Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Run's House | 3:49 | ||
| A2 |
Mary, Mary
Engineer – Steve Ett Mixed By – Rick Rubin Producer – Rick Rubin Written-By – M. Nesmith* |
3:12 | ||
| A3 | They Call Us Run DMC | 2:56 | ||
| A4 |
Beats To The Rhyme
Engineer – Steve Ett Written-By – D. Simon* |
2:43 | ||
| A5 | Radio Station | 2:50 | ||
| A6 | Papa Crazy | 4:18 | ||
| B1 | Tougher Than Leather | 4:20 | ||
| B2 | I'm Not Going Out Like That | 4:54 | ||
| B3 | How'd Ya Do It Dee | 3:20 | ||
| B4 |
Miss Elaine
Drums – Bobby "Afro" Walker* |
3:05 | ||
| B5 | Soul To Rock And Roll | 2:17 | ||
| B6 |
Ragtime
Engineer – Barbara Milne |
2:42 |
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Janet Perr
- Bass – Daniel Shulman, Davy D.*
- Engineer – Roey Shamir (tracks: A1, A3, A5 to B5)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Angela Piva, Chuck Valle, Greg Gordon
- Executive Producer – Russell Simmons
- Guitar – Andreas Straub, Davy D.*, Jon Sierra
- Horns – Uptown Horns, The*, Vincent Hammond
- Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
- Mixed By – Davy D.* (tracks: A1, A3 to B6), Run-D.M.C.*
- Photography – Robert Lewis
- Piano – Jon Sierra
- Producer – Davy D.* (tracks: A1, A3 to B6), Run-D.M.C.*
- Written-By – D. McDaniels* (tracks: A1, A3 to B6), D. Reeves* (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B3), J. Mizell* (tracks: A1, A3, A5 to B6), J. Simmons* (tracks: A1, A3 to B6)
Notes
Manufactured & distributed by Profile Records, Inc.
Recorded at Chung King House of Metal, Inc., Unique Recording Studios, Inc., Electric Lady Studios, Ian London Studios, Greene Street Recording
Mastered at Masterdisk
Davy D appears courtesy of Def Jam Recordings
Runout Grooves:
PRO-1265-A-DMM SP-HRM (Side A)
PRO-1265-B1 DMM SP-HRM (Side B)
MASTERDiSK DMM (Side A)
"LIVE POSITIVE FOREVER AND EVER (Side A)
RUN DMC ARE TOUGHER THAN LEATHER!! (Side B)
SP 3-2 (Side A)
SP 1-5 (Side B)
FMPT-2 (Side A)
FMPT-1 (Side B)
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 20) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tougher Than Leather (LP, Album) | Profile Records, London Records | 828 070-1 | Australasia | 1988 | ||
| Tougher Than Leather (CD, Album) | Profile Records | PCD-1265 | US | 1988 | ||
| Tougher Than Leather (LP, Album) | PolyGram | 828 070-1 | Brazil | 1988 | ||
| Tougher Than Leather (CD, Album) | London Records | 828 070-2 | UK | 1988 | ||
| Tougher Than Leather (Instrumental) (LP, Album, TP) | Profile Records | Special #2 | US | 1988 |
Recommendations
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RUN DMC* - Raising Hell (LP, Album)
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Run-D.M.C.* - Run-D.M.C. (LP, Album)
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Run-D.M.C.* - King Of Rock (LP, Album)
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EPMD - Strictly Business (LP, Album)
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Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (LP, Album)
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Reviews & Discussion
Risible and very disappointing offering from Run-DMC, especially coming right after 'Raising Hell' which should rightly be regarded as a classic of modern music... They seem to have wanted to emulate the Beastie Boys, and done most of the LP in a faux-Metal style which sounds so macho and cheesey, you can imagine it being played in a teenager's sweaty-sock bedroom with glamour girl posters on the wall. The low-point of the whole sorry performance is the laughable ditty 'Mary Mary,' which contains the sadly unforgettable refrain: 'Mary, Mary, why you buggin'... Mary, Mary, I need your huggin.' Embarrassing, naff, cringeworthy flop.
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