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"Hold Me"
Single by Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston
from the album Love Language and Whitney Houston
B-side"Love"
ReleasedMay 24, 1984
Recorded1983
Genre
Length6:00
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Masser
Teddy Pendergrass singles chronology
"I Want My Baby Back"
(1984) 		"Hold Me"
(1984) 		"You're My Choice Tonight (Choose Me)"
(1984)
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Hold Me"
(1984) 		"You Give Good Love"
(1985)
Licensed audio
"Hold Me" on YouTube

"Hold Me" is a ballad duet performed by American singers Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston. The song was originally recorded solo by Diana Ross for her 1982 album Silk Electric under the title "In Your Arms", with slightly different lyrics. The Pendergrass and Houston version appears on Pendergrass's eighth studio album Love Language (1984) and Houston's self-titled debut album (1985). It was written by Linda Creed and Michael Masser and production overseen by Masser. "Hold Me" was the first single release of Houston's career.

In the US, the song became a top five hit on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.[1] It was a top thirty hit in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Flemish region of Belgium. Houston delivers the song with both soft and soaring vocals. Ron Wynn of AllMusic highlighted this song when reviewing Pendergrass's album in 1984 and called it a good duet.[2] With this song being released in 1984, Houston was ineligible for the nomination of Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 28th Grammy Awards in 1986, the year after her own debut album was released.[3]

Track listing

7" vinyl single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me" (with Whitney Houston)
4:53
2."Love" (Teddy Pendergrass)
3:04
12" vinyl single
No.TitleLength
1."Hold Me" (with Whitney Houston)6:00
2."Love" (Teddy Pendergrass)3:04

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Love Language - Teddy Pendergrass | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Clive Davis (January 18, 1986). ""What Does 'New Artist' Really Mean?"". Billboard. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston – Hold Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Teddy Pendergrass". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston – Hold Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "Teddy Pendergrass: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: February 12, 2012 to February 18, 2012)". Gaon Chart. January 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  12. ^ "1985: Talent Almanac" (PDF). December 22, 1984. p. TA-25. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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