Love a Little Stronger (song)

"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 July 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 and 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 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

↑ 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" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Diamond Rio.
↑ "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.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Diamond Rio singles

Diamond Rio	"Meet in the Middle" "Mirror, Mirror" "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" "Norma Jean Riley" "Nowhere Bound"

Close to the Edge	"In a Week or Two" "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet" "Sawmill Road"

Love a Little Stronger	"Love a Little Stronger" "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" "Bubba Hyde" "Finish What We Started"

IV	"Walkin' Away" "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" "It's All in Your Head" "Holdin'"

Greatest Hits	"How Your Love Makes Me Feel" "Imagine That"

Unbelievable	"You're Gone" "Unbelievable" "I Know How the River Feels"

One More Day	"Stuff" "One More Day" "Sweet Summer" "That's Just That"

Completely	"Beautiful Mess" "I Believe" "Wrinkles" "We All Fall Down"

Can't You Tell	"Can't You Tell" "One Believer"

Greatest Hits, Volume 2	"In God We Still Trust" "God Only Cries"

The Reason	"God Is There" "This Is My Life"

See also	Discography

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