Hold Me Tight (Johnny Nash song)

"Hold Me Tight" is a song written and performed by Johnny Nash. It reached No. 1 on the Canadian chart, #5 on both the U.S. pop chart and the UK Singles Chart, #7 on the Cashbox chart, #20 on the adult contemporary chart, and #21 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1968.[1] It was featured on his 1968 album Hold Me Tight,[2] and the tune was also used in Score commercials.[3]

"Hold Me Tight"
Single by Johnny Nash
from the album Hold Me Tight
B-side"Cupid"
ReleasedJuly 1968 (1968-07)
GenreReggae
Length2:50
LabelJAD
Songwriter(s)Johnny Nash
Producer(s)Arthur Jenkins, Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash singles chronology
"(I'm So) Glad You're My Baby"
(1967)		 "Hold Me Tight"
(1968)		 "You Got Soul"
(1968)

The song was arranged by Arthur Jenkins and produced by Jenkins and Nash.[4]

The song ranked #37 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1968.[5]

The single's B-side, "Cupid", reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, #38 on the adult contemporary chart, and #39 on the U.S. pop chart in 1969.[6]

Other charting versions

References
  1. "Johnny Nash, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. "Johnny Nash, Hold Me Tight". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. David Barron (2004-01-29). "The guarantee that shocked, changed football". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  4. "Johnny Nash, "Hold Me Tight" Single Release". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. "Billboard Top 100 – 1968". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  6. "Johnny Nash, "Cupid" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. "Johnny Carver, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Position". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  8. "Ali Campbell, "Hold Me Tight" Chart Position". Retrieved March 25, 2019.


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