Hold Tight (Bread song) explained

Hold Tight
Artist:Bread
Album:Lost Without Your Love[1]
Released:January 1977
Recorded:1976
Genre:Soft rock
Length:3:05
Label:Elektra
Producer:Mark Taylor
Hold Tight
Cover:Hold_Tight,_Vicki_Sue_Robinson.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Vicki Sue Robinson
Album:Half and Half[2]
B-Side:Falling in Love
Released:August 1977
Genre:
  • Disco
  • dance
Label:RCA
Producer:David Gates
Prev Title:Should I Stay" / "I Won't Let You Go
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Trust In Me
Next Year:1978

"'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

"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

Chart (1977)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 67
U.S. Billboard Dance/Disco[6] 2

Other versions

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. February 23, 2023.
  2. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. February 24, 2023.
  3. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
  4. Web site: Vicki Sue Robinson Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts . Musicvf.com . 2020-04-09.
  5. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
  6. Web site: Vicki Sue Robinson Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts . Musicvf.com . 2020-04-09.
  7. https://www.discogs.com/Shaun-Cassidy-Thats-Rock-N-Roll-Shaun-Cassidy-Live/release/13280592 Shaun Cassidy – That's Rock 'N' Roll - Shaun Cassidy Live