R U Tuff Enuff is the third album by American R&B singer Rebbie Jackson.[4] This album was a different approach for Jackson, as it had a harder-edged street R&B sound that was very popular at the time—which was also exhibited on the La Toya album by Jackson's sister, La Toya Jackson.

R U Tuff Enuff
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)
Recorded1987–1988
StudioThe Lab Recording Studios
(West Orange, New Jersey)
Genre
Length37:49
Label
Producer
Rebbie Jackson chronology
Reaction
(1986)
R U Tuff Enuff
(1988)
The Rebbie Jackson Collection
(1996)
Singles from Reaction
  1. "Plaything"
    Released: June 16, 1988 (1988-06-16)
  2. "R U Tuff Enuff"
    Released: August 25, 1988 (1988-08-25)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The single "Plaything" peaked at number eight on the Billboard R&B charts, Jackson's highest-charting single since 1984's "Centipede." The title track was also released as a single, but it was not as commercially successful. Melle Mel guested on "R U Tuff Enuff."[5]

Critical reception

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People wrote that the "album is such a blank-sounding snore that—if dopey spelling is going to be insisted on—it might have been called Noise R Us."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Perfect Combination" (Everett Collins, David "Pic" Conley, David Townshend, Robbie Danzie) – 5:16
  2. "Read Between the Lines" (Jack Ponti, David Conley, Vic Pepe, David Townshend) – 4:50
  3. "This Love is Forever" (Everett Collins, Rebbie Jackson, David Conley, David Townshend) – 4:40
  4. "R U Tuff Enuff" (Arthur McCallister, Rebbie Jackson, David Conley) – 4:10
  5. "Plaything" (Joshua Thompson, Romeo Williams, Gene Lennon) – 4:56
  6. "Friendship Song" (Joshua Thompson, David Conley, Gene Lennon) – 4:32
  7. "Sweetest Dreams" (Joshua Thompson, Gene Lennon, Romeo Williams) – 4:08
  8. "Distant Conversation" (Everett Collins, Derrick Culler, David Conley) – 5:17

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. R&B Chart 58[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Rebbie Jackson | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "Picks and Pans Review: R U Tuff Enuff". PEOPLE.com.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ "Columnist Jerry Fink: 'Lost' Jackson sister sails at Windjammer - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. July 27, 2001.
  5. ^ "Rebbie Jackson And LaToya Jackson". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Rebbie Jackson". Billboard.