Can't Hold Back (Eddie Money album) explained
Can't Hold Back is Eddie Money's sixth album, released in 1986. It contains one of Money's biggest hits, "Take Me Home Tonight" which helped bring both himself and Ronnie Spector back to the spotlight. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 1987.
"I Wanna Go Back" is a Billy Satellite cover and first appeared on the band's eponymous 1984 debut album. The song "Stranger in a Strange Land", written by Money with Henry Small and Tom Whitlock, was covered by John Entwistle. The song was featured on Entwistle's solo album, The Rock, on which Small sang lead vocals.
Singles
- "Take Me Home Tonight" (1986) #4 US
- "I Wanna Go Back" (1986) #14 US
- "Endless Nights" (1987) #21 US
- "We Should Be Sleeping" (1987) #90 US
Personnel
- Eddie Money - lead vocals; keyboards (7); synthesizer arrangements (2)
- Richie Zito - keyboards (1, 7, 9); guitars (2–10); synthesizer arrangements (2, 3, 4, 8)
- John Nelson - guitars (1, 2, 5, 7, 9); guitar (4, 10: solos); acoustic guitar (5: solo); lead guitar (8, 10)
- Duncan Rowe - add. guitar arrangements (2)
- Arthur Barrow - keyboards, bass guitar (1, 6, 9, 10)
- Randy Jackson - bass guitar (3, 4, 8)
- Greg Lowry - bass guitar (7)
- Nathan East - bass guitar (5)
- Steve George - keyboards (5); background vocals (5)
- Gary Chang - keyboards (2, 3, 4, 8); synthesizer arrangements (2, 3, 4, 8)
- Ed Uliberry - keyboards (7)
- Mike Baird - drums (1, 2, 4–8, 10); percussion; drum overdubs (9)
- Pat Mastelotto - drum programming (5)
- Paul Hanson - saxophone (1)
- Danny Hall - saxophone (2, 3)
- Ronnie Spector - additional lead vocals (1)
- Joe Pizzulo - background vocals (1)
- Pastiche (Sandy Sukhov, Becky West, Jenny Meltzer) - background vocals (2, 3)
- Richard Page - background vocals (5)
- Henry Small - background vocals (9)
Production
- Arranged and produced by Eddie Money and Richie Zito, except "One Chance" (arranged and produced by Eddie Money, Richie Zito and David Kershenbaum)
- Recording engineers – David Leonard, Michael Frondelli, Phil Kaffel
- Assistant engineers – Michael Rosen, Tom Size; assistant engineers at Can-Am Studios: Jim Dineen, Stan Katayama
- Mixed by Eddie Money, Richie Zito and Scott Litt
- Mastered by Howie Weinberg
