Hard to Hold

Hard to Hold
Soundtrack album by Rick Springfield
Released	July 23, 1984
Genre	Rock
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher, Graham Parker, Harvey Goldberg, Tom Scott, Peter Gabriel, Peter Walsh
Rick Springfield chronology
Living in Oz (1983) Hard to Hold (1984) Beautiful Feelings (1984)

Hard to Hold is an album released by Rick Springfield in 1984 as the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The album includes three U.S. Top 40 hits, "Don't Walk Away", "Bop 'Til You Drop", and the top five hit "Love Somebody", with the duet with Randy Crawford, "Taxi Dancing," also charting. The album was originally released on RCA-Victor as ABL1-4935.

The CD was released in 1984 by RCA. The reissue was remastered by Steve Hoffman for the Razor and Tie reissue label. In addition to Springfield appearing on the soundtrack, there are two tracks that was exclusive to the CD "When The Lights Go Down" by Graham Parker (which eventually ended up on the Parker rarites CD "The Art Van DeLay Collection") and Nona Hendryx's "Heart of a Woman". Peter Gabriel also appears on the CD performing "I Go Swimming" featured on his live album "Plays Live" from 1983.

Although the film didn't do well in theaters, the soundtrack had several charting singles.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Love Somebody"	Rick Springfield	Rick Springfield	3:30
2.	"Don't Walk Away"	Rick Springfield	Rick Springfield	4:00
3.	"Bop 'Til You Drop"	Rick Springfield	Rick Springfield	4:16
4.	"Taxi Dancing" (duet with Randy Crawford)	Rick Springfield	Rick Springfield	3:30
5.	"S.F.O. (Instrumental)"	Rick Springfield, Tim Pierce	Rick Springfield	2:21
6.	"Stand Up"	Rick Springfield	Rick Springfield	3:06
7.	"When the Lights Go Down"	Graham Parker	Graham Parker	3:21
8.	"Great Lost Art of Conversation"	Rick Springfield	Rick Springfield	3:07
9.	"Heart Of A Woman"	Tom Scott, Candy Parton	Nona Hendryx	3:42
10.	"I Go Swimming"	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	4:36
Total length:				35:29

Credits

• Producers: Rick Springfield & Bill Drescher
• Engineer: Bill Drescher
• Second Engineers: Eddie Delena, Rick Polakow
• Executive Producer: D. Constantine Conte
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood
• CD Mastered by Steve Hoffman
• Recorded by [Pre-production Assistance]: Jeff Silverman
• Backing vocals: Brett Tuggle, Richard Page, Rick Springfield, Tom Kelly
• Bass: Mike Seifrit, Reggie McBride
• Drums: Mike Baird
• Guitar: Jeff Silverman, Rick Springfield, Tim Pierce
• Keyboards: Alan Pasqua, John Philip Shenale, Mitchell Froom, Rick Springfield
• Acoustic percussion: Michael Fisher
• Electric percussion: Reek Havoc, Rick Springfield
• Saxophone, electric woodwind: Joel Peskin