On September 15, 2009, “Eagle” label released “Tough”, the 34^th John Mayall album. It was recorded in March 2009, at “LAFX” in Hollywood, and was produced by Michael Aarvold, John Mayall and Maggie Mayall.

Personnel:

• John Mayall – vocals, guitar, 12 String guitar, harmonica, organ, piano
• Rocky Athas – guitar
• Tom Canning – organ, piano, backing vocals
• Greg Rzab – bass guitar
• Maggie Mayall – backing vocals, photography, track notes
• Michael Aarvold – engineer, mastering
• Stuart Green – design
• Fabrice Demessence – photography
• Jeremy Olsen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall, except where noted.

1. Nothing to Do with Love – Jerry Lynn Williams, John F. Miller
2. Just What You’re Looking For – Peter Harper
3. Playing with a Losing Hand – Walter Trout
4. An Eye for An Eye – Jeffrey Pitchell
5. How Far Down – Gary Nicolson, Kenneth Greenberg
6. Train to My Heart – David Fields
7. Slow Train to Nowhere
8. Numbers Down – Andrew Winton
9. That Good Old Rockin’ Blues
10. Tough Times Ahead
11. The Sum of Something – Curtis Salgado