Hold Me Up
Hold Me Up is the third studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on October 16, 1990, by Metal Blade Records. It marked the beginning of John Rzeznik's emergence as the band's principal lead vocalist. The album features the band's first single "There You Are," which became their first music video as well. In 2017, Loudwire listed the album as one of Metal Blade's best albums.[8]
| Hold Me Up | ||||
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| Released | October 16, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | May 1990 | |||
| Studio | Trackmaster Audio, Buffalo, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 39:32 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Armand John Petri | |||
| Goo Goo Dolls chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hold Me Up | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[6] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Laughing" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Just the Way You Are" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "So Outta Line" | 2:22 |
| 4. | "There You Are" | 3:07 |
| 5. | "You Know What I Mean" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Out of the Red" | 1:40 |
| 7. | "Never Take the Place of Your Man (Prince)" | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Hey" | 2:51 |
| 9. | "On Your Side" | 3:04 |
| 10. | "22 Seconds" | 0:40 |
| 11. | "Kevin's Song" | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Know My Name" | 2:42 |
| 13. | "A Million Miles Away (Joey Alkes, Peter Case, Chris Fradkin)" | 2:44 |
| 14. | "Two Days in February" | 3:11 |
Personnel
- Johnny Rzeznik - guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 13, and 14, co-lead vocals on track 8
- Robby Takac - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12, co-lead vocals on track 8
- George Tutuska - drums, lead vocals on track 10
- Additional personnel
- Lance Diamond - lead vocals on track 7
- Armand John Petri - production
Just the Way You Are EP
An EP featuring the studio version of the title song and three live tracks from "Hold Me Up" was released in 1991.[9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just the Way You Are" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Just the Way You Are" (Live in Nashville) | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Hey" (Live in Nashville) | 2:32 |
| 4. | "You Know What I Mean" (Live in Nashville) | 3:24 |
References
- "GOO GOO DOLLS: GUTTERFLOWER". PopMatters. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
The fact of the matter is that John Rzeznik is as good a rock songwriter as they come. He seems to have gone from penning raucous, jaunty punk tunes on early albums such as Jed and Hold Me Up...
- Huey, Steve. "Goo Goo Dolls | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- Raggett, Ned. "Hold Me Up". AllMusic.
- Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "The Goo Goo Dolls". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1462. ISBN 9780857125958.
- Browne, David (October 19, 1990). "Hold Me Up". Entertainment Weekly.
- Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 338. ISBN 9780743201698.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo (November 10, 2017). "35 Best Metal Records Albums". Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- " Show release at MusicBrainz - Just the Way You Are EP
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