Tuff Enuff
1986 studio album by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
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Studio album by The Fabulous Thunderbirds | ||||
Released | January 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | Blues rock, Texas blues | |||
Length | 32:26 | |||
Label | CBS Associated Labels | |||
Producer | Dave Edmunds | |||
The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology | ||||
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Singles from Tuff Enuff | ||||
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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.
Track listing
- "Tuff Enuff" (Kim Wilson) - 3:22
- "Tell Me" (Eddie Shuler, Sidney Simien) - 2:43
- "Look at That, Look at That" (Wilson, Fran Christina, Preston Hubbard, Jimmie Vaughan) - 3:25
- "Two Time My Lovin'" (Wilson) - 3:41
- "Amnesia" (Wilson) - 3:45
- "Wrap It Up" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 2:42
- "True Love" (Wilson) - 3:08
- "Why Get Up" (Bill Carter, Ruth Ellen Ellsworth) - 3:48
- "I Don't Care" (Wilson) - 2:49
- "Down at Antones" (instrumental) (Wilson, Christina, Hubbard, Vaughan) - 3:03
Personnel
- 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:
- Al Copley - keyboards
- Chuck Leavell - keyboards on "Look at That, Look at That"
- Geraint Watkins - piano, accordion on "Amnesia"
- Cesar Rosas, David Hidalgo - vocals on "Two Time My Lovin'"
Album Design-Spencer Drate, Judith Salavetz; Front cover artwork-Dan Youngblood
References
- ^ Koda, Cub. "The Fabulous Thunderbirds Tuff Enuff review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ Henderson, Paul (29 May 1986). "Thunderbirds Are Go!". Kerrang!. Vol. 121. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 16.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
External links
- Official website
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- Kim Wilson
- Johnny Moeller
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Keith Ferguson
- Mike Buck
- Duke Robillard
- Gene Taylor
- Kid Ramos
- Nick Curran
- Live (This Night in L.A.)
- Different Tacos
- The Best of the Fabulous Thunderbirds: Early Birds Special
- "Tuff Enuff"
- "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)"
- "Diddy Wah Diddy"
- "Here Comes the Night"
- "I Can't Quit You Baby"
- "Rainin' in My Heart"
- "Scratch My Back"
- "Stagger Lee"
- "The Things I Used To Do"
- "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover"
- "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"