Music

Hangin’ Tough 1988

pop, teen pop 42 min 10 tracks Columbia

Hangin' Tough is the second studio album by American boy band New Kids on the Block, released on August 12, 1988, by Columbia Records. It is widely regarded as the group's breakthrough album, gaining positive reviews for their musical transition from bubblegum pop to urban contemporary, blended with popular rock music.

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Character

Classical in form, effortless, spare and warm.

classical in formformally daring
effortlessdemanding
spare

Tracks

1You’ve Got It (The Right Stuff)4:10
2Please Don’t Go Girl4:24
3I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)4:24
4Cover Girl4:02
5I Need You3:35
6Hangin’ Tough4:17
7I Remember When4:11
8What’cha Gonna Do (About It)3:55
9My Favorite Girl5:28
10Hold On3:38

10 tracks, 42 minutes.

About the album

Artist: New Kids on the Block
Label: Columbia
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: XW

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