Tuff Enuff

Summary

Tuff Enuff is a 1986 studio album by Texas-based blues rock band the Fabulous Thunderbirds, which pointed the band in a more mainstream direction. The single "Tuff Enuff" was featured in the films Gung Ho and Tough Guys, as was the follow-up single "Wrap It Up". It has also been played a number of times on the sitcom Married... with Children. "Tuff Enuff" remains the band's only Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Tuff Enuff
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1986
Recorded1985
GenreBlues rock, Texas blues
Length32:26
LabelCBS Associated Labels
ProducerDave Edmunds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology
T-Bird Rhythm
(1982)
Tuff Enuff
(1986)
Hot Number
(1987)
Singles from Tuff Enuff
  1. "Tuff Enuff"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Wrap It Up"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Tuff Enuff" (Kim Wilson) - 3:22
  2. "Tell Me" (Eddie Shuler, Sidney Simien) - 2:43
  3. "Look at That, Look at That" (Wilson, Fran Christina, Preston Hubbard, Jimmie Vaughan) - 3:25
  4. "Two Time My Lovin'" (Wilson) - 3:41
  5. "Amnesia" (Wilson) - 3:45
  6. "Wrap It Up" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 2:42
  7. "True Love" (Wilson) - 3:08
  8. "Why Get Up" (Bill Carter, Ruth Ellen Ellsworth) - 3:48
  9. "I Don't Care" (Wilson) - 2:49
  10. "Down at Antones" (instrumental) (Wilson, Christina, Hubbard, Vaughan) - 3:03

Personnel edit

The Fabulous Thunderbirds
  • Kim Wilson - vocals, harmonica
  • Jimmie Vaughan - guitar, steel guitar, bass, vocals
  • Preston Hubbard - electric and acoustic bass, vocals
  • Fran Christina - drums, vocals

with:

Album Design-Spencer Drate, Judith Salavetz; Front cover artwork-Dan Youngblood

References edit

  1. ^ Koda, Cub. "The Fabulous Thunderbirds Tuff Enuff review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  2. ^ Henderson, Paul (29 May 1986). "Thunderbirds Are Go!". Kerrang!. Vol. 121. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 16.
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

External links edit

  • Official website