Thelma Houston – You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12" Version)
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MCA Records – MCA-23520 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Boogie |
Tracklist
| A | You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12" Version) | 5:37 | |
| B1 | You Used To Hold Me So Tight (Dub Version) | 6:39 | |
| B2 | You Used To Hold Me So Tight (LP Version) | 5:42 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Creation Audio
- Recorded At – Larrabee Sound Studios
- Mixed At – Larrabee Sound Studios
- Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
- Published By – Flyte Tyme Tunes
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Kathe Schreyer
- Backing Vocals – Terry Lewis
- Engineer – Steve Wiese
- Engineer [Assistent] – Fred Howard
- Management [& Direction] – Dana Miller
- Musician [Additional Musician], Guitar – Thomas Organ
- Musician [Additional Musician], Saxophone – David Eiland
- Musician, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming – Terry Lewis
- Musician, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Programming], Piano [Acoustic], Drum Programming, Percussion – Jimmy Jam
- Musician, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Programming], Piano [Acoustic], Drum Programming, Percussion, Guitar – Monte Moir
- Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
- Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
- Written-By – J. Harris III - T. Lewis* (tracks: B1, B2)
Notes
From the MCA LP, MCA-5527 "Qualifying Heat"
℗ 1984 MCA Records, Inc. on Label
© 1980 MCA Records, Inc. on Label
℗ 1984 MCA Records, Inc. on Cover
© 1984 MCA Records, Inc. on Cover
℗ 1984 MCA Records, Inc. on Label
© 1980 MCA Records, Inc. on Label
℗ 1984 MCA Records, Inc. on Cover
© 1984 MCA Records, Inc. on Cover
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label A-side): MCA4212
- Matrix / Runout (Label B-side): MCA4213
- Matrix / Runout (Runout area A-side [etched]): MCA-4212-FDS 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout area B-side [etched]): MCA-4213-FDS-3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout area both sides [machine-stamp]): ◈-P-◈
Other Versions (5 of 15)
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You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12", 45 RPM, Stereo) | MCA Records | 259 193-0 | Europe | 1984 | ||
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You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12" Version) (12", 45 RPM) | MCA Records | MCAT 932 | UK | 1984 | ||
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You Used To Hold Me So Tight (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) | MCA Records | MCA 932 | UK | 1984 | ||
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New Submission
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You Used To Hold Me So Tight / Love Is A Dangerous Game (7", 45 RPM, Single, Pinckneyville Pressing) | MCA Records | MCA-52491 | US | 1984 | ||
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New Submission
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You Used To Hold Me So Tight (7", 45 RPM) | MCA Records | 259 188-7 | 1984 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Not the usual production by Jam & Lewis, they seem here well inspired by Thelma Houston, all very cool in an elegant way (not repetitive riffs or too much downtempo as for some S.o.S. band ones), putting this track at the top for this style in that period. I have to be sincere, i used to listen to a lot of records of this genre in radio, clubs or shops at that time but this was a late discover, great. -
Boogie canon this one. It has that moody dubby quality of that era of the 80s where synth pads carried the melody while the chord changes and the vocals delivered stacattos. It even features the 80s sax - it definitely checks all the boxes.
And Thelma Houston's singing is a hell of a good one. -
Funny she only got a one album deal with MCA..This was really only played at the gay clubs. A few years later this sound would be THE sound. -
Edited 5 years agoLove this one too dudes
Absolutely perfect in every way and have a « pink rhythm » spirit
James Harris & Terry Lewis (SOS Band) at their best !!! -
Agreed, killer on both the vocal and the dub. The opening vocal stabs, that beat, that bassline....
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No review? This is a true classic, sampled by 808 State and is an absolute belter! If you find on 12", and its easy to find, buy it, you won't be disappointed!!
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