You Used to Hold Me So Tight

"You Used to Hold Me So Tight"
Single by Thelma Houston
from the album Qualifying Heat
Released	1984
Genre	Post-disco, garage house[1]
Length	5:37 (12" Version)
Writer(s)	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Producer(s)	Jam & Lewis

"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 thirteen on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number seven on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, though it missed the Billboard Hot 100. The single has been sampled in seven songs, notably among them "Ancodia" by 808 State from their 1989 album "Ninety."^[2]

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. "Thelma Houston – You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12" Version)". Discogs.
2. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" from WhoSampled