| Get Tough: The Best of the Del-Lords | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | June 29, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock, Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 73:08 | |||
| Label | Restless | |||
| The Del-Lords chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (  ) [3] |
Get Tough: The Best of the Del-Lords a greatest hits compilation by The Del-Lords, released in 1999 through Restless Records.
All songs written by Scott Kempner, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" | Alfred Reed | Frontier Days | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Get Tough" | Frontier Days | 4:16 | |
| 3. | "Livin' on Love" | Frontier Days | 4:15 | |
| 4. | "Burning in the Flame of Love" | Frontier Days | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "I Play the Drums" | Frontier Days | 3:36 | |
| 6. | "Heaven" | Johnny Comes Marching Home | 2:58 | |
| 7. | "St. Jake" | Johnny Comes Marching Home | 5:25 | |
| 8. | "Love Lies Dying" | Johnny Comes Marching Home | 5:51 | |
| 9. | "Everlovin'" | Johnny Comes Marching Home | 5:41 | |
| 10. | "Carry On" | Mac Rebennack/David Seth | previously unreleased | 2:11 |
| 11. | "Crawl in Bed" | Based on a True Story | 3:57 | |
| 12. | "Cheyenne" | Based on a True Story | 3:45 | |
| 13. | "Judas Kiss" | Based on a True Story | 4:27 | |
| 14. | "About You" | Lovers Who Wander | 3:25 | |
| 15. | "You and I" | Lovers Who Wander | 4:29 | |
| 16. | "Love on Fire" | Lovers Who Wander | 3:46 | |
| 17. | "Hand to Mouth" | previously unreleased | 3:32 | |
| 18. | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Johnny Cash | previously unreleased | 4:46 |
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