Hold Tight (Bread song)
"Hold Tight" | |
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Song by Bread | |
from the album Lost Without Your Love[1] | |
Released | January 1977 |
Recorded | 1976 |
Genre | Soft rock |
Length | 3:05 |
Label | Elektra |
Songwriter(s) | David Gates |
Producer(s) | Mark Taylor |
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Single by Vicki Sue Robinson | ||||
from the album Half and Half[2] | ||||
B-side | "Falling in Love" | |||
Released | August 1977 | |||
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Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Gates | |||
Producer(s) | David Gates | |||
Vicki Sue Robinson singles chronology | ||||
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"'Hold Tight'" is a song written and composed by David Gates, and originally recorded by the pop-rock group Bread, of which Gates was the leader and primary music producer. It is a track from Bread's final LP, Lost Without Your Love from 1977.
Vicki Sue Robinson cover
[edit]"Hold Tight" was covered by American actress and singer Vicki Sue Robinson in the summer of 1977. The single peaked at #67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of 1977.[3] It was also a major dance hit, reaching #2.[4] The song did not chart outside the U.S. It preceded the release of the album on which it was included, her 1978 LP Half And Half.
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 67 |
U.S. Billboard Dance/Disco[6] | 2 |
Other versions
[edit]- Shaun Cassidy recorded "Hold Tight" as a live performance version. It was included as a track on the extended version of his 1979 LP, That's Rock 'n' Roll Live.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Vicki Sue Robinson Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Vicki Sue Robinson Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ Shaun Cassidy – That's Rock 'N' Roll - Shaun Cassidy Live
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