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Hold Tight (Bread song)

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"Hold Tight"
Song by Bread
from the album Lost Without Your Love[1]
ReleasedJanuary 1977
Recorded1976
GenreSoft rock
Length3:05
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)David Gates
Producer(s)Mark Taylor
"Hold Tight"
Single by Vicki Sue Robinson
from the album Half and Half[2]
B-side"Falling in Love"
ReleasedAugust 1977
Genre
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)David Gates
Producer(s)David Gates
Vicki Sue Robinson singles chronology
"Should I Stay" / "I Won't Let You Go"
(1977)
"Hold Tight"
(1977)
"Trust In Me"
(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

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"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

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

Other versions

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References

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  1. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ "Vicki Sue Robinson Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ "Vicki Sue Robinson Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  7. ^ Shaun Cassidy – That's Rock 'N' Roll - Shaun Cassidy Live
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