Too Tough

Too Tough
Studio album by Angela Bofill
Released	January 2, 1983
Recorded	1982
Genre	R&B, Soul, Dance-pop
Label	Arista
Producer	Angela Bofill, Narada Michael Walden
Angela Bofill chronology
Something About You (1981) Too Tough (1983) Teaser (1983)
Singles from Too Tough
"Too Tough / Rainbow Inside My Heart" Released: January 6, 1983 "Tonight I Give In / Song for a Rainy Day" Released: April 14, 1983

Too Tough marks the fourth album released by recording artist Angela Bofill. This would be her second release through Arista Records with Narada Michael Walden again at the production helm.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4.1 Singles 5 External links 6 References

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Angela Bofill's second album for Arista Records, Too Tough, released in early 1983, performed better on the charts than her previous album, Something About You did. The double entendre laced lead single and title track, "Too Tough" became a sizable dancefloor hit, spending four weeks at number two on the Billboard Dance chart.^[2] The title track also peaked at number five on the Billboard soul chart ^[3].Much of the remainder of the album features similar Dance-pop songs and a few soulful ballads.

Track listing

1. "Too Tough" (Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden) (5:36)
2. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (feat. Boz Scaggs) (Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) (3:04)
3. "Tonight I Give In" (Lana Bogan, Donnie Shelton) (3:21)
4. "You Could Come Take Me Home" (Cohen, Walden) (3:51)
5. "Love You Too Much" (Gerard McMahon) (3:56)
6. "Is This a Dream" (Angela Bofill, Danny Madden, Eva Lee, Steve Gaboury) (5:11)
7. "Song for a Rainy Day" (Bofill) (3:37)
8. "I Can See It In Your Eyes" (Bofill, Madden, Lee, Gaboury) (3:31)
9. "Accept Me (I'm Not a Girl Anymore)" (Bofill) (3:34)
10. "Rainbow Inside My Heart" (Bofill) (3:44)

Personnel

• Angela Bofill: Lead and Backing Vocals
• Narada Michael Walden - Drums, Keyboards, Percussion
• Sheila Escovedo - Percussion
• Nat Adderley, Jr., Steve Robbins, Frank Martin - Keyboards
• Buddy Williams, Steve Ferrone - Drums
• Randy Jackson, Francisco Centeno - Bass
• Corrado Rustici, Doc Powell, Peter Mauno - Guitar
• Fred Barry, Tim Acosta, Wayne Wallace - Horns
• Marc Russo - Saxophone
• Brian Atkinson - Vibraphone
• Boz Scaggs - Co-Lead vocals (Track 2)
• Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Kelly Kool, Myrna Matthews - Backing Vocals

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions[4]
		US	US R&B
1983	Too Tough	40	6

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[5]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1983	"Too Tough"	—	5	2
	"Tonight I Give In"	—	12	—

External links

• Angela Bofill-Too Tough at Discogs

References