"Hold Me Tight" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Nash | ||||
from the album Hold Me Tight | ||||
B-side | "Cupid" | |||
Released | July 1968 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | JAD | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Nash | |||
Producer(s) | Arthur Jenkins, Johnny Nash | |||
Johnny Nash singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
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]
"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]
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