Tougher Than Love is the debut studio album by Jamaican-American singer-songwriter Diana King.

"[4] 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 [they] sing[s] it straight and soulful.

"[5] Billboard editors Paul Verna and Marilyn A. Gillen noted that "despite her youth, Jamaican artist's full-bodied vocals demonstrate a tenured versatility that balances the memorable hooks and car-catching choruses that could have easily allowed this debut to become merely a production-driven vehicle.

Syncopated Jamaican shythms and patois, though far from center stage, maintain album's semi-exotc appeal.

[8][9] Elsewhere, it reached the top ten in Finland, Japan, Norway, and on the UK R&B Albums chart.