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For the most part, Jackson's '80s albums for Columbia each boasted a few strong tracks surrounded by a surplus of filler.
Though her "quivering" vocal stylings are effective at times, she has a rather plain voice without much range, making vibrant songs and producers who can pull out a lot of her the most ideal recording situation.
The absence of these two ingredients makes R U Tuff Enuff the weakest album in her catalog.
The opening "Perfect Combination" has a bland melody and is an obvious knock-off of L.A.
Reid and Babyface's production sound, particularly their work on the Whispers' "Rock Steady"; the similar-sounding "Read Between the Lines" and sterile title track are just as lackluster.
More impressive are the pleasant ballad "This Love Is Forever" and the lightly jazzy swayer "Sweetest Dreams" -- but those two tracks alone aren't worth the monotony of the other six cuts.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfect Combination | Rebbie Jackson | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Read Between the Lines | Rebbie Jackson | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | This Love Is Forever | Rebbie Jackson | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | R U Tuff Enuff | Rebbie Jackson | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Plaything | Rebbie Jackson | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Friendship Song | Rebbie Jackson | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Sweetest Dreams | Rebbie Jackson | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Distant Conversation | Rebbie Jackson | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 225 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Cardell | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Everett Collins | Arranger, Bass, Engineer, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass |
| 3 | David Conley | Arranger, Drums, Flute, Moog Bass, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass, Vocals (Background), Vocoder |
| 4 | Derrick Culler | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Tiffany Curl | Voices |
| 6 | Donald | Art Direction |
| 7 | Onaje Allan Gumbs | Keyboards |
| 8 | Gwen Guthrie | Arranger, Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Paul Higgins | Engineer |
| 10 | Bernard Jackson | Arranger, Finger Snaps, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Rebbie Jackson | Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Lane | Art Direction |
| 13 | Gene Lennon | Programming, Sampling |
| 14 | Neil Nappe | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | P.I.C. | Drums, Percussion |
| 16 | Mark Partis | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Chris Pati | Engineer, Programming |
| 18 | Jose Rodriguez | Mastering |
| 19 | Tom Santorelli | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Joshua Thompson | Bass Programming, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 21 | Alberto Tolot | Photography |
| 22 | Francesca Tolot | Make-Up |
| 23 | David Townsend | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Strings, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Romeo Williams | Arranger, Bass (Electric) |
| 25 | Bobby Wooten | Synthesizer |
| 26 | Janet Zeitoun | Hair Stylist |
| 27 | Ceaser Zucca | Stylist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |