Tougher Than Love

Tougher Than Love is the debut album by singer-songwriter Diana King. The album peaked at No. 179 on The Billboard 200, No. 85 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 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."

Tougher Than Love
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
Genre
LabelWork/SME Records
Diana King chronology
Tougher Than Love
(1995)
Think Like a Girl
(1997)

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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
Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
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 CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[22] 3× Platinum 600,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[23] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Diana King – Tougher Than Love". Discogs. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  3. "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 September 4, 2011.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 603. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. "RIAJ > The Record > February 1996 > Certified Awards (December 1995)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  6. "RIAJ > The Record > August 1996 > Certified Awards (June 1996)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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  9. "Diana King – US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  10. "Diana King – UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
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  12. "Diana King – Flemish Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  13. "Diana King – Walloon Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  14. "Diana King – French Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  15. "Diana King – German Chart". officialcharts.de. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  16. "Diana King – Austrian chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  17. "Diana King – Swiss chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  18. "Diana King – Swedish chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  19. "Diana King – Norwegian chart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  20. "Diana King – Finish chart". finnishcharts.com. February 14, 2015.
  21. "Diana King – New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  22. "Japanese album certifications – Diana King – Tougher Than Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 1, 2020. Select 1995年12月 on the drop-down menu
  23. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved March 1, 2020.



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