Got to Be Tough (Toots and the Maytals album)

Got to Be Tough is a studio album by Jamaican reggae band Toots and the Maytals. It was released through Trojan Jamaica/BMG on August 28, 2020.[13] The album is the first studio release from Toots and the Maytals in over a decade,[14] and the first after an accident, where Toots Hibbert was hit in the head with a glass bottle, causing him to take a break from performing.[12] The lyrical content of the album is described as political, a "wake up call" to instigate unity of the people.[11]

Got to Be Tough
Studio album by
Toots and the Maytals
Released28 August 2020
StudioReggae Center, Jamaica
Genre
Length39:00
LabelTrojan Jamaica/BMG
ProducerToots Hibbert
Toots and the Maytals chronology
Pressure Drop - The Golden Tracks
(2011)		 Got to Be Tough
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[1]
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
NME[5]
The Observer[6]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Spill Magazine8.0/10.0[9]
The Arts Desk[10]
Gigwise[11]
Crack Magazine6/10[12]

Got to Be Tough was the final studio album released by the band before the death of bandleader Toots Hibbert on 11 September 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.[15][16]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Drop Off Head"
  • Frederick Hibbert
3:52
2."Just Brutal"
  • Frederick Hibbert
3:35
3."Got to Be Tough"
  • Frederick Hibbert
4:06
4."Freedom Train"
  • Frederick Hibbert
3:41
5."Warning Warning"
  • Frederick Hibbert
3:54
6."Good Thing That You Call"
  • Frederick Hibbert
3:02
7."Stand Accused"
  • Frederick Hibbert
3:23
8."Three Little Birds (featuring Ziggy Marley)"
  • Bob Marley
5:20
9."Having a Party"
  • Frederick Hibbert
5:21
10."Struggle"
  • Frederick Hibbert
5:12
Total length:41:26

Personnel
  • Nigel Burrell – Drum Programming, Engineer, Harmony, Producer
  • Tomas Crow – Engineer
  • Lisa Davis – Harmony
  • Sly Dunbar – Drums
  • Latoya Hall-Downer – Harmony
  • Carl Harvey – Guitar
  • Frederick Hibbert – Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Harmony, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
  • Leba Hibbert – Harmony
  • Stewart Hurwood – Guitar Technician
  • Sharna Liguz – Cover Art Concept
  • Gavin Lurssen – Mastering
  • Bob Marley – Composer
  • Ziggy Marley – Featured Artist, Vocals
  • Dario Morgan – Guitar
  • Cyril Neville – Percussion
  • Max Noise – Engineer
  • Conrad Pinnock – Saxophone
  • Delroy "Fatta" Pottinger – Engineer
  • Michael Rendall – Engineer
  • Dwight Richards – Trumpet
  • Nambo Robinson – Trombone
  • Dave Sardy – Mixing
  • Sheldon Palmer – Saxophone
  • Sshh – Editing
  • Zak Starkey – Editing, Guitar, Producer
  • Ringo Starr – Tambourine
  • Steven Stewart – Keyboards
  • Bruce Sugar – Engineer
  • Toots & the Maytals – Primary Artist
  • Twiggy – Harmony
  • Dale Voelker – Design, Illustrations
  • Hopeton Williams – Trumpet

[3]

References
  1. "Got To Be Tough by Toots & The Maytals reviews". AnyDecentMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Got to Be Tough by Toots & the Maytals". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. Deming, Mark. Review of Got to Be Tough at AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  4. Doole, Kerry. "Reggae Legends Toots and the Maytals Find Their Footing in the Modern World on 'Got to Be Tough'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. Clarke, Patrick (25 August 2020). "Toots And The Maytals – 'Got To Be Tough' review: reggae legends keep up the good fight". NME. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. Spencer, Neil (12 September 2020). "Toots and the Maytals: Got to Be Tough review – a muscular, uptempo final album". The Observer. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. Rytlewski, Evan (3 September 2020). "Toots and the Maytals: Got To Be Tough Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. Newman, Jason (31 August 2020). "Reggae Legend Toots Hibbert Roars Back With 'Got to Be Tough'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. Harris, Gerrod (29 August 2020). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS – GOT TO BE TOUGH". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. Oddy, Guy (12 September 2020). "Album: Toots & the Maytals - Got to be Tough". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  11. Dibb, Tom (26 August 2020). "A political and socially minded offering that's packed full of dub bliss". Gigwise. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  12. Kalia, Ammar (28 August 2020). "A political and socially minded offering that's packed full of dub bliss". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  13. Daly, Rhian (9 August 2020). "Listen to Toots And The Maytals, Ziggy Marley and Ringo Starr team up on Bob Marley cover". NME. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. Fine, Jason (18 August 2020). "A Reggae King Rises Again". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  15. "Toots Hibbert, Reggae Star, Has Died". The Wall Street Journal. Associated Press. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  16. Meschino, Patricia (12 September 2020). "Toots Hibbert, Reggae Ambassador And Leader Of Toots And The Maytals, Dies At 77". NPR. Retrieved 15 September 2020.


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