Love a Little Stronger

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Love A Little Stronger
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Studio album by
Diamond Rio
ReleasedJuly 19, 1994
GenreCountry
Length33:58
LabelArista
ProducerMike Clute
Tim DuBois
Monty Powell
Diamond Rio chronology
Close to the Edge
(1993) 		Love A Little Stronger
(1994) 		IV
(1996)
Singles from Love a Little Stronger
  1. "Love a Little Stronger"
    Released: May 9, 1994
  2. "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart"
    Released: October 4, 1994
  3. "Bubba Hyde"
    Released: February 4, 1995
  4. "Finish What We Started"
    Released: May 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB- [2]

Love a Little Stronger is the third studio album by American country music band Diamond Rio. Released in 1994 on Arista Records, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the U.S. Four singles were released from the album: the title track, followed by "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart", "Bubba Hyde", and finally "Finish What We Started". Respectively, these songs reached #2, #9, #16 and #19 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. A demo version of the song, recorded by 4 Runner in 1994, can be found on 4 Runner's 2003 album Getaway Car. Former 4 Runner vocalist Billy Crittenden co-wrote the song.

Track listing[]

  1. "Love a Little Stronger" (Chuck Jones, Billy Crittenden, Gregory Swint) – 3:40
  2. "You Ain't in It" (Tim Mensy, Shawn Camp) – 2:52
  3. "Finish What We Started" (Monty Powell, Michael Noble) – 3:18
  4. "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" (Dennis Linde) - 3:30
  5. "Down by the Riverside" (Powell, Marty Roe, Jule Medders) - 3:40
  6. "Wild Blue Yonder" (Karen Taylor-Good, Lisa Aschmann) - 2:54
  7. "Bubba Hyde" (Craig Wiseman, Gene Nelson) - 3:44
  8. "Gone out of My Mind" (Gene Dobbins, Michael Huffman, Bob Morrison) - 2:59
  9. "Appalachian Dream" (Jimmy Olander) - 2:27
    • instrumental track
  10. "Kentucky Mine" (Powell, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Dale Oliver) - 4:54

Personnel[]

  • Marty Roe – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
  • Jimmy Olander – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
  • Gene Johnson – mandolin, background vocals
  • Dan Truman – keyboards
  • Dana Williams – bass guitar, background vocals
  • Brian Prout – drums
  • Mike Clute - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Tim DuBois - producer
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering
  • Monty Powell - producer
  • Herb Tassin - engineer

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian. Love a Little Stronger at AllMusic
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ "Diamond Rio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Diamond Rio Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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