Hold Your Fire (FireHouse album)

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Hold Your Fire
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
Genre Glam metal, heavy metal
Length51:34
Label Epic
Producer David Prater
FireHouse chronology
FireHouse
(1990)
Hold Your Fire
(1992)
3
(1995)
Singles from Hold Your Fire
  1. "Reach for the Sky"
    Released: 1992
  2. "When I Look into Your Eyes"
    Released: 1992
  3. "Sleeping with You"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide C− [3]
Entertainment Weekly D [4]

Hold Your Fire is the second studio album by the hard rock band FireHouse. It was released in June 1992. The album spent thirty weeks in the Billboard 200 Top Albums chart peaking at No. 23. [5]

Contents

The album spawned several hit singles like "Reach for the Sky", "Sleeping with You" and "When I Look into Your Eyes". The album was certified gold by the RIAA in the United States. [6]

The album is also known for having the same snare sound as the one used on Dream Theater's album Images and Words , another album produced by David Prater around the same time. [7]

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Leverty and C.J. Snare, except where noted.

  1. "Reach for the Sky" – 4:47
  2. "Rock You Tonight" – 4:35
  3. "Sleeping with You" – 3:51
  4. "You're Too Bad" – 3:38
  5. "When I Look into Your Eyes" – 4:00
  6. "Get in Touch" – 5:24
  7. "Hold Your Fire" – 3:51
  8. "The Meaning of Love" – 4:12
  9. "Talk of the Town" – 4:38
  10. "Life in the Real World" – 3:36
  11. "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) – 4:00
  12. "Hold the Dream" – 5:02

Singles

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 66
US Billboard 200 [9] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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