Hold Me Up

Hold Me Up
Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
Released October 16, 1990
Recorded 1990 at Trackmaster Audio, Buffalo, NY
Genre Punk rock, college rock
Length 39:33
Label Metal Blade
Producer Armand John Petri
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Jed
(1989)
Hold Me Up
(1990)
Superstar Car Wash
(1993)
Singles from Hold Me Up
  1. "There You Are"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
Robert Christgau[3]

Hold Me Up is the third studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released by Metal Blade Records in 1990. This is considered the band's true major-label debut, as previous albums were organized by the band themselves. It features their first single, "There You Are," which became their first music video as well. Some consider this album the Goo Goo Dolls' last true "garage rock" album. Also, this marks the beginning of John Rzeznik's emergence as the band's principal lead vocalist. This album was rereleased in 1990.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Laughing"   3:41
2. "Just the Way You Are"   3:08
3. "So Outta Line"   2:23
4. "There You Are"   3:05
5. "You Know What I Mean"   3:24
6. "Out of the Red"   1:40
7. "Never Take the Place of Your Man (Prince)"   3:52
8. "Hey"   2:51
9. "On Your Side"   3:04
10. "22 Seconds"   0:39
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"   3:14

Personnel

Additional personnel

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.[4]

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

Chart positions

Album

"Hold Me Up" did not place in any album charts, as it was released before the Goo Goo Dolls' mainstream breakthrough with their hit single "Name" in 1995.

Singles

Year Title Peak Chart Positions
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs (Modern Rock Songs)
1990 "There You Are" 24

References

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