Cry Tough (Alton Ellis album)

Cry Tough
Compilation album by
Alton Ellis
Released1993
RecordedTreasure Isle, Kingston, Jamaica, 1966-1968
GenreRocksteady
LabelHeartbeat
ProducerArthur "Duke" Reid, Sonia Pottinger
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Cry Tough is a 1993 collection of Alton Ellis recordings from the rocksteady era of 1966-1968. It was released in 1993 by Heartbeat Records, and features the pick of Ellis' work for Arthur "Duke" Reid, plus some tracks produced by Sonia Pottinger.[2] The album contains most of Ellis' original Mr. Soul of Jamaica album, and contains the same tracks as the 1973 Greatest Hits compilation on Count Shelly Records, plus eight additional tracks.[2][3] Several of the tracks are alternate takes of some of his biggest hits from the era.[4] The backing band is the Treasure Isle studio band of the time, Tommy McCook and the Supersonics.[2] The album was included in the Rough Guides book Reggae: 100 Essential CDs.[2]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c d Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) "Reggae: 100 Essential CDs", Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4
  3. ^ Alton Ellis - Greatest Hits Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Roots Archives
  4. ^ Greene, Jo-Ann "Alton Ellis - Cry Tough Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation