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

Love Must Be Tough is Eleanor McEvoy's seventh studio album, released in February 2008.[1] 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.[citation needed]

Track listings

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"Sylvester Stewart2:26
6."Roll Out Better Days"Eleanor McEvoy3:32
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"Rodney Crowell4:45
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

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. ^ "Love Must Be Tough". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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