Album Notes

Singer/songwriter Dave Tough comes out hitting hard with his first release I'm Right Here.

With a voice reminiscent of early Morrissey Tough's guitar-focused, pop songs hint at the melodicism of John Lennon and other English hitmakers.

Tough mentions, "I think above all, each song has good melody and interesting harmony and form, beyond that its all relative to the individual listener."

The majority of the album was written, produced, and performed by Tough. He says, "most of the songs are about relationships in my life and some of the events that followed, good and bad. With this album, I am saying that I've made it through all of the hardship that was becoming an adult, and I'm still here."

Recorded at Ozark Sound Studios in Springfield, MO, I'm Right Here features all real instruments.

"I chose the studio because it has so many vintage instruments from the 60's and 70's that you just don't find on the albums of today. I am looking back to a time when songwriting was a real craft and each writer could be identified by his or her own individual sound. That is what I am trying to achieve with this album."