Hold On, I'm Comin'

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Hold On, I'm Comin'
Studio album by Sam & Dave
Released	1966
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	31:10
Label	Atlantic
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Sam & Dave chronology
Hold On, I'm Comin' (1966) Double Dynamite (1967)

Hold On, I'm Comin', released in 1966, was the debut album by R&B duo Sam & Dave. The album reached #1 on the Billboard "Black Album" chart and #45 on the "Pop Album" chart. The album launched three charting singles. The title track ranked #1 on the "Black Singles" charts and #21 on the Pop Singles charts, certifying "gold" on July 17, 1995. "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody" ranked #8 and #21 respectively, while "You Don't Know Like I Know" peaked at #7 and #90. According to All Music Guide, the "album epitomizes Memphis soul in all its unpretentious, down-home glory".^[1]

[edit] Track listing

Except where otherwise noted, all tracks written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

1. "Hold On, I'm Comin'" – 2:36
2. "If You Got the Loving" (Steve Cropper, Hayes, Porter) – 2:33
3. "I Take What I Want" (Hayes, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Porter) – 2:33
4. "Ease Me" – 2:25
5. "I Got Everything I Need" (Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell) – 2:56
6. "Don't Make It So Hard on Me" (Floyd, Willa Dean Parker) – 2:45
7. "It's a Wonder" – 2:53
8. "Don't Help Me Out" – 3:09
9. "Just Me" (Randall Catron, ? Frierson, Parker) – 2:40
10. "You Got It Made" – 2:33
11. "You Don't Know Like I Know" – 2:40
12. "Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart)" (? Bell, Cropper, Isbell) – 2:22

[edit] Personnel

• Samuel Moore – vocals
• Deanie Parker – original liner notes
• Dave Prater – vocals
• Ronnie Stoots – original cover artwork

[edit] Reference

1. ^ Hold On, I'm Comin' at Allmusic