Hold_Me_Tight_(Johnny_Nash_song)

Hold Me Tight (Johnny Nash song)

Hold Me Tight (Johnny Nash song)

1968 single by Johnny Nash

"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]

Quick Facts Single by Johnny Nash, from the album ...

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]

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.[9] Its peak position of no. 5 was recorded by Cash Box in the March 15 issue.[10]
  • Johnny Carver - as a single in 1969 which reached #32 on the U.S. country chart.[11]
  • Ali Campbell - as a single in 2007 which reached #140 on the UK Singles Chart.[12]
  • The tune was also used in Score commercials.[13]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "Johnny Nash, Hold Me Tight". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Johnny Nash, "Hold Me Tight" Single Release". Discogs. September 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Johnny Nash, "Cupid" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "RPM Magazine - November 11, 1968 - page 5" (PDF).
  6. [6]
    "Johnny Nash, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Billboard Top 100 – 1968". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  8. [8]
    "RPM Magazine - January 6, 1969 - page 16" (PDF).
  9. [9]
    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)
  10. [10]
    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)
  11. [11]
    "Johnny Carver, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Position". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Ali Campbell, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Position". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  13. [13]
    David Barron (2004-01-29). "The guarantee that shocked, changed football". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-01-03.



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