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Run-D.M.C. Tougher Than Leather Release Date: 1988 Running Time: 40:26 Label: Profile Rating:

At the end of 1986, Raising Hell was rap's best-selling album up to that point, though it would soon be outsold by the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill. Profile Records hoped that Run-D.M.C.'s fourth album, Tougher Than Leather, would exceed the Beastie Boys' quintuple-platinum status, but unfortunately, the group's popularity had decreased by 1988. One of Run-D.M.C.'s strong points -- its love of rock & roll -- was also its undoing in hip-hop circles. Any type of crossover success tends to be viewed suspiciously in the hood, and hardcore hip-hoppers weren't overly receptive to "Miss Elaine," "Papa Crazy," "Mary, Mary," and other rap-rock delights found on the album. Thanks largely to rock fans, this album did go platinum for sales exceeding one million copies -- which ironically, Profile considered a disappointment. But the fact is that while Tougher Than Leather isn't quite as strong as Run-D.M.C.'s first three albums, it was one of 1988's best rap releases. Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Run's House	McDaniels, Reeves, Mizell, Simmons	3:49
2	Mary, Mary	Nesmith	3:12
3	They Call Us Run-D.M.C.		2:56
4	Beats to the Rhyme	McDaniels, Reeves, Simmons, Simmons	2:43
5	Radio Station		2:50
6	Papa Crazy		4:18
7	Tougher Than Leather	McDaniels, Mizell, Simmons	4:20
8	I'm Not Going Out Like That		4:54
9	How'd Ya Do It Dee		3:20
10	Miss Elaine		3:05
11	Soul to Rock and Roll		2:17
12	Ragtime		2:42

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Tougher Than Leather [Deluxe Edition] Release Date: 2005 Label: Arista

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