Tough It Out

Tough It Out
Studio album by FM
Released	October 2, 1989
Recorded	CBS Rooftop Studios (London) Air Studios (London)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	47:09
Label	Epic
Producer	Neil Kernon
FM chronology
Indiscreet (1986) Tough It Out (1989) Takin' It to the Streets (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Tough it Out is the second studio album by the British hard rock band FM, released in 1989 on the Epic Records label, the follow-up album to the band's first album, Indiscreet (1986).

Critical reception

The British music newspaper Music Week gave very positive response to the album. Kirk Blows called it a "triumphant return". In his view, compared to Indiscreet, "FM have succeeded in marrying the polish of their debut with the cut and thrust that was previously lacking, to create finely crafted, melodic rock with universal appeal". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Tough It Out" - 5:36 (S. Overland/C. Overland/J. Harms)
2. "Don't Stop" - 3:53 (M. Goldsworthy/P. Jupp/D. Digital)
3. "Bad Luck" - 4:07 (S. Overland/C. Overland/Desmond Child)
4. "Someday (You'll Come Running)" - 3:57 (J. Randall/R. Randall/T. Sciuto)
5. "Everytime I Think of You" - 4:37 (S. Mullen/J. Cesario/G. Jones)
6. "Burning My Heart Down" - 4:01 (S. Overland/C. Overland/D. Child)
7. "The Dream That Died" - 4:36 (S. Overland/C. Overland)
8. "Obsession" - 4:08 (M. Goldsworthy/P. Jupp/D. Digital)
9. "Can You Hear Me Calling?" - 3:40 (S. Overland/C. Overland)
10. "Does It Feel Like Love" - 4:21 (S. Overland/C. Overland)
11. "Feels So Good" - 4:13 (S. Overland/C. Overland)

2005 remaster bonus tracks

12. "Let Love Be the Leader" - 3:45
13. "Love Lasts Forever" - 3:52
14. "This Could Be the Last Time" - 3:44
15. "Hurt is Where the Heart is" - 3:58
16. "Everytime We Touch" - 4:46
17. "Let Love Be the Leader (Live)" - 6:36
18. "Frozen Heart (Live)" - 5:09

2012 remaster bonus tracks

12. "Hurt is Where the Heart is" - 3:58
13. "This Could be the Last Time" - 3:44
14. "Someday (Extended)" - 5:22
15. "Alibi" - 3:50
16. "Everytime We Touch" - 4:46

Personnel

• Steve Overland - lead vocals, guitar
• Merv Goldsworthy - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Jupp - drums, backing vocals
• Chris Overland - lead guitar
• Didge Digital - keyboards
• Background vocals by "The Abrasive Brothers" (Merv, Pete, Steve and Terry Brock)
• Background vocals on "Someday" - "The Abrasive Brothers" and Robin Beck

Production

• Produced by Neil Kernon
• Mixed by Nigel Green
• Recorded at CBS Rooftop Studios (London) and Air Studios (London)
• Mixed at Battery Studios (London)
• Assisted by Richard Hollywood, Karen Down and Andrew (Carb) Canelle (Rooftop), Matt Howe and Rupert Coulson (Air) and (Def) Geoff Hunt (Battery)

References

1. Sharon Mawer (2 October 1989). "Tough It Out - FM". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. Blows, Kirk (7 October 1989). "Review: FM — Tough it Out" (PDF). Music Week . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 32. ISSN   0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022– via World Radio History.