Hold On is the seventeenth studio album by American country folk group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released on July 7, 1987. The album produced three singles "Baby's Got a Hold on Me", "Fishin' in the Dark", and "Oh What a Love".[1] This was the last Dirt Band album to feature John McEuen as a member until 2002's Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III.
| Hold On | ||||
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| Released | July 7, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 36:18 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Josh Leo, Marshall Morgan, Paul Worley | |||
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hold On | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fishin' in the Dark" | Wendy Waldman, Jim Photoglo | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Joe Knows How to Live" | Max D. Barnes, Graham Lyle, Troy Seals | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Keepin' the Road Hot" | Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Blue Ridge Mountain Girl" | Wayland Holyfield, Richard Leigh | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Angelyne" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" | Josh Leo, Hanna, Carpenter | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Dancing to the Beat of a Broken Heart" | Wayland Holyfield, Verlon Thompson | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Oh What a Love" | Jimmy Ibbotson | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Oleanna" | Jimmie Fadden | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Tennessee" | Karen Staley | 3:05 |
Personnel
edit- Jimmie Fadden – drums, harmonica, jaw harp, background vocals
- Jeff Hanna – vocals, guitars
- Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, electric bass, guitars, mandolin
- Bob Carpenter – vocals, keyboards, accordion on "Angelyne"
- John McEuen – mandolin on "Tennessee", acoustic guitar on "Oh What A Love" and "Dancing to the Beat of a Broken Heart"
Additional studio musicians are heard on this recording, but are not credited on the album notes, including a dobro.
Production
edit- Producer – Josh Leo
- * Producer – Marshall Morgan & Paul Worley for Morley Productions
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "NittyGritty.com". Archived from the original on 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ Personnel credits from album liner notes.
- ^ Production credits from album liner notes.