Tough All Over (John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band album)

Tough All Over
Studio album by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Released	1985
Genre	Rock, heartland rock
Label	Scotti Bros.[1]
Producer	Kenny Vance
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band chronology
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) Tough All Over (1985) Roadhouse (1988)
Alternate cover
Eddie and the Cruisers re-release cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Tough All Over is an album by American rock band John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, released in 1985.^[6][7]

It was first released in 1985 and was Cafferty's first attempt to pull his band away from the Eddie and the Cruisers franchise; it was later re-released with a different album cover and "The Voice of Eddie and the Cruisers" added to the title.

The album peaked at No. 40 on the Billboard 200.^[8]

Critical reception[]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed Tough All Over "grandiloquent claptrap."^[5]

Track listing[]

All songs written by John Cafferty.

1. "Voice of America's Sons" - 4:35
2. "Tough All Over" - 4:31
3. "C-I-T-Y" - 3:28
4. "Where the Action Is" - 2:52
5. "Dixieland" - 3:55
6. "Strangers in Paradise" - 4:23
7. "Small Town Girl" - 4:14
8. "More Than Just One of the Boys" - 3:17
9. "Tex-Mex (Crystal Blue)" - 4:39

Singles[]

The album had four singles released from it. "Voice of America's Sons" was released after being included on the soundtrack to the 1986 film Cobra.

• "Tough All Over" (1985) (#22 US, #1 US Rock)
• "C-I-T-Y" (1985) (#18 US)
• "Small Town Girl" (1985) (#64 US)
• "Voice of America's Sons" (1986) (#62 US)

Personnel[]

• Bass – Pat Lupo
• Drums – Kenny Jo Silva
• Guitar – Gary Gramolini
• Keyboards – Robert Nicholas Cotoia
• Saxophone – Michael Antunes
• Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – John Cafferty

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