When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (album)
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going is the second full-length studio album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in 1983 by RCA Records. The cover photography was by David Bailey, and the album credits gave "a kiss" to "Jim" (James Honeyman-Scott) and John Belushi, both of whom had recently died. It is the final album featuring all four original members of the band.
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Basing Street Studios, London, UK | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 35:21 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Chapman | |||
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On 25 May 2018, Cherry Red Records released the three-disc set Your Box Set Pet (The Complete Recordings 1980–1984), which included When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going in its entirety on the second disc.[1]
Reception
Tom Demalon of AllMusic called the album "a well-polished, well-executed effort that holds some surprises mainly in the fact that there is more diversity than on prior Bow Wow Wow records".[2], though Robert Christgau gave it a C+ and, in an extremely negative review, noted that "Mike Chapman adds few if any hooks and Annabella Lwin shockingly little verve to their pattering Afrobeats".[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Bow Wow Wow (Annabella Lwin, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman and Matthew Ashman)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aphrodisiac" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "'Do You Wanna Hold Me?'" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Roustabout" | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Lonesome Tonight" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Love Me" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "What's the Time (Hey Buddy)" | 3:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mario (Your Own Way to Paradise)" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Quiver (Arrows in My)" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "The Man Mountain" | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Rikki Dee" | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Tommy Tucker" | 2:44 |
| 6. | "Love, Peace and Harmony" | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 35:21 | |
References
- Sinclair, Paul (27 March 2018). "Bow Wow Wow/Your Box Set Pet: The Complete Recordings 1980-1984". SuperDeluxeEdition.com.
- Demalon, Tom. "When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Get Going – Bow Wow Wow | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- Christgau, Robert (May 31, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". Robert Christgau. The Village Voice. Retrieved March 2, 2019.