We Don't Have to Hold Out explained

We Don't Have to Hold Out
Cover:wedonthavetoholdout.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Anne Murray
Album:Where Do You Go When You Dream
B-Side:Call Me with the News
Released:June 3, 1981
Genre:Country
Label:Capitol
Producer:Jim Ed Norman
Prev Title:Blessed Are the Believers
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:It's All I Can Do
Next Year:1981

"We Don't Have to Hold Out" is a song written by Aidan Mason and Gordon Adams, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Anne Murray. It was released in June 1981 as the second single from her album Where Do You Go When You Dream. The song reached number 1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in August 1981.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[2] 5
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[3] 16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks for August 29, 1981. RPM. February 3, 2012. https://archive.today/20130101012320/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0362&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=gpmsae1kbj5nl95nivmvsggem4. January 1, 2013. live.
  2. Web site: RPM Country Tracks for September 5, 1981. RPM. February 3, 2012. https://archive.today/20120722130944/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0364&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=gpmsae1kbj5nl95nivmvsggem4. July 22, 2012. live.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 291. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.