Hold Me Tight (Johnny Nash song)
| "Hold Me Tight" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Nash | ||||
| from the album Hold Me Tight | ||||
| B-side | "Cupid" | |||
| Released | July 1968 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | JAD | |||
| Songwriter | Johnny Nash | |||
| Producers | Arthur Jenkins, Johnny Nash | |||
| Johnny Nash singles chronology | ||||
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"Hold Me Tight" is a song written and performed by Johnny Nash. It was featured on his 1968 album Hold Me Tight,[2] was arranged by Arthur Jenkins and produced by Jenkins and Nash.[3]
The single's B-side, "Cupid", reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart, #38 on the adult contemporary chart, and #39 on the U.S. pop chart in 1969.[4]
Chart performance
"Hold Me Tight" reached #1 on the Canadian chart.[5] In the US, it went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Cash Box Top 100 as well as #20 on the adult contemporary chart. It peaked at #21 on the U.S. R&B chart and #5 in the UK Singles Chart, all in 1968.[6] The song ranked #37 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1968[7] and #47 in Canada.[8] On the New Zealand Listener charts it got to #10.[9]
Other charting versions
- Anthony Swete had a hit with the song in Argentina in 1969. According to Cash Box, the single was at no. 5 on the week of January 25.[10] Its peak position of no. 5 was recorded by Cash Box in the March 15 issue.[11] It was included on his Abrázame Fuerte album.[12]
- Johnny Carver - as a single in 1969 which reached #32 on the U.S. country chart.[13]
- Ali Campbell - as a single in 2007 which reached #140 on the UK Singles Chart.[14]
Other Cover Versions
- Anne Murray covered this song on her 1978 album Let's Keep It That Way.
Popular culture
- The tune was also used in Score commercials.[15]
References
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "State of Independence: Jamaica". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ "Johnny Nash, Hold Me Tight". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Johnny Nash, "Hold Me Tight" Single Release". Discogs. September 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Johnny Nash, "Cupid" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "RPM Magazine - November 11, 1968 - page 5" (PDF).
- ^ "Johnny Nash, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1968". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "RPM Magazine - January 6, 1969 - page 16" (PDF).
- ^ https://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=718#n_view_location Search Listener
- ^ Cash Box, January 25, 1969 - Page 76 Cash Box Argentina, Argentina's Best Sellers, This Week 5, Last Week 9 Hold Me Tight (Odeon) Anthony Swete (RCA)
- ^ Cash Box, March 15, 1969 - Page 56 Cash Box Argentina, Argentina's Best Sellers, This Week 7, Last Week 5 Hold Me Tight (Odeon) Anthony Swete (RCA)
- ^ Crónica, 23 de Junio de 1969 - Página 23 CRONICA DE NUEVOS ★ Anthony Swete DISCOS y una selección de Temas Deparados
- ^ "Johnny Carver, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Position". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Ali Campbell, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Position". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ David Barron (2004-01-29). "The guarantee that shocked, changed football". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-01-03.