Tough All Over
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band & John Cafferty
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Voice of America's Sons | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 4:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tough All Over | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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C-I-T-Y | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Where the Action Is | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dixieland | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 4:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Strangers In Paradise | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 4:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Small Town Girl | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 4:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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More Than Just One of the Boys | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 3:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tex-Mex | John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | 4:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Songs |
Album Review
On the strength of the double platinum soundtrack to Eddie and the Cruisers, John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band were able to record Tough All Over, an album of their original songs, and release it under their own name. Released in the summer of 1985 at the tail-end of Eddie-mania, the record managed to spawn hard-rocking Top 40 hits, "C-I-T-Y" and "Tough All Over," which strongly recalled Springsteen, much like the rest of Cafferty's songs. Besides the two hits, Tough All Over lacked material that ranked with the best of the Eddie and the Cruisers soundtrack. Nevertheless, the album stayed on the charts for an impressive 32 weeks.
Customer Reviews
The way great music used to be made!
Too bad John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band never made it bigger than they did. They were definitely a small gem in a sea of manufactured music. Years and years ago, I was in a record store (remember those?) when Small Town Girl came on...loved the song so much, I bought a 45. I still had a turntable, and would play the thing to death. Was going through a stack of old 45s and 33s, and came across Small Town Girls on one side, and the music only side on the other. My turntable isn't hooked up anymore (but, I still have it), and I decided to see if iTunes might just have the song. They did, I downloaded it, and clicked through all the tracks on this album. He reminds me of Springsteen, with a few songs that could have been playing on the jukebox in Grease. Great music.
This was a very underated band
I only got interested in John Cafferty because of the old Eddie and the Crusiers movies butI got interested in the band after loving the music in the movies. I think he was a very creative song writer but he and the band only made it locally it seems. Too bad as I think he had a lot more in him where those songs came from. I certainly like this album because it is so retro.
jc and the beaver brown band - still the real deal !
as a big springsteen fan, i recognize how bruce pulled many elements of '50's and '60's rock n roll / r&b into his writing and arranging pallete. john's songs recall many of those same influences. with that said, "tough all over" is filled with songs that have their own identity. the album was a breath of fresh air to this listener back in 85-86, when the airwaves (on radio and mtv) was filled with a lot of fluff. the passion and soul of the band comes out in even the lesser know songs on the record. check it out - a fun rock n roll record!
Biography
Born: 1950 in Narrangansett, RI
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By John Cafferty
- $8.91
- Genres: Rock, Music, American Trad Rock, Arena Rock, Rock & Roll
- Released: 1985
- ℗ 1993 Volcano Entertainment, III, L.L.C.
