Too Tough
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| 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 | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Too Tough marks the fourth album released by the recording artist Angela Bofill, released in early 1983. This was her second release through Arista Records, with Narada Michael Walden again serving as joint music producer.
Too Tough performed better on the charts than her previous album, Something About You. The title track, "Too Tough", laced with double entendre, became a sizable dancefloor hit, spending four weeks at number two on the Billboard Dance chart.[2] It also peaked at number five on the Billboard soul chart.[3] The remainder of the album has similar dance-pop songs and a few soulful ballads.
Track listing
- "Too Tough" (Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden) 5:36
- "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (feat. Boz Scaggs) (Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) 3:04
- "Tonight I Give In" (Lana Bogan, Donnie Shelton) 3:21
- "You Could Come Take Me Home" (Cohen, Walden) 3:51
- "Love You Too Much" (Gerard McMahon) 3:56
- "Is This a Dream" (Angela Bofill, Danny Madden, Eva Lee, Steve Gaboury) 5:11
- "Song for a Rainy Day" (Bofill) 3:37
- "I Can See It In Your Eyes" (Bofill, Madden, Lee, Gaboury) 3:31
- "Accept Me (I'm Not a Girl Anymore)" (Bofill) 3:34
- "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 guitar
- 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 | Chart positions[4] | |
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| US | US R&B | |
| 1983 | 40 | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
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| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1983 | "Too Tough" | — | 5 | 2 |
| "Tonight I Give In" | — | 12 | — | |
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2219/review
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 38.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 69.
- ↑ "Angela Bofill US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ "Angela Bofill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
External links
- Angela Bofill - Too Tough at Discogs