R U Tuff Enuff

R U Tuff Enuff is the third album by American R&B singer Rebbie Jackson. This album was a different approach for Jackson, as it had a harder-edged street R&B sound that was very popular at the time—which was also exhibited on the La Toya album by Jackson's sister, La Toya Jackson.

R U Tuff Enuff
Studio album by Rebbie Jackson
Released	February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	The Lab Recording Studios (West Orange, New Jersey)
Genre	R&B Pop
Length	37:49
Label	Columbia
Producer	David "Pic" Conley David Townsend
Rebbie Jackson chronology
Reaction (1986) R U Tuff Enuff (1988) The Rebbie Jackson Collection (1996)
Singles from Reaction
"Plaything" Released: June 16, 1988 (1988-06-16) "R U Tuff Enuff" Released: August 25, 1988 (1988-08-25)

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AllMusic

The single "Plaything" peaked at number eight on the Billboard R&B charts, Jackson's highest-charting single since 1984's "Centipede." The title track was also released as a single, but it was not as commercially successful. Melle Mel guested on "R U Tuff Enuff."

Critical reception

People wrote that the "album is such a blank-sounding snore that—if dopey spelling is going to be insisted on—it might have been called Noise R Us."

Track listing

1. "Perfect Combination" (Everett Collins, David "Pic" Conley, David Townshend, Robbie Danzie) – 5:16
2. "Read Between the Lines" (Jack Ponti, David Conley, Vic Pepe, David Townshend) – 4:50
3. "This Love is Forever" (Everett Collins, Rebbie Jackson, David Conley, David Townshend) – 4:40
4. "R U Tuff Enuff" (Arthur McCallister, Rebbie Jackson, David Conley) – 4:10
5. "Plaything" (Joshua Thompson, Romeo Williams, Gene Lennon) – 4:56
6. "Friendship Song" (Joshua Thompson, David Conley, Gene Lennon) – 4:32
7. "Sweetest Dreams" (Joshua Thompson, Gene Lennon, Romeo Williams) – 4:08
8. "Distant Conversation" (Everett Collins, Derrick Culler, David Conley) – 5:17

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. R&B Chart	58