Too Tough

1983 studio album by Angela Bofill
Too Tough
Studio album by
Angela Bofill
ReleasedJanuary 2, 1983
Recorded1982
Genre
  • R&B
  • soul
  • dance-pop
LabelArista
Producer
  • Angela Bofill
  • Narada Michael Walden
Angela Bofill chronology
Something About You
(1981) 		Too Tough
(1983) 		Teaser
(1983)
Singles from Too Tough
  1. "Too Tough / Rainbow Inside My Heart"
    Released: November 21, 1982
  2. "Tonight I Give In / Song for a Rainy Day"
    Released: April 14, 1983

Too Tough is the fourth studio album by the recording artist Angela Bofill, released on January 2, 1983. This was her second release through Arista Records, with Narada Michael Walden again serving as joint music producer.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Too Tough performed better on the charts than her previous album, Something About You. The title track, "Too Tough", laced with double entendre, became a sizable dancefloor hit, spending four weeks at number two on the Billboard Dance chart.[2] It also peaked at number five on the Billboard soul chart.[3] The remainder of the album has similar dance-pop songs and a few soulful ballads.

Track listing

  1. "Too Tough" (Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden) 5:36
  2. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (feat. Boz Scaggs) (Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) 3:04
  3. "Tonight I Give In" (Lana Bogan, Donnie Shelton) 3:21
  4. "You Could Come Take Me Home" (Cohen, Walden) 3:51
  5. "Love You Too Much" (Gerard McMahon) 3:56
  6. "Is This a Dream" (Angela Bofill, Danny Madden, Eva Lee, Steve Gaboury) 5:11
  7. "Song for a Rainy Day" (Bofill) 3:37
  8. "I Can See It in Your Eyes" (Bofill, Madden, Lee, Gaboury) 3:31
  9. "Accept Me (I'm Not a Girl Anymore)" (Bofill) 3:34
  10. "Rainbow Inside My Heart" (Bofill) 3:44

Personnel

  • Angela Bofill - lead and backing vocals
  • Narada Michael Walden - drums, keyboards, percussion
  • Sheila Escovedo - percussion
  • Nat Adderley, Jr., Steve Robbins, Frank Martin - keyboards
  • Buddy Williams, Steve Ferrone - drums
  • Randy Jackson, Francisco Centeno - bass guitar
  • Corrado Rustici, Doc Powell, Peter Manu - guitar
  • Fred Berry, Tim Acosta, Wayne Wallace - horns
  • Marc Russo - saxophone
  • Brian Atkinson - vibraphone
  • Boz Scaggs - co-lead vocals (track 2)
  • Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Kelly Kool, Myrna Matthews - backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 40
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
US Billboard 200[6] 69
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 11

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[8]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1983 "Too Tough" — 5 2
"Tonight I Give In" — 12 —

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2219/review
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 38.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 69.
  4. ^ "Angela Bofill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Angela Bofill Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Angela Bofill US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011.

External links

  • Angela Bofill - Too Tough at Discogs
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
  • Angie (1977-1978)
  • Angel of the Night (1979)
  • Something About You (1981)
  • Too Tough (1982)
  • Teaser (1983)
  • Let Me Be the One (1984)
  • Tell Me Tomorrow (1985)
  • Intuition (1988)
  • I Wanna Love Somebody (1993)
  • Love in Slow Motion (1996)
Live albumsSingles
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