Just Want to Hold You

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"Just Want to Hold You"
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Single by Jasmine Guy featuring James Ingram
from the album Jasmine Guy
Released1991
Recorded1990
Genre R&B
Length4:10
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Melanie Andrews
Tony Andrews, Cal Harris Jr.
Producer(s) Rex Salas
Jasmine Guy featuring James Ingram singles chronology
"Another Like My Lover"
(1991)
"Just Want to Hold You"
(1991)
"Don't Want Money"
(1991)

"Just Want to Hold You" is an R&B song released in 1991 by Jasmine Guy. It was the third single from her album, Jasmine Guy and reached top 40 on Billboard's Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles charts.

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position [1]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] 34
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 27

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References

  1. Billboard R&B Singles chart
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 363.