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1968 single by Johnny Nash
"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]
Chart performance
"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]
Other charting versions
Anthony Swete had a hit with the song in Argentina in 1969. According to Cash Box , the single was at no. 5 on the week of January 25.
[9] Its peak position of no. 5 was recorded by Cash Box in the March 15 issue.
[10]
Johnny Carver - as a single in 1969 which reached #32 on the
U.S. country chart .
[11]
Ali Campbell - as a single in 2007 which reached #140 on the UK Singles Chart.
[12]
Popular culture
The tune was also used in Score commercials.
[13]
References
^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "State of Independence: Jamaica".
Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop . Faber & Faber. p. 321.
ISBN
978-0-571-28198-5 .
^
"Johnny Nash, Hold Me Tight " .
Discogs . 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
^
"Johnny Nash, "Hold Me Tight" Single Release" .
Discogs . September 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
^
"Johnny Nash, "Cupid" Chart Positions" . Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
^
"RPM Magazine - November 11, 1968 - page 5" (PDF) .
^
"Johnny Nash, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Positions" . Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
^
"Billboard Top 100 – 1968" . Archived from
the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-05 .
^
"RPM Magazine - January 6, 1969 - page 16" (PDF) .
^ Cash Box , January 25, 1969 -
Page 76 Cash Box Argentina , Argentina's Best Sellers , This Week 5, Last Week 9 Hold Me Tight (Odeon) Anthony Swete (RCA)
^ Cash Box , March 15, 1969 -
Page 56 Cash Box Argentina , Argentina's Best Sellers , This Week 7, Last Week 5 Hold Me Tight (Odeon) Anthony Swete (RCA)
^
"Johnny Carver, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Position" . Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
^
"Ali Campbell, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Position" . Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
^ David Barron (2004-01-29).
"The guarantee that shocked, changed football" . Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-01-03 .
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