Get Tough: The Best of the Del-Lords

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Get Tough: The Best of the Del-Lords
The Del-Lords - Get Tough.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 29, 1999
Genre Roots rock, Rock and roll
Length73:08
Label Restless
The Del-Lords chronology
Lovers Who Wander
(1990)
Get Tough: The Best of the Del-Lords
(1999)
Under Construction
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau A− [2]
Tom Hull – on the Web B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [3]

Get Tough: The Best of the Del-Lords a greatest hits compilation by The Del-Lords, released in 1999 through Restless Records.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Scott Kempner, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" Alfred Reed Frontier Days 3:03
2."Get Tough" Frontier Days4:16
3."Livin' on Love" Frontier Days4:15
4."Burning in the Flame of Love" Frontier Days3:45
5."I Play the Drums" Frontier Days3:36
6."Heaven"  Johnny Comes Marching Home 2:58
7."St. Jake" Johnny Comes Marching Home5:25
8."Love Lies Dying" Johnny Comes Marching Home5:51
9."Everlovin'" Johnny Comes Marching Home5:41
10."Carry On"Mac Rebennack/David Sethpreviously unreleased2:11
11."Crawl in Bed"  Based on a True Story 3:57
12."Cheyenne" Based on a True Story3:45
13."Judas Kiss" Based on a True Story4:27
14."About You"  Lovers Who Wander 3:25
15."You and I" Lovers Who Wander4:29
16."Love on Fire" Lovers Who Wander3:46
17."Hand to Mouth" previously unreleased3:32
18."Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash previously unreleased4:46

Personnel

The Del-Lords
Additional CD credits

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