Jump to content

Love Must Be Tough

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 18:10, 18 January 2021 (add authority control). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Love Must Be Tough (MOSCD404)
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2008
GenreRock / Folk Rock
LabelMoscodisc
ProducerPeter Beckett and Mick O'Gorman
Eleanor McEvoy chronology
Out There
(2006)
Love Must Be Tough (MOSCD404)
(2008)
Singled Out
(2009)

Love Must Be Tough is Eleanor McEvoy's seventh studio album. Unlike her previous six albums, which, with the exception of a few tracks, were written solely by McEvoy, Love Must Be Tough is a mixture of covers/interpretations and self-penned selections.

The album's theme of turning 40 amid mid-life crises is exemplified by the opening track, a fresh interpretation of The Rolling Stones song "Mother's Little Helper".[citation needed] The following eleven tracks continue this theme right up to the closing track, which takes a new look at Nick Lowe's rock classic "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n Roll)".

In October 2008 Love Must Be Tough was named Record of the Year by Hi-Fi+ Magazine.[1]

Critical reception

"It's an even year, so it must be an Eleanor McEvoy album that's up for an award. Following in the footsteps of Yola and Out There, this year's offering from the Irish chanteuse, Love Must Be Tough, excels even the exalted standards set by its predecessors. What started out as a collection of covers, songs she wanted to sing from a woman's perspective, rather than in their more normal male voice, soon grew into something more - much, much more."[2]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Eleanor McEvoy, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mother's Little Helper"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards2:57
2."Love Must Be Tough"Eleanor McEvoy, Johnny Rivers4:00
3."Old New Borrowed and Blue"Eleanor McEvoy, Dave Rotheray3:33
4."Lubbock Woman"Terry Allen2.56
5."If You Want Me to Stay"S. Stewart2:26
6."Roll Out Better Days" 3:32
7."The Night May Still Be Young, But I Am Not"Eleanor McEvoy, Dave Rotheray3:50
8."Hands Off Him"Bowman, McShann2:49
9."Shame On the Moon" (Crowell)Rodney4:45
10."Easy In Love"Eleanor McEvoy, Brad Parker4:09
11."He Never Spoke Spanish To Me"Butch Hancock3:20
12."I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock 'n Roll)"Nick Lowe3:49
13."Whistle For the Choir" (Available only on SACD version)Fratellis3:33
14."Please Heart, You're Killing Me" (Available only on SACD version)Eleanor McEvoy, Rodney Crowell4:05

Singles

  • Easy In Love
  • Old New Borrowed and Blue
  • Shame On The Moon

Other formats

Love Must Be Tough was released in Hybrid Stereo SACD format in May 2008, and on vinyl (LDIV012) in September 2008.

References

  1. ^ "Record of the Year". Hi-Fi+ Magazine. Archived from the original on 2000-03-03.
  2. ^ Roy Gregory (October 2008). "Love Must Be Tough Review". Hi-Fi+ Magazine. Archived from " the original on May 9, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)