Hold Me Up
Studio album by
Goo Goo Dolls
ReleasedOctober 16, 1990
RecordedMay 1990
StudioTrackmaster Audio, Buffalo, New York
Genre

Alternative rock

Pop punk
Length39:32
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerArmand John Petri
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Jed
(1989) 		Hold Me Up
(1990) 		Superstar Car Wash
(1993)
Singles from Hold Me Up
  1. "There You Are"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Hold Me Up is the third studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on October 16, 1990, by Metal Blade Records. It marked the beginning of John Rzeznik's emergence as the band's principal lead vocalist. The album features the band's first single "There You Are," which became their first music video as well. In 2017, Loudwire listed the album as one of Metal Blade's best albums.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Laughing"3:41
2."Just the Way You Are"3:08
3."So Outta Line"2:22
4."There You Are"3:07
5."You Know What I Mean"3:24
6."Out of the Red"1:40
7."Never Take the Place of Your Man (Prince)"3:49
8."Hey"2:51
9."On Your Side"3:04
10."22 Seconds"0:40
11."Kevin's Song"3:09
12."Know My Name"2:42
13."A Million Miles Away (Joey Alkes, Peter Case, Chris Fradkin)"2:44
14."Two Days in February"3:11

Personnel

Additional personnel

Just the Way You Are EP

An EP featuring the studio version of the title song and three live tracks from "Hold Me Up" was released in 1991.[9]

No.TitleLength
1."Just the Way You Are"3:08
2."Just the Way You Are" (Live in Nashville)3:13
3."Hey" (Live in Nashville)2:32
4."You Know What I Mean" (Live in Nashville)3:24

References

  1. ^ "GOO GOO DOLLS: GUTTERFLOWER". PopMatters. Retrieved January 22, 2022. The fact of the matter is that John Rzeznik is as good a rock songwriter as they come. He seems to have gone from penning raucous, jaunty punk tunes on early albums such as Jed and Hold Me Up...
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Goo Goo Dolls | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Hold Me Up". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "The Goo Goo Dolls". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1462. ISBN 9780857125958.
  6. ^ Browne, David (October 19, 1990). "Hold Me Up". Entertainment Weekly.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 338. ISBN 9780743201698.
  8. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (November 10, 2017). "35 Best Metal Records Albums". Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  9. ^ " Show release at MusicBrainz - Just the Way You Are EP
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