A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action

"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action" is a song written by Keith Hinton and Jimmy Alan Stewart. Originally recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams Jr. on his 1992 album Maverick, the song was also recorded by Toby Keith one year later on his self-titled debut album. Keith's version was released in November 1993 as that album's third single. Also, it reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and peaked at number 25 on the Canadian RPM charts.[1]

"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album Toby Keith
B-side"Mama Come Quick"
ReleasedNovember 1, 1993
Length2:49
LabelPolyGram/Mercury 862844
Songwriter(s)Keith Hinton, Jimmy Alan Stewart
Producer(s)Nelson Larkin, Harold Shedd
Toby Keith singles chronology
"He Ain't Worth Missing"
(1993)
"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action"
(1993)
"Wish I Didn't Know Now"
(1994)

Music video edit

The music video for this song features Keith performing this song in concert, at a bar, with a band. It was directed by Michael Merriman. The video was shot at a bar called Chastain's in Oklahoma City Oklahoma and features the original members of Toby Keith's Easy Money Band.

Chart performance edit

"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action" debuted at number 66 on the country chart dated November 13, 1993. It charted for twenty weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 2 on the country chart dated February 19, 1994, behind John Michael Montgomery's "I Swear".

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 25
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1994) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 38

References edit

  1. ^ Billboard - Artist Chart History - Toby Keith
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2398." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 28, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.