A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action

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"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action"
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Single by Toby Keith
from the album Toby Keith
B-side "Mama Come Quick"
ReleasedNovember 1, 1993
Length2:49
Label PolyGram/Mercury 862844
Songwriter(s) Keith Hinton, Jimmy Alan Stewart
Producer(s) Nelson Larkin, Harold Shedd
Toby Keith singles chronology
"He Ain't Worth Missing"
(1993)
"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action"
(1993)
"Wish I Didn't Know Now"
(1994)

"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action" is a song written by Keith Hinton and Jimmy Alan Stewart. Originally recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams Jr. on his 1992 album Maverick , the song was also recorded by Toby Keith one year later on his self-titled debut album. Keith's version was released in November 1993 as that album's third single. Also, it reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and peaked at number 25 on the Canadian RPM charts. [1]

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Music video

The music video for this song features Keith performing this song in concert, at a bar, with a band. It was directed by Michael Merriman. The video was shot at a bar called Chastain's in Oklahoma City Oklahoma and features the original members of Toby Keith's Easy Money Band.

Chart performance

"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action" debuted at number 66 on the country chart dated November 13, 1993. It charted for twenty weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 2 on the country chart dated February 19, 1994, behind John Michael Montgomery's "I Swear".

Chart (1993–1994)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 25
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 38

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References

  1. Billboard - Artist Chart History - Toby Keith
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2398." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. February 28, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.