| Hold Your Horses | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded |
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| Genre | Soul, Philadelphia soul, disco | |||
| Label | Gold Mind | |||
| Producer | Tom Moulton, Thor Baldursson, McKinley Jackson, Norman Harris | |||
| First Choice chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [2] |
Hold Your Horses is a studio album by American female vocal trio First Choice. [3] It was released in 1979 on the Gold Mind label.
The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 73 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Double Cross", which peaked at No. 60 on the same chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Big Break Records.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let Me Down Easy" | David Jordan, Andrew Smith | 6:20 |
| 2. | "Good Morning Midnight" | Thor Baldursson, Mats Bjöerklund, Pete Bellotte | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Great Expectations" | Thor Baldursson, Mats Bjöerklund, Pete Bellotte | 5:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Hold Your Horses" | Kathleen Poppy, Les Hurdle, Frank Ricotti, Peter Gosling | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Love Thang" | Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals, McKinley Jackson | 5:41 |
| 6. | "Double Cross" | Norman Harris, Ron Tyson | 6:59 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Now That I've Thrown It All Away" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Let No Man Put Asunder" (12" Disco Madness Remix) | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Double Cross" (12" Promotional Disco Remix) | 7:36 |
| 10. | "Love Thang" (12" Disco Mix) | 7:54 |
| 11. | "Hold Your Horses" (Single Version) | 2:38 |
| 12. | "Double Cross" (12" Extended Disco Mix) | 10:01 |
| 13. | "Double Cross" (12" Larry Levan Remix) | 7:18 |
| Chart (1979) | Peak [4] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 135 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 58 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [4] | US Dan [4] | ||
| 1979 | "Hold Your Horses" | 73 | — |
| "Double Cross" | 60 | — | |
| "Love Thang" | — | 52 | |
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