Holding Back the River

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Holding Back the River
Holding Back the River cover
Studio album by Wet Wet Wet
Released October 30, 1989 (UK)
Recorded Unknown
Genre Pop
Label Mercury
Wet Wet Wet chronology
The Memphis Sessions
(1988)
Holding Back the River
(1989)
Wet Wet Wet: Live
(1990)


Holding Back the River was the third studio album by Wet Wet Wet. It was released on October 30, 1989. Its offspring singles were "Sweet Surrender", "Broke Away", "Hold Back the River" and "Stay With Me Heartache (Can't Stand the Night)". The album reached #2 in the charts.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow unless otherwise stated.

  1. "Sweet Surrender"
  2. "Stay With Me Heartache (Can't Stand the Night)"
  3. "Blue for You"
  4. "Broke Away"
  5. "You've Had It"
  6. "I Wish"
  7. "Keys to Your Heart"
  8. "Maggie May" (Quittenton, Stewart)
  9. "Hold Back the River"
Wet Wet Wet
Marti Pellow - Tommy Cunningham - Graeme Clark - Neil Mitchell - Angus Cameron
Other musicians: Graeme Duffin
Discography
Studio albums: Popped In Souled Out - The Memphis Sessions - Holding Back the River - High on the Happy Side - Cloak & Dagger - Picture This - 10
Singles: Wishing I Was Lucky - Sweet Little Mystery - Angel Eyes - Temptation - With a Little Help from My Friends - Sweet Surrender - Broke Away - Hold Back the River - Stay With Me Heartache - Make it Tonight - Put the Light On - Goodnight Girl - More than Love - Lip Service - Blue for You (live)/This Time (live) - Shed a Tear - Cold Cold Heart - Love is All Around - Julia Says - Don't Want to Forgive Me Now - Somewhere Somehow - She's All on My Mind - Morning - If I Never See You Again - Strange - Yesterday/Maybe I'm In Love - All I Want
Live albums: Wet Wet Wet: Live - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Compilations: End of Part One - The Greatest Hits
Videos: Video Singles - Live Glasgow Green Free Concert - High on the Happy Side - The Wets at the Castle - Live at the Royal Albert Hall - End of Part One - Picture This: All Around and in the Crowd - Playing Away at Home - The Best Of