So Tough

So Tough is the second studio album by British band Saint Etienne, released in 1993. It is their highest-charting album to date, reaching No. 7 on the UK Album Chart.

Not to be confused with Carl and the Passions – "So Tough".

So Tough
Studio album by
Saint Etienne
Released22 February 1993 (1993-02-22)
RecordedSummer – Autumn 1992
StudioRMS, London
Genre
Length48:29 (UK version)
55:40 (US version)
LabelHeavenly (UK) – HVNLP 6
Warners (US) – 9 45166
ProducerSaint Etienne
Saint Etienne chronology
Foxbase Alpha
(1991)		 So Tough
(1993)		 You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
(1993)
Singles from So Tough
  1. "Avenue"
    Released: October 1992
  2. "You're in a Bad Way"
    Released: February 1993
  3. "Hobart Paving"
    Released: May 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−
NME6/10
Pitchfork8.9/10
Q
Record Collector
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Select4/5
Vox8/10

So Tough is the first Saint Etienne album to feature Sarah Cracknell as an official member of the band. It was originally intended as a concept album which starts at "Mario's Cafe" in London then travels around the world, but it ultimately came to be viewed as a solely London album.

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