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You Used to Hold Me So Tight

You Used to Hold Me So Tight

1984 single by Thelma Houston

"You Used to Hold Me So Tight" is a song written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for American singer Thelma Houston's 1984 album Qualifying Heat. Released as a single in mid-1984, "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" became a success on the U.S. charts, peaking at number seven on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[2] Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number thirteen on the Hot Black Singles chart.[3]

Quick Facts Single by Thelma Houston, from the album Qualifying Heat ...

Samples

The single has been sampled in seven songs, notably among them "Ancodia" by 808 State from their 1989 album Ninety.[4]

Track listings

MCA 12" single
  1. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (12" Version) – 5:37
  2. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Dub) – 6:39
  3. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (LP Version) – 5:42
UK 12" single
  1. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Liquid People Y2K RE-Groove)
  2. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Liquid People Y2K RE-Groove Dub)

References

  1. [1]
    "Thelma Houston – You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12" Version)". Discogs. 1984.
  2. [2]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 124.
  3. [3]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 262.
  4. [4]
    "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" from WhoSampled
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