Tougher Than Love
Tougher Than Love is the debut album by singer-songwriter Diana King. The album peaked at #179 on The Billboard 200, #85 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #1 on the Top Reggae Albums chart. It features the four hit singles, "Shy Guy", "Love Triangle", "Ain't Nobody" (a cover of the Rufus & Chaka Khan song from 1983), and "Treat Her Like a Lady."
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| Released | April 25, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-1995 | |||
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| Label | Work/SME Records | |||
| Diana King chronology | ||||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Me Thru The Night" | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Shy Guy" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Love Triangle" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Ain't Nobody" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Tougher Than Love" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Can't Do Without You" | 5:01 |
| 7. | "Slow Rush" | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Treat Her Like A Lady" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Black Roses" | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Tumble Down" | 4:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "I'm Still In Love" | 4:36 |
Source:[1]
Chart positions
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | US R&B | US Reggae | US Heatseekers | AUS [2] |
JPN [3] |
UK [4] | ||||
| 1995 | Tougher Than Love | 179 | 85 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 50 | ||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US R&B [8] |
US Dance [9] |
UK [10] |
IRE | NED [11] |
BEL (FLA) [12] |
BEL (WAL) [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
AUT [16] |
SWI [17] |
SWE [18] |
NOR [19] |
FIN [20] |
AUS [2] |
NZ [21] | |||
| 1995 | "Shy Guy" | 13 | 21 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Tougher Than Love |
| "Love Triangle" | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 21 | ||
| "Ain't Nobody" | 94 | 63 | 4 | 13 | — | 27 | 48 | 25 | 41 | 62 | — | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | 28 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[22] | 3× Platinum | 600,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[23] | Gold | 25,000* |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- "Diana King - Tougher Than Love". Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Diana King in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Love Triangle": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 15 Oct 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 6 July 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "L-L-Lies": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- "ダイアナ・キングのCDアルバムランキング、トニー・ブラクストンのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 603. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "RIAJ > The Record > February 1996 > Certified Awards (December 1995)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- "RIAJ > The Record > August 1996 > Certified Awards (June 1996)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- "Diana King - US Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - Flemish Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - Walloon Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - French Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - German Chart". officialcharts.de. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - Austrian chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - Swiss chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - Swedish chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - Norwegian chart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - Finish chart". finnishcharts.com. 14 February 2015.
- "Diana King - New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Japanese album certifications – Diana King – Tougher Than Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 1 March 2020. Select 1995年12月 on the drop-down menu
- "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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