". Hi-Fi+ Magazine. http://hifiplus.com". 

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