More Love (album)

More Love is the fifth studio album recorded 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.

More Love
Studio album by Doug Stone
Released	November 16, 1993
Genre	Country
Length	33:06
Label	Epic
Producer	Tom Bahler Doug Stone James Stroud Bruce Swedien
Doug Stone chronology
The First Christmas (1992) More Love (1993) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1994)
Singles from From the Heart
"I Never Knew Love" Released: October 19, 1993 "Addicted to a Dollar" Released: February 22, 1994 "More Love" Released: June 14, 1994

Content

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

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

1. "Addicted to a Dollar" (Doug Stone, Ray Hood, Kim Tribble, Ray Maddox) – 3:04
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 Edwards) – 3:14
6. "Wishbone" (Williams, Boudreaux) – 2:46
7. "That's a Lie" (Stone, Boudreaux, Sam Hogin) – 2:56
8. "Love, You Took Me by Surprise" (Stone, Boudreaux) – 2:55
9. "I Never Knew Love" (Larry Boone, Will Robinson) – 3:31
10. "Dream High" (Joe Henry, Mike Reid) – 4:17

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar, Dobro, pedabro
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, Dobro, pedabro
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• Larry Paxton – bass guitar
• Matt Rollings – piano
• Gary Smith – piano
• Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin
• Doug Stone – lead vocals
• Tim Veasey – piano
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Curtis Wright – background vocals
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	20
U.S. Billboard 200	88
Canadian RPM Country Albums	5

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.CS1 maint: others (link)