Stop on a Dime

"Stop on a Dime"
Single by Little Texas
from the album Big Time
Released May 9, 1994
Format CD single, 7"
Genre Country
Length 3:05
Label Warner Bros. Nashville 18385
Writer(s) Porter Howell, Dwayne O'Brien, Brady Seals[1]
Producer James Stroud, Christy Dinapoli, Doug Grau[1]
Little Texas singles chronology
"My Love"
(1994)
"Stop on a Dime"
(1994)
"Kick a Little"
(1994)

"Stop on a Dime" is the title of a song recorded by country music group Little Texas. It was released in May 1994 as the third single from their second album, Big Time. It was co-written by the band's lead guitarist Porter Howell, keyboardist and vocalist Brady Seals, and Dwayne O'Brien. The song reached #14 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It also peaked at #13 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. [2]

Contents

Content

The song is an uptempo that discusses the perils of falling in love.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "rip-roaring tune." She goes on to say that the "picking is slick and the harmonies are Texas-tight."[3]

Chart performance

"Stop on a Dime" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 21, 1994.

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 14
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 13

References

  1. ^ a b (1993) Album notes for Big Time by Little Texas [CD]. Warner Bros. Records (170310).
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 242. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  3. ^ Billboard, May 14, 1994