Tough it Out is the second studio album released by British

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 AOR

Album-oriented rock

Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...

/hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band FM

FM (British band)

FM are a British AOR/'80s rock band. In the U.S., they are often referred to as FMUK. They have released eleven albums to date. Two of those, Indiscreet and Tough It Out reached the UK Albums Chart, whilst five of the band's singles made inroads into the UK Singles Chart.-Career:FM was formed in...

. Tough It Out is the follow-up album to their 1986 debut album Indiscreet

Indiscreet (FM album)

Indiscreet is the debut album from British AOR/hard rock band FM. Indiscreet was originally released in 1986 on the Portrait Records label, a sister label of Epic Records. The song "Frozen Heart" became a moderately successful single. The song "That Girl" was covered by Iron Maiden as a B'side to...

and was released in 1989 on the Epic Records

Epic Records

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 label.

Track listing

1. "Tough It Out" - 5:36 (S. Overland/C. Overland/J. Harms)
2. "Don't Stop" - 3:53 (M. Goldsworthy/P. Jupp/D. Digital)
3. "Bad Luck" - 4:07 (S. Overland/C. Overland/Desmond Child
   Desmond Child
   Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
   
   )
4. "Someday (You'll Come Running)" - 3:57 (J. Randall/R. Randall/T. Sciuto)
5. "Everytime I Think of You" - 4:37 (S. Mullen/J. Cesario/G. Jones)
6. "Burning My Heart Down" - 4:01 (S. Overland/C. Overland/D. Child)
7. "The Dream That Died" - 4:36 (S. Overland/C. Overland)
8. "Obsession" - 4:08 (M. Goldsworthy/P. Jupp/D. Digital)
9. "Can You Hear Me Calling?" - 3:40 (S. Overland/C. Overland)
10. "Does It Feel Like Love" - 4:21 (S. Overland/C. Overland)
11. "Feels So Good" - 4:13 (S. Overland/C. Overland)

Personnel

• Steve Overland
  Steve Overland
  Steve Overland is a British singer/musician who was the lead vocalist and songwriter for the bands Wildlife, FM, The Ladder, Shadowman, and his own group, Overland. Overland's nearly 30 year career began in his home county of East Anglia, where he and his brother Chris formed the band Wildlife in...
  
   - Lead vocals, guitar
• Merv Goldsworthy - Bass, backing vocals
• Pete Jupp
  Pete Jupp
  Pete Jupp is a British drummer/musician who played in the bands The English Rogues, Wildlife , and Samson , before forming FM in 1984 with the afore-mentioned musicians....
  
   - Drums, backing vocals
• Chris Overland - Lead guitar
• Didge Digital - Keyboards

• Background vocals by "The Abrasive Brothers". (Merv, Pete, Steve and Terry Brock)
• Background vocals on "Someday" - "The Abrasive Brothers" and Robin Beck
  Robin Beck
  Robin Beck is an American singer. She topped the singles chart in the UK in 1988, and Germany in 1989 with her single "First Time", which had come to the public's attention via its use in a Coca-Cola commercial....
  
  

Production

Produced by Neil Kernon

Neil Kernon

Neil Kernon is a musician/record producer/mixer/recording engineer - from London, England.He has worked with a number of artists over the last 30 years, but may be best known for his work with Hall & Oates on three of their most important albums - 1980's Voices, 1981's Private Eyes, and 1982's H2O...

Mixed by Nigel Green
Recorded at CBS Rooftop Studios (London) and Air Studios (London)
Mixed at Battery Studios (London)
Assisted by Richard Hollywood, Karen Down and Andrew (Carb) Canelle (Rooftop), Matt Howe and Rupert Coulson (Air) and (Def) Geoff Hunt (Battery)