Cry Tough (Nils Lofgren album)

Cry Tough
Studio album by Nils Lofgren
Released	1976
Genre	Heartland rock
Length	37:14
Label	A&M
Producer	David Briggs, Al Kooper
Nils Lofgren chronology
Back It Up!! (1975)Back It Up!!1975 Cry Tough (1976) I Came to Dance (1977)I Came to Dance1977

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B–[2]

Cry Tough is a 1976 album from Nils Lofgren. The follow-up to his solo debut, Cry Tough is another offering of Lofgren-penned pop/rock. Notable for the title track and the songs "It's Not A Crime", "Mud In Your Eye" and "Can't Get Closer", "Cry Tough" also includes Al Kooper on keyboards.

Track listing

All Songs Written By Nils Lofgren, except where noted.

1. "Cry Tough" (Alton Ellis, E. Gordon, Winston Jarrett, Lofgren)
2. "It's Not a Crime" (Lofgren, Tom Lofgren)
3. "Incidentally It's Over"
4. "For Your Love" (Graham Gouldman)
5. "Share a Little"
6. "Mud in Your Eye"
7. "Can't Get Closer"
8. "You Lit a Fire"
9. "Jailbait"

Personnel

• P.P. Arnold - Vocals
• Aynsley Dunbar - Drums
• Jim Gordon - Drums
• Ron Hicklin - Vocals
• Wornell Jones - Bass, Vocals
• Al Kooper - Keyboards
• Claudia Lennear - Vocals
• Nils Lofgren - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
• Tom Lofgren - Guitar, Vocals
• Buddy Miles - Vocals
• Ralph Molina - Vocals
• Chuck Rainey - Bass
• Holden Raphael - Percussion
• Emil Richards - Percussion
• Paul Stallworth - Bass
• Billy Talbot - Vocals
• Scott Ball - Upright Bass on "Mud in Your Eye"
• Dominic Frontiere - Orchestral Arrangements

Production

• Produced By David Briggs & Al Kooper
• Engineered By Bob Dawson, David DeVore, Bob Edwards, Lee Kiefer, Tim Mulligan
• Assistant Engineers: John Henning, Deni King, Chris Morris, Chip Brown

References