Stubborn Love (album)

Stubborn Love
Stubborn Love
Studio album by Kathy Troccoli
Released	1982
Studio	The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee); Great Circle Sound and House of David (Nashville, Tennessee); Pinebrook Studios (Alexandria, Indiana);
Genre	CCM, Gospel
Length	40:56
Label	Reunion
Producer	Brown Bannister
Kathy Troccoli chronology
Alternative cover
	1994 Reunion Records re-issue on CD.

Stubborn Love is the first album by Christian singer/songwriter Kathy Troccoli, released in 1982 on Reunion Records.^[2] Stubborn Love was reportedly the best-selling debut album by a contemporary Christian music female artist. The title song was a hit on Christian radio reaching number two on the Christian AC chart. The album also features her cover of "You're All I Need to Get By" written by Ashford and Simpson, made famous in 1968 by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell but with Christian lyrics. Stubborn Love was re-issued on CD in 1994 with a new album cover with an updated photo of Troccoli. The album peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Inspirational Albums chart in 1983.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're All I Need to Get By"	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson	4:02
2.	"Hand in Hand"	Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith	3:40
3.	"All I Must Do"	Brown Bannister, Mike Blanton	3:47
4.	"It's the Small Things"	Donna McLaughlin Wyant, Michael W. Smith	3:20
5.	"Lord I Need You Now"	Billy Sprague, Jim Weber	4:03
6.	"There's Still Time"	Debbie D. Smith, Michael W. Smith	3:42
7.	"Once in a Lifetime Love"	Gary Chapman, Rosemary Dunham, Michael W. Smith	4:44
8.	"Stubborn Love"	Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Brown Bannister, Sloan Towner	4:29
9.	"It's Your Love"	Billy Sprague, Jim Weber	4:22
10.	"Love of My Life"	Tricia Walker	3:57

Personnel

Kathy Troccoli – vocals
Shane Keister – synthesizers, keyboards (5)
Michael W. Smith – keyboards (5)
Gerrit Wilson – keyboards (5)
Jon Goin – guitars
Dann Huff – guitars
Mike Brignardello – bass (1-4, 6-10)
Craig Nelson – bass (5)
Keith Edwards – drums
Mark Morris – percussion
Denis Solee – saxophone
Cindy Reynolds – harp
Alan Moore – string arrangements
Diana DeWitt, Kim Flemming, Greg Guidry, Sandy Guidry, Denny Henson, Donna McElroy – vocals

Production

Michael Blanton – executive producer
Dan Harrell – executive producer
Brown Bannister – producer
Gene Eichelberger – engineer
Bob Clark – additional overdub engineer
Dennis Hill – album design
Mike Borum – front album photography
Wade Jaynes – back album photography
Mark Pleasant – back album photography

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Inspirational Albums (Billboard)^[3]	26

Radio singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
Year	Singles	CCM AC^[4]
1982-83	"Stubborn Love"	2

References

^ Kathy Troccoli – Stubborn Love at AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ Kathy Troccoli: Stubborn Love. Reunion Records. 1982.
^ "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. May 28, 1983. p. 56.
^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 214. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.

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[1] Kathy Troccoli – Stubborn Love at AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[Album-2] Kathy Troccoli: Stubborn Love. Reunion Records. 1982.

[3] "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard. May 28, 1983. p. 56.

[4] Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 214. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.

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