Love a Little Stronger (song)

"Love a Little Stronger"
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
"Sawmill Road" (1994) "Love a Little Stronger" (1994) "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" (1994)

"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 directed and produced 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
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	88
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	9

References

1. AOL Music profile for "Love a Little Stronger"
2. Billboard, June 25, 1995
3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2576." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 29, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
4. "Diamond Rio Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
6. "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.