Hold Me (Laura Branigan album)

Hold Me
Hold Me
Studio album by Laura Branigan
Released	July 15, 1985
Studio	Image Recording (Hollywood, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California); Westlake (West Hollywood, California); Bodifications (Los Angeles, California); Preferred Sound (Woodland Hills, California);
Genre	Pop rock; dance-pop; synth-pop;
Length	39:47
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jack White; Harold Faltermeyer; Mark Spiro;
Laura Branigan chronology
Singles from Hold Me
	"Spanish Eddie"; Released: 1985; "Hold Me"; Released: 1985; "Maybe Tonight"; Released: 1985; "I Found Someone"; Released: February 1986;

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AllMusic	^[1]

Hold Me is the fourth studio album by American singer Laura Branigan, released on July 15, 1985, by Atlantic Records.^[2] 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,^[3] and was moderately successful outside the United States.^[4] 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,^[5] while "I Found Someone" reached number 25 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.^[6]

The track "When the Heat Hits the Streets" was used in a television advertising campaign for the Chrysler Laser, with Chrysler serving as a sponsor for Branigan's 1985–1986 Hold Me tour (a Chrysler Laser was prominently displayed in the "Spanish Eddie" music video).

According to Branigan, she said "the album is such a growth from my other albums. I really feel it’s the direction I want to go. My voice is definitely stronger and the material is just incredible. I honestly don't feel there are any fillers."^[7]

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Hold Me – Laura Branigan". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ "For the Record". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 28. July 13, 1985. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books. Laura Branigan's 'Hold Me' album will be marketed July 15...
^ "Laura Branigan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ "Laura Branigan – Spanish Eddie". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ "Laura Branigan Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ "Laura Branigan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ "Laura Branigan" (PDF). Cash Box. July 27, 1985. p. LB. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via World Radio History.

[1] Ruhlmann, William. "Hold Me – Laura Branigan". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

[2] "For the Record". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 28. July 13, 1985. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books. Laura Branigan's 'Hold Me' album will be marketed July 15...

[hot-100-3] "Laura Branigan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

[4] "Laura Branigan – Spanish Eddie". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved November 10, 2019.

[5] "Laura Branigan Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

[6] "Laura Branigan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

[7] "Laura Branigan" (PDF). Cash Box. July 27, 1985. p. LB. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via World Radio History.

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