More Love (album)

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More Love
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)
Studio16th Avenue Sound, Loud Recording Studio, Mesa Recording Studio, and Woodland Digital Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length33:06
Label Epic
Producer
Doug Stone chronology
The First Christmas
(1992)
More Love
(1993)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(1994)
Singles from From the Heart
  1. "I Never Knew Love"
    Released: October 19, 1993
  2. "Addicted to a Dollar"
    Released: February 22, 1994
  3. "More Love"
    Released: June 14, 1994

More Love is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Doug Stone. Released in 1993 on Epic Records, it features the singles "I Never Knew Love," "Addicted to a Dollar," and "More Love," all of which were Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Contents

Content

"More Love" and "Dream High" were both featured on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Gordy , in which Stone starred.

"Little Sister’s Blue Jeans" was later covered by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings on his 1996 debut album Somewhere Inside , as well as the 1998 self-titled re-release.

Stone produced nine of the ten songs with James Stroud. The last song, "Dream High", was produced by Stroud along with Tom Bahler and Bruce Swedien.

Critical reception

Tom Roland of New Country magazine rated the album two stars out of five. His review criticized the album for "continu[ing] to mine the drippy side of Stone" through "manipulative" ballads, but cited "Addicted to a Dollar" and "Love, You Took Me by Surprise" as being "tougher" than Stone's previous works. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Addicted to a Dollar" Doug Stone, Ray Hood, Kim Tribble, Ray Maddox3:04
2."She Used to Love Me a Lot"Stone, Dean Dillon 3:55
3."More Love"Stone, Gary Burr 3:24
4."Little Sister's Blue Jeans" Kim Williams, Randy Boudreaux 3:04
5."Small Steps"Burr, Kenny Edwards3:14
6."Wishbone"Williams, Boudreaux2:46
7."That's a Lie"Stone, Boudreaux, Sam Hogin 2:56
8."Love, You Took Me by Surprise"Stone, Boudreaux2:55
9."I Never Knew Love" Larry Boone, Will Robinson3:31
10."Dream High"Joe Henry, Mike Reid 4:17

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums20
U.S. Billboard 20088
Canadian RPM Country Albums5

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References

  1. Roland, Tom (March 1994). "Album reviews: More Love". New Country. 1 (1): 48–49. ISSN   1074-536X.
  2. More Love (cassette insert). Doug Stone. Epic Records. 1993. ET-57271.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)