We Don't Have to Hold Out

"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]

"We Don't Have to Hold Out"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Where Do You Go When You Dream
B-side"Call Me with the News"
ReleasedJune 3, 1981
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Aidan Mason
Gordon Adams
Producer(s)Jim Ed Norman
Anne Murray singles chronology
"Blessed Are the Believers"
(1981)
"We Don't Have to Hold Out"
(1981)
"It's All I Can Do"
(1981)

Chart performance

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[2] 5
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks[1] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[3] 16
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 33

References

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  1. ^ a b "RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks for August 29, 1981". RPM. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for September 5, 1981". RPM. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.