R U Tuff Enuff is the third album by American

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 R&B singer Rebbie Jackson

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. This album was a different approach for Jackson, as it had a harder-edged street R&B sound that was very popular at the time, which was also exhibited in the La Toya

La Toya

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album by Jackson's sister, La Toya Jackson

La Toya Jackson

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. The single "Plaything

Plaything

Plaything is a song by American singer Rebbie Jackson, the first single from her third album R U Tuff Enuff. It reached #8 on the US R&B chart, making it her second biggest hit on that chart after 1984's Centipede....

" peaked at number eight on the Billboard R&B charts, Jackson's highest charting single since 1984's "Centipede

Centipede (song)

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". The title track

R U Tuff Enuff (song)

"R U Tuff Enuff" is a song by American singer Rebbie Jackson. For the single release, the song was edited, also featuring a rap by Melle Mel not on the album version. The song is taken from the album of the same name. The single performed rather poorly, peaking at number seventy-eight on the...

 was also released as a single, but did not showcase the same amount of success.

Track listing

1. "Perfect Combination" (Everett Collins, David "Pic" Conley, David Townshend, R. Danzie) – 5:16
2. "Read Between the Lines" (J. Ponti, D. Conley, V. Pepe, D. Townshend) – 4:50
3. "This Love is Forever" (E. Collins, Rebbie Jackson, D. Conley, D. Townshend) – 4:40
4. "R U Tuff Enuff
   R U Tuff Enuff (song)
   "R U Tuff Enuff" is a song by American singer Rebbie Jackson. For the single release, the song was edited, also featuring a rap by Melle Mel not on the album version. The song is taken from the album of the same name. The single performed rather poorly, peaking at number seventy-eight on the...
   
   " (Arthur McCallister, R. Jackson, D. Conley) – 4:10
5. "Plaything
   Plaything
   Plaything is a song by American singer Rebbie Jackson, the first single from her third album R U Tuff Enuff. It reached #8 on the US R&B chart, making it her second biggest hit on that chart after 1984's Centipede....
   
   " (Joshua Thompson, Romeo Williams, Gene Lennon) – 4:56
6. "Friendship Song" (J. Thompson, D. Conley, G. Lennon) – 4:32
7. "Sweetest Dreams" (J. Thompson, G. Lennon, R. Williams) – 4:08
8. "Distant Conversation" (E. Collins, Derrick Culler, D. Conley) – 5:17

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. R&B Chart	58