''Too Tough'' is the fourth studio album by the recording artist

Angela Bofill Angela Tomasa Bofill (born May 2, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter of Cuban- Puerto Rican origins. A New York native, Bofill began her professional career in the mid-1970s. Bofill is most known for singles such as, "This Time I'll Be Sweete ...

, released on January 2, 1983. This was her second release through

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, with

Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden ( ; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy. He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...

again serving as joint music producer.

Reception

''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. It also peaked at number five on the Billboard soul chart. The remainder of the album has similar

dance-pop Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a ...

songs and a few soulful ballads.

Track listing

#"Too Tough" (Jeffrey Cohen,

) 5:36 #"

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" (feat.

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) ( Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) 3:04 #"Tonight I Give In" (Lana Bogan, Donnie Shelton) 3:21 #"You Could Come Take Me Home" (Cohen, Walden) 3:51 #"Love You Too Much" (

Gerard McMahon Gerard Thomas McMahon, also known as Gerard McMann and G Tom Mac, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who specialises in creating music for films and TV. His gothic rock anthem "Cry Little Sister" was recorded ...

) 3:56 #"Is This a Dream" (

, Danny Madden, Eva Lee, Steve Gaboury) 5:11 #"Song for a Rainy Day" (Bofill) 3:37 #"I Can See It in Your Eyes" (Bofill, Madden, Lee, Gaboury) 3:31 #"Accept Me (I'm Not a Girl Anymore)" (Bofill) 3:34 #"Rainbow Inside My Heart" (Bofill) 3:44

Personnel

*Angela Bofill - lead and backing vocals *

- drums, keyboards, percussion *

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- percussion * Nat Adderley, Jr., Steve Robbins, Frank Martin - keyboards * Buddy Williams,

Steve Ferrone Steve Ferrone (born 25 April 1950) is an English drummer. He is known as a member of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from 1994 to 2017, replacing original drummer Stan Lynch, and as part of the "classic lineup" of the Average Whi ...

- drums *

Randy Jackson Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive and television presenter, perhaps best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bas ...

, Francisco Centeno - bass guitar *Corrado Rustici,

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, Peter Manu - guitar *Fred Berry, Tim Acosta, Wayne Wallace - horns *Marc Russo - saxophone *Brian Atkinson - vibraphone *

- co-lead vocals (track 2) *Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Kelly Kool, Myrna Matthews - backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

External links

Angela Bofill - ''Too Tough''
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