Love Must Be Tough
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| Studio album by Eleanor McEvoy | ||||
| Released | February 2008 | |||
| Genre | Rock / Folk Rock | |||
| Label | Moscodisc | |||
| Producer | Peter Beckett and Mick O'Gorman | |||
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Love Must Be Tough is Eleanor McEvoy's seventh studio album. McEvoy has taken a new direction with this 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". 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 written by Eleanor McEvoy, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mother's Little Helper" | Jagger/Richards | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Love Must Be Tough" | Eleanor McEvoy/Johnny Rivers | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Old New Borrowed and Blue" | Eleanor McEvoy/Dave Rotheray | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Lubbock Woman" | Terry Allen | 2.56 |
| 5. | "If You Want Me to Stay" | S. Stewart | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Roll Out Better Days" | 3:32 | |
| 7. | "The Night May Still Be Young, But I Am Not" | Eleanor McEvoy/Dave Rotheray | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Hands Off Him" | Bowman/McShann | 2:49 |
| 9. | "Shame On the Moon" (Crowell) | Rodney | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Easy In Love" | Eleanor McEvoy/Brad Parker | 4:09 |
| 11. | "He Never Spoke Spanish To Me" | Butch Hancock | 3:20 |
| 12. | "I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock 'n Roll)" | Nick Lowe | 3:49 |
| 13. | "Whistle For the Choir" (Available only on SACD version) | Fratellis | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Please Heart, You're Killing Me" (Available only on SACD version) | Eleanor McEvoy/Rodney Crowell | 4:05 |
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
- ↑ " "Record of the Year" Check
|url=value (help). Hi-Fi+ Magazine. - ↑ Roy Gregory (October 2008). "Love Must Be Tough Review". Hi-Fi+ Magazine. Archived from " the original Check
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