Hold Me (Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston song)

"Hold Me"
Single by Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston
from the album Love Language and Whitney Houston
B-side "Love"
Released May 1984
Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Genre Contemporary R&B, Soul
Length 4:53
Label Asylum
Writer(s) Michael Masser, Linda Creed
Producer Michael Masser
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Hold Me"
(1984)
"You Give Good Love"
(1985)

"Hold Me" is a 1984 duet by Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston released as a single from Pendergrass's album Love Language and Houston's self-titled debut album Whitney Houston. This ballad was released as Whitney Houston's debut single.

Contents

Track listing

US & UK 7" vinyl single

US & UK 12" vinyl single

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[1] 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] 24
UK Singles Chart[3] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 46
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] 5
US Adult Contemporary[6] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1984) Position
U.S Adult Contemporary Singles[7] 41

References

  1. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=6
  2. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Teddy+Pendergrass+%26+Whitney+Houston&titel=Hold+Me&cat=s
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. HIT Entertainment. 
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006. Record Research. 
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. 
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs: 1961-2006. Record Research. 
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855376