Love Must Be Tough has all the hallmarks we've come to expect from Eleanor McEvoy - great songs, fantastic production and, of course, Eleanor's wonderful vocals.

But her seventh album takes an entirely new twist - in a direction first hinted at on Early Hours. With a supporting cast of Ireland's finest musicians in the form of the South King Street Band, Eleanor takes a retro ride back to the late Fifties/early Sixties birth of rock and roll replete with ragtime jazz trumpets, trombones and saxes.

Truck & Driver "Album of the Month" 5 out of 5 stars

If you've yet to come across Eleanor McEvoy, this superb blend of covers and originals is the perfect place to start.

Word Magazine

Irish singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy pulls off a bit of a first by covering songs originally sung and written by men. The songs range from Jagger and Richard's "Mother's Little Helper" through Sly Stone's "If You Want Me To Stay" to the gem "Shame On The Moon" from the pen of country songwriter Rodney Crowell.

Get Ready to ROCK!

Love Must be Tough is a bold break with the 'Me, Myself and I' (self played and self penned) approach of Out There, but while exploring old ground with a fresh slant it nevertheless remains an album that has all the hallmarks we've come to expect from Ms McEvoy - great songs, fantastic production and, of course, Eleanor's wonderful vocals.
 

ELEANOR McEVOY

Love Must Be Tough

 1. Mother's Little Helper
2. Love Must Be Tough
3. Old New Borrowed And Blue
4. Lubbock Woman
5. If You Want Me To Stay
6. Roll Out Better Days
7. The Night May Still Be Young, But I Am Not
8. Hands Off Him
9. Shame On The Moon
10. He Never Spoke Spanish To Me
11. Easy In Love
12. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock 'N Roll)
 

Mother's Litle Helper

Love Must Be Tough

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Whistle For The Choir
Please Heart, You're Killing Me

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