Hold Out

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Hold Out
Studio album by Jackson Browne
Released	June 24, 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Rock
Length	37:48
Label	Asylum
Producer	Jackson Browne, Greg Ladanyi
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C+) link Rolling Stone (mixed) link
Jackson Browne chronology
Running on Empty (1977) Hold Out (1980) Lawyers in Love (1983)

Hold Out is the sixth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). Although critically the album has not been as well received as other Browne recordings, it remains his only album to date to reach #1 in the Billboard charts.

Hold Out contains the fewest tracks of any Browne studio album (seven), yet it also contains the longest song in his catalogue, "Hold On Hold Out" (8:08).

The song "Of Missing Persons" was written for Inara George, the daughter of Lowell George (formerly of the band Little Feat), a songwriting collaborator and longtime friend of Jackson Browne's who died a year prior to the release of Hold Out. The phrase "Of Missing Persons" was derived from a line in a Little Feat song, "Long Distance Love."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed by Jackson Browne; except where indicated

1. "Disco Apocalypse" – 5:08
2. "Hold Out" – 5:37
3. "That Girl Could Sing" – 4:34
4. "Boulevard" – 3:15
5. "Of Missing Persons" – 6:31
6. "Call It a Loan" (Browne, David Lindley) – 4:35
7. "Hold On Hold Out" (Browne, Craig Doerge) – 8:08

[edit] Personnel

• Jackson Browne - guitar, piano, electric guitar, keyboard, vocals
• Rosemary Butler - vocals
• Craig Doerge - organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboard, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
• Bob Glaub - bass
• Jon Douglas Haywood - bass, vocals
• Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - guitar, percussion, maracas
• Russ Kunkel - drums
• Joe Lala - percussion
• David Lindley - guitar, violin, electric guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Rick Marotta - drums
• Bill Payne - organ, synthesizer, keyboard

[edit] Production

• Producers: Jackson Browne, Greg Ladanyi
• Engineer: Greg Ladanyi

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Pop Albums	1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"Boulevard"	Pop Singles	19
1980	"That Girl Could Sing"	Pop Singles	22

Preceded by Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones

Billboard 200 number-one album September 13 - September 19, 1980

Succeeded by The Game by Queen