Tougher Than Love is the debut album by Jamaican-American singer-songwriter Diana King. The album peaked at No. 179 on the US Billboard 200, No. 85 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 3 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 | |||
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| AllMusic | |
| Cash Box | (favorable)[2] |
| Music & Media | (favorable)[3] |
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A reviewer from British magazine Music Week wrote, "A fitting title adorns this strongly reggae/dancehall-influenced album which amply showcases King as an unusual female talent, who is most impressive when she sings it straight and soulful."[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Me Thru the Night" | Diana King, Handel Tucker | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Shy Guy" | Diana King, Andy Marvel, Kingsley Gardner | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Love Triangle" | Diana King, Andy Marvel, Billy Mann | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Ain't Nobody" | Hawk Wolinski | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Tougher Than Love" | Diana King, Andy Marvel, Marlon Graves | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Can't Do Without You" | Diana King, Andy Marvel | 5:01 |
| 7. | "Slow Rush" | Diana King, Matt Noble | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Treat Her Like a Lady" | Diana King, Andy Marvel, Billy Mann | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Black Roses" | Diana King, Matt Noble | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Tumble Down" | Diana King, Andy Marvel | 4:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "I'm Still in Love" | Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Sugar Minott | 4:36 |
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| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 33 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 39 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 28 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 9 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 28 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 5 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] | 6 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 40 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 29 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 50 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 179 |
| US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[19] | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] | 85 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[21] | 3× Platinum | 600,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[22] | Gold | 25,000* |
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