Love a Little Stronger

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.

Love A Little Stronger
Studio album by
Diamond Rio
ReleasedJuly 19, 1994
RecordedMidtown Tone & Volume and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
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
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB–[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love a Little Stronger"Chuck Jones, Billy Crittenden, Gregory Swint3:40
2."You Ain't in It"Tim Mensy, Shawn Camp2:52
3."Finish What We Started"Monty Powell, Michael Noble3:18
4."Night Is Fallin' in My Heart"Dennis Linde3:30
5."Down by the Riverside"Powell, Marty Roe, Jule Medders3:40
6."Wild Blue Yonder"Karen Taylor-Good, Lisa Aschmann2:54
7."Bubba Hyde"Craig Wiseman, Gene Nelson3:44
8."Gone Out of My Mind"Gene Dobbins, Michael Huffman, Bob Morrison2:59
9."Appalachian Dream" (instrumental track)Jimmy Olander2:27
10."Kentucky Mine"Powell, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Dale Oliver4:54

Personnel

Diamond Rio

  • Marty Roe – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
  • Dan Truman – keyboards
  • Jimmy Olander – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, banjo
  • Gene Johnson – mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dana Williams – bass, backing vocals
  • Brian Prout – drums

Production
  • Tim DuBois – producer
  • Monty Powell – producer
  • Mike Clute – associate producer, engineer, mixing
  • Herb Tassin – assistant engineer
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Charles Wallace – production coordinator
  • Maude Gilman – art direction
  • S. Wade Hunt – design
  • Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for Love a Little Stronger
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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.
  6. "American album certifications – Diamond Rio – Love a Little Stronger". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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