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Born Tuff is the eighth studio album by British-Guyanese singer-songwriter Eddy Grant. The album was recorded to completion at Grant's self-owned Blue Wave Studios in St. Philip, Barbados. The album's engineering duties were shared between Alan Smart, Frank Aggarrat, Ray Bardani, and on the closing track "Water" (from the film of the same name), Grant himself.^[2] It failed to replicate the success of Grant's previous two albums, and neither the album nor either of its singles charted anywhere in the world.

The opening track "Dance Party" was released as a single in Germany in 1985 and to the rest of the world the following year.^[3] Early German pressings of the album are also dated 1985^[4][5], but due to this album's low documentation, it is unclear if this is accurate.

"Melody of the Night" was inspired by Grant's childhood home in Plaisance, Guyana.

The title track is dedicated to anti-Apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, who at the time of this album's release, had been imprisoned since 1964.

"Baby Come Back" is a re-recording of the Equals' hit, which was penned by Grant during his time with that band. The version released on this album is about a minute longer than his previously released 1984 recording, which clocked in at 4:06^[6], and was reissued as a single in 1989 as the "Summer Mix."^[7]

"Water" was released prior to the album on the soundtrack for the film of the same name, and the version on this album, like "Baby Come Back," runs about a minute longer than its previous iteration, which had a duration of 3:56.

*Tracks 6 and 12 were omitted from worldwide LP and cassette releases, all US releases, and reissues after 1987.

Adapted from the liner notes:

Musicians

• Eddy Grant - production, engineering (track 12), all instruments, all vocals except:
• Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie - backing vocals (track 1)
• Alan Smart - news announcer (track 7)

Technical

• Ray Bardani, Alan Smart, Frank Aggarrat - engineering
• Martyn Goddard - lenswork