Eleanor McEvoy - Love Must Be Tough (2008)
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Love Must Be Tough is Eleanor McEvoy's seventh studio album. Unlike her previous six albums, which, with the exception of a few tracks, were written solely by McEvoy, Love Must Be Tough is a mixture of covers/interpretations and self-penned selections. The album's theme of turning 40 amid mid-life crises is exemplified by the opening track, a fresh interpretation of The Rolling Stones song "Mother's Little Helper". The following eleven tracks continue this theme right up to the closing track, which takes a new look at Nick Lowe's rock classic "I Knew the Bride". In October 2008 Love Must Be Tough was named Record of the Year by Hi-Fi+ Magazine.
It's an even year, so it must be an Eleanor McEvoy album that's up for an award. Following in the footsteps of Yola and Out There, this year's offering from the Irish chanteuse, Love Must Be Tough, excels even the exalted standards set by its predecessors. What started out as a collection of covers, songs she wanted to sing from a woman's perspective, rather than in their more normal male voice, soon grew into something more - much, much more".
Tracklist:
01. Mother's Little Helper
02. Love Must Be Tough
03. Old, New, Borrowed And Blue
04. Lubbock Woman
05. If You Want Me To Stay
06. Roll Out Better Days
07. The Night May Still Be Young, But I Am Not
08. Hands Off
09. Shame On The Moon
10. Easy In Love
11. He Never Spoke Spanish To Me
12. I Knew The Bride
13. Whistle For The Choir [Bonus Track for SACD]
14. Please Heart, You're Killing Me [Bonus Track for SACD]
Personnel
Eleanor McEvoy - vocals, violin, percussion on track "5"
Peter Beckett - piano, Hammond Organ, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar on "8 & 14"
Jimmy Smith - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
Philip Myatt - bass guitar
Des Lacey - drums, percussion
Aidan Kelly - trumpet
Karl Ronan - trombone
Jim Farrelly - alto & tenor sax, clarinet
Kevin Hanafin - tenor & baritone sax
Arranged by Peter Beckett.
Produced by Peter Beckett and Mick O'Gorman. Engineered by by Ciaran Byrne.
Recorded on April 3 and August 27-30, 2007 at the Cauldron. Mixed by Ciaran Byrne at The Cauldron.
Mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis. A PCM 24/96 recording. The final mastering to DSD.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Eleanor McEvoy / Love Must Be Tough
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -4.20 dB -14.84 dB 2:57 01-Mother's Little Helper
DR6 -4.13 dB -11.72 dB 4:01 02-Love Must Be Tough
DR7 -4.12 dB -13.68 dB 3:34 03-Old, New, Borrowed And Blue
DR7 -4.21 dB -14.19 dB 2:56 04-Lubbock Woman
DR9 -4.10 dB -14.32 dB 2:27 05-If You Want Me To Stay
DR7 -4.16 dB -13.09 dB 3:36 06-Roll Out Better Days
DR9 -4.22 dB -16.77 dB 3:52 07-The Night May Still Be Young, But I Am Not
DR6 -4.12 dB -11.70 dB 2:50 08-Hands Off
DR7 -4.16 dB -14.16 dB 4:47 09-Shame On The Moon
DR6 -4.20 dB -13.48 dB 4:11 10-Easy In Love
DR9 -4.24 dB -14.83 dB 3:20 11-He Never Spoke Spanish To Me
DR6 -4.17 dB -11.95 dB 3:52 12-I Knew The Bride
DR6 -4.10 dB -12.38 dB 3:35 13-Whistle For The Choir
DR7 -4.14 dB -12.70 dB 4:10 14-Please Heart, You're Killing Me
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: Eleanor McEvoy / Love Must Be Tough
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -4.20 dB -14.84 dB 2:57 01-Mother's Little Helper
DR6 -4.13 dB -11.72 dB 4:01 02-Love Must Be Tough
DR7 -4.12 dB -13.68 dB 3:34 03-Old, New, Borrowed And Blue
DR7 -4.21 dB -14.19 dB 2:56 04-Lubbock Woman
DR9 -4.10 dB -14.32 dB 2:27 05-If You Want Me To Stay
DR7 -4.16 dB -13.09 dB 3:36 06-Roll Out Better Days
DR9 -4.22 dB -16.77 dB 3:52 07-The Night May Still Be Young, But I Am Not
DR6 -4.12 dB -11.70 dB 2:50 08-Hands Off
DR7 -4.16 dB -14.16 dB 4:47 09-Shame On The Moon
DR6 -4.20 dB -13.48 dB 4:11 10-Easy In Love
DR9 -4.24 dB -14.83 dB 3:20 11-He Never Spoke Spanish To Me
DR6 -4.17 dB -11.95 dB 3:52 12-I Knew The Bride
DR6 -4.10 dB -12.38 dB 3:35 13-Whistle For The Choir
DR7 -4.14 dB -12.70 dB 4:10 14-Please Heart, You're Killing Me
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 2,0 GB
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