Love a Little Stronger (song)
"Love a Little Stronger" | ||||
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Single by Diamond Rio | ||||
from the album Love a Little Stronger | ||||
B-side | "It Does Get Better than This" | |||
Released | May 9, 1994[1] | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville 12696 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chuck Jones Billy Crittenden Gregory Swint | |||
Producer(s) | Tim DuBois Monty Powell Michael D. Clute | |||
Diamond Rio singles chronology | ||||
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"Love a Little Stronger" is a song written by Chuck Jones, Billy Crittenden and Gregory Swint, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in May 1994 as the first single and title track and from their album Love a Little Stronger.
Content
"Love a Little Stronger" was written by Chuck Jones, Gregory Swint and Billy Crittenden, who was a member of the band 4 Runner at the time. In it, the male narrator promises that he will try harder to save a flagging relationship.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Jimmy Olander's "wonderful, Tele-bending guitar work and the band's road-tightened harmonies drive this cool single home."[2]
Music video
The music video for "Love a Little Stronger" was made by Deaton-Flanigen Productions.
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 2 on The Billboard country charts, behind "Be My Baby Tonight" by John Michael Montgomery and "Dreaming With My Eyes Open" by Clay Walker and number 6 on Canada's RPM country chart.
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 6 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 2 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1994) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 88 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 9 |
References
- ^ AOL Music profile for "Love a Little Stronger"
- ^ Billboard, June 25, 1995
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2576." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 29, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Diamond Rio Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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