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)Jed1989 Hold Me Up (1990) Superstar Car Wash (1993)Superstar Car Wash1993
Singles from Hold Me Up
"There You Are" Released: 1990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	A−
Robert Christgau

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

• Johnny Rzeznik - lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 13, and 14, co lead vocals on track 8
• Robby Takac - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12, co lead vocals on track 8
• George Tutuska - drums, lead vocals on track number 10

Additional personnel

• Lance Diamond - lead vocals on track 7

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.

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