Hold On (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)

Hold On is an album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which was released on July 7, 1987. The album produced three singles "Baby's Got a Hold on Me", "Fishin' in the Dark", and "Oh What a Love".[1] Prior to that album's release, this was the last album to feature John McEuen, who was a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from 1966 to 1987, before he left the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to pursue a solo career.

Hold On
Studio album by
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987
GenreCountry rock
Length36:18
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerJosh Leo, Marshall Morgan, Paul Worley
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Twenty Years of Dirt
(1986)		 Hold On
(1987)		 Workin' Band
(1988)
Singles from Hold On
  1. "Baby's Got a Hold on Me"
    Released: March 28, 1987
  2. "Fishin' in the Dark"
    Released: June 7, 1987
  3. "Oh What a Love"
    Released: November 9, 1987

Track listing

Hold On contains 10 tracks:[1][2]

  1. "Fishin' in the Dark" (Wendy Waldman, Jim Photoglo) - 3:19
  2. "Joe Knows How to Live" (Max D. Barnes, Graham Lyle, Troy Seals) - 3:51
  3. "Keepin' the Road Hot" (Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter) - 3:30
  4. "Blue Ridge Mountain Girl" (Wayland Holyfield, Richard Leigh) - 3:20
  5. "Angelyne" (Bruce Springsteen) - 4:10
  6. "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" (Josh Leo, Hanna, Carpenter) - 3:04
  7. "Dancing to the Beat of a Broken Heart" * (Wayland Holyfield, Verlon Thompson) - 3:57
  8. "Oh What a Love" * (Jimmy Ibbotson) - 3:08
  9. "Oleanna" * (Jimmie Fadden) - 4:40
  10. "Tennessee" * (Karen Staley) - 3:05

Personnel

[3]

  • Jimmie Fadden - Drums, Harmonica, Jaw Harp, Background Vocals
  • Jeff Hanna - Vocals, Guitars
  • Jimmy Ibbotson - Vocals, Electronic Bass, Guitars, Mandolin
  • Bob Carpenter - Vocals, Keyboards, Accordion on "Angelye"
  • John McEuen - Mandolin on "Tennessee" and Acoustic Guitar on "Oh What A Love" & "Dancing to the Beat of a Broken Heart"

Additional studio musicians are heard on this recording, but are not credited on the album notes, including a dobro.

Production

[4]

Chart performance
Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 14

References
  1. "NittyGritty.com". Archived from the original on 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  2. Song credits and times from album liner notes.
  3. Personnel credits from album liner notes.
  4. Production credits from album liner notes.
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