Got a Hold on Me

"Got a Hold on Me" is a song by Christine McVie, released as the lead single from her eponymous second solo album in 1984.

Not to be confused with Love's Gotta Hold on Me.
"Got a Hold on Me"
Single by Christine McVie
from the album Christine McVie
B-side"Who's Dreaming This Dream"
Released25 January 1984
Recorded1983
Length3:52
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Christine McVie, Todd Sharp
Producer(s)Russ Titelman
Christine McVie singles chronology
"When You Say"
(1969)		 "Got a Hold on Me"
(1984)		 "Love Will Show Us How"
(1984)
Audio
"Got a Hold on Me" on YouTube

The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Rock Tracks charts for four and two weeks, respectively.[1] The song was McVie's only top 10 solo hit in the United States.

Synthesizers on the track were played by Steve Winwood,[1] while the guitars were played by Todd Sharp (the song's co-writer) and McVie's Fleetwood Mac bandmate Lindsey Buckingham.[2] The other musicians were bassist George Hawkins and drummer-percussionist Steve Ferrone.

The video for the song was produced and directed by Jon Roseman.[3] Shot in both black-and-white and color, it is a pseudo-performance video showing Christine McVie in a mansion-like room singing at her piano while a backup band appears in silhouette shadows on the walls around her.[4]

Personnel

Charts

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 416.
  2. "Todd Sharp, January 18 - 31, 2000 - Section 2". The Penguin. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. "Christine McVie: Got a Hold On Me". MVDBase. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. Video on YouTube
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-03-31. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-03-31. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  8. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. Musicoutfitters.com
  10. Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1984
  11. Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1984
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.