Tuff (instrumental)

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"Tuff"
Single by Ace Cannon
from the album Tuff-Sax
B-side "Sittin' Tight"
ReleasedOctober 1961 (1961-10)
Genre Blues rock
Length2:01
Label Hi
Songwriter(s) Ace Cannon
Producer(s) Carl McVoy
Ace Cannon singles chronology
"Big Shot"
(1960)
"Tuff"
(1961)
"Blues (Stay Away from Me)"
(1962)

"Tuff" is a song written and performed by Ace Cannon and was arranged and produced by Carl McVoy. It was featured on his 1962 album Tuff-Sax. [1]

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Chart performance

It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #17 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962. [2] The song ranked #40 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962. [3]

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