Love Must Be Tough Explained

Love Must Be Tough
Type:Album
Artist:Eleanor McEvoy
Cover:Love_Must_Be_Tough.jpg
Released:February 2008
Genre:Rock / folk rock
Label:Moscodisc
Producer:Peter Beckett and Mick O'Gorman
Prev Title:Out There
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Singled Out
Next Year: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". 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.

Singles

Other formats

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Love Must Be Tough . AllMusic . 30 August 2021.