Hold What You've Got
Appearance
"Hold What You've Got" | ||||
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Single by Joe Tex | ||||
from the album Hold On To What You've Got | ||||
B-side | "Fresh Out of Tears" | |||
Released | Dec. 1964[1] | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
Length | 3:04 | |||
Label | Dial | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe Tex | |||
Joe Tex singles chronology | ||||
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"Hold What You've Got" is a 1964 single by Joe Tex. The single was his second chart release and first to reach the Billboard Hot 100. "Hold What You've Got" went to number one on the Cash Box R&B chart,[2] and reached number five in 1965, on the pop chart.[3]
Background
[edit]The song is noted for the two spoken recitations, between the refrains of the song, telling, first the men, and then the women to keep on supporting their loved ones and not take them for granted.
References
[edit]- ^ "Breakout Singles". Billboard: 30. December 12, 1964.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 574.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 835.