Hold an Old Friend's Hand (song)

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"Hold an Old Friend's Hand"

Single by Tiffany
from the album Hold an Old Friend's Hand
B-side(s)	"Ruthless"
Released	1989
Format	3"CD single, 7" single, Cassette single
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop
Length	4:24
Label	MCA Records
Writer(s)	Donna Weiss
Producer(s)	George Tobin
Chart positions
Did Not Chart
Tiffany singles chronology
"Radio Romance" (1989)	"Hold an Old Friend's Hand" (1989)	"It's the Lover (Not the Love)" (1989)

The title track off of Tiffany's second album was the third single for Hold an Old Friend's Hand.

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By the Summer of 1989 Tiffany's popularity was dwindling as well as her fans. Her "Hold an Old Friend's Hand tour" which was opened by New Kids on the Block was switched around to Tiffany being the opening act after her career was on a major decline and a lot of her fans were turning against her because she was dating Jonathan Knight from NKOTB. Tiffany attempted to make the song a hit by performing it on several U.S. TV shows, but unfortunately for Tiffany the song failed to make a crack on any U.S. charts.

"Hold an Old Friend's Hand" is actually a cover, though the original version (released by Tracy Nelson in 1974) was not famous enough to be widely known. It was written by Donna Weiss, who also co-wrote "Bette Davis Eyes", a hit for Kim Carnes. Although it is an unusual song to be sung by a 17 year old (Tiffany's age at the time), as its lyrics seem to be sung from a perspective of many years' experience.