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Run-D.M.C. Tougher Than Leather Release Date: 1988 Running Time: 40:26 Label: Profile 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 Releases: Year Type Label 1988 CD Profile 1990 CD Profile 1999 CD Profile CS Profile 1990 CS Profile LP Profile

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