1985 Laura Branigan – Hold Me
Hold Me is the fourth studio album by American singer Laura Branigan. It was released on July 15, 1985, by Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number 71 on the US Billboard 200, though it fared better internationally, reaching the top 10 in Sweden and Switzerland, and the top 15 in Norway.
The album’s lead single, “Spanish Eddie”, earned Branigan her sixth top-40 entry in two and a half years, peaking at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was moderately successful outside the United States Subsequent singles “Hold Me” and “I Found Someone” failed to make an impact, peaking at numbers 82 and 90 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Nevertheless, “Hold Me” reached number 39 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Disco Club Play chart, while “I Found Someone” reached number 25 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart
Tracks
1 Hold Me (Beth Andersen; Bill Bodine) 04:46
2 Maybe Tonight (Jack White; Mark Spiro) 03:40
3 Foolish Lullaby (Jack White; Mark Spiro) 04:19
4 Spanish Eddie (Chuck Cochran; David Palmer) 04:10
5 Forever Young (Bernhard Lloyd; Jack White; Mark Spiro) 03:58
6 When I’m With You (Harold Faltermeyer; Jack White; Mark Spiro) 04:14
7 I Found Someone (Mark Mangold; Michael Bolton) 04:01
8 Sanctuary (Gary Usher; Tom Kelly) 03:33
9 Tenderness (Jack White; Laura Branigan; Mark Spiro) 03:46
10 When The Heat Hits The Streets (Cappy Capossela; Linda Schreyer) 03:45
Biography
Musicians
Bass | Nathan East |
Bass | Larry Ball |
Guitar | Craig T Cooper |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
Keyboards | Bo Tomlyn |
Keyboards | Brian Malouf |
Keyboards | Ed Arkin |
Keyboards | Harold Faltermeyer |
Keyboards | Mark Spiro |
Keyboards | Michael Boddicker |
Keyboards | Michael Mason |
Keyboards | Mike Egizi |
Keyboards | Rich Ruttenberg |
Keyboards | Steve Williams |
Synthesizer | Alan Pasqua |
Synthesizer | Bo Tomlyn |
Synthesizer | Brian Malouf |
Synthesizer | Ed Arkin |
Synthesizer | Harold Faltermeyer |
Synthesizer | Mark Spiro |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Synthesizer | Michael Mason |
Synthesizer | Mike Egizi |
Synthesizer | Rich Ruttenberg |
Synthesizer | Steve Williams |
Programming | Alan Pasqua |
Programming | Bo Tomlyn |
Programming | Brian Malouf |
Programming | Ed Arkin |
Programming | Harold Faltermeyer |
Programming | Mark Spiro |
Programming | Michael Boddicker |
Programming | Michael Mason |
Programming | Mike Egizi |
Programming | Rich Ruttenberg |
Programming | Steve Williams |
Sax | Gary Herbig |
Sax | Marc Russo |
Percussion | Brian Malouf |
Percussion | Mark Spiro |
Percussion | Nathan Alford Jr |
Background Vocals | Andrea Robinson |
Background Vocals | Angie Jaree |
Background Vocals | Beth Andersen |
Background Vocals | Edie Lehmann |
Background Vocals | George Merrill |
Background Vocals | James Ingram |
Background Vocals | Jill Colucci |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Joe Pizzulo |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
Background Vocals | Richard Page |
Background Vocals | Rod Burton |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Background Vocals | Susan Boyd |
Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
Vocals | Laura Branigan |
Liner Notes
Producer – Harold Faltermeyer (Tracks 1, 7)
Producer – Mark Spiro (Tracks 10)
Co-producer – Mark Spiro (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9)
Arranged By – Harold Faltermeyer (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 7)
Arranged By – Mark Spiro (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Ed Arkin (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9)
Arranged By – Tom Keane (Track 5)
Arranged By – Gary Usher (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 9)
Engineer – Brian Malouf, Brian Reeves, Dave Concors, David Devore, Ed Thacker, John Kovarek, John Van Nest, Jurgen Koppers, Tom Whitlock
Engineer (Assistant) – Peggy McAffee, Ric Butz, Samii Tailor, Stephen Krause
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Jurgen Koppers
Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Photography – Aaron Rapoport
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Image Recording Studios
Recorded At Image Recording Studios
Recorded At Can-Am Recorders
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At Bodifications
Recorded At Preferred Sound
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright WEA International Inc.
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation