Hold Me in Your Arms (album)

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Hold Me In Your Arms
Hold Me in Your Arms (Rick Astley album).jpg
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released 26 November 1988
Recorded 1988
Genre Pop, dance-pop, disco
Length 38:20
Label RCA
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman, Rick Astley, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Daize Washbourn
Rick Astley chronology
Whenever You Need Somebody
(1987)Whenever You Need Somebody1987		 Hold Me in Your Arms
(1988)		 Free
(1991)Free1991
Singles from Hold Me in Your Arms
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me"
    Released: 12 September 1988
  2. "Take Me to Your Heart"
    Released: 21 November 1988
  3. "Hold Me in Your Arms"
    Released: 30 January 1989
  4. "Giving Up on Love"
    Released: 15 April 1989
  5. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
    Released: 7 August 1989

Hold Me in Your Arms is the second album by the British pop singer Rick Astley, released in November 1988 on RCA Records serving as the follow-up to his debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. Like his previous albums, half the record was written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman, and the other half were Astley's own compositions produced by PWL associates Phil Harding, Ian Curnow and Daize Washbourn. The release of the album was delayed a few months due to a fire at PWL Studios destroying some of Astley's recorded material. This would be Astley's last record with Stock, Aitken & Waterman, due to Astley wanting to leave behind the dance-pop sound of the producers, of wanting to shed his boy next door image, and wanting to focus on his original compositions on his albums, reappearing in 1991 with the soul album Free.

The album spawned six singles. Unlike his previous album, where all the singles were Stock, Aitken & Waterman compositions and productions, Astley's compositions were also released as singles. The lead single, "She Wants to Dance With Me", was Astley's first single which he wrote himself, and became a worldwide top 10 hit. In Europe, "Take Me to Your Heart" and "Hold Me in Your Arms" were released as the next singles. "Giving Up on Love" was released as the second single off the album in the USA and Canada, and was later released in some countries of continental Europe as the fourth and last single off the album, and a cover of The Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" was released as the third and last single in the USA and Japan.

The album continued Astley's success, with the three UK singles becoming top 10 hits. While the record did not achieve the same level of sales as his debut album, it sold well all around the world, achieving Platinum and Gold certifications worldwide.

A remastered version, containing all remixes, was released in 2010.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[clarification needed]

Track listing

All tracks written by Rick Astley, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me" – 3:14
  2. "Take Me to Your Heart" (Stock Aitken Waterman) – 3:27
  3. "I Don't Want to Lose Her" (Stock Aitken Waterman) – 3:31
  4. "Giving Up on Love" – 4:01
  5. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Holland, Whitfield) – 4:19
  6. "Till Then (Time Stands Still)" (Stock Aitken Waterman) – 3:14
  7. "Dial My Number" – 4:09
  8. "I'll Never Let You Down" – 3:55
  9. "I Don't Want to Be Your Lover" – 3:58
  10. "Hold Me in Your Arms" – 4:32
2010 bonus tracks
  1. "My Arms Keep Missing You" – 3.14
  2. "I'll Be Fine" – 3:44
  3. "She Wants to Dance with Me" [Extended Mix] – 7:14
  4. "Take Me to Your Heart" [Autumn Leaves Mix] – 6:38
  5. "My Arms Keep Missing You" [The No L Mix] – 6:46
  6. "Hold Me in Your Arms" [Extended Mix] – 7:37
  7. "Rick's Hit Mix" [Megamix] 5:49

Personnel

  • Robert Ahwai: guitar (1 & 10)
  • Matt Aitken: guitars & keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6)
  • Rick Astley: lead & backing vocals, keyboards (4, 7, 8, 9), drums (4, 7, 8, 9)
  • Gary Barnacle: saxophone (5)
  • Ian Curnow: keyboards & Fairlight programming (1 & 10)
  • George DeAngelis: additional keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6)
  • Shirley Lewis: backing vocals
  • "A. Linn": LinnDrum programming (2, 3, 5, 6)
  • Roddy Matthews: guitar (4, 7, 8, 9)
  • Mae McKenna: backing vocals
  • Leroy Osbourne: backing vocals
  • Mike Stock: keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6), backing vocals
  • Phillip Todd: saxophone (1)
  • Daize Washbourn: keyboards & drums (4, 7, 8, 9)

Production

  • Producers: Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (tracks 1 & 10)/Rick Astley (track 10); Stock Aitken Waterman (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6); Daize Washbourn & Rick Astley (tracks 4, 7, 8, 9).
  • Tracks 1 & 10 engineered by Phil Harding; Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6-9 engineered by Karen Hewitt, Mike Duffy & Yoyo; Track 5 engineered by Mark McGuire.
  • Assistant Engineers: Chris Keyte, Chris McDonnell, Gordon Dennis, Jason Barron, Julian Gingell, Leslie Sharma, Paul Waterman, Peter Day, Steve Davies, Stewart Day & Tony King.
  • Mixed by Dave Ford, Pete Hammond & Phil Harding.
  • Recorded & Mixed at PWL Studios (London, UK).
  • Photography: Paul Cox
  • Sleeve Design: Mainartery (London, UK).

Charts & Certifications

Charts
Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 19
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 30
Canadian Albums Chart 3
Dutch Albums Chart[3] 42
French Albums Chart[4] 28
German Albums Chart[3] 3
New Zealand Albums Chart[3] 28
Spanish Albums Chart[5] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[3] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[3] 11
UK Albums Chart[6] 8
US Billboard 200[7] 19
Certifications
Country Certification Quantity
Canada 2× Platinum[8] 200,000
Germany Gold[9] 250,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10] 2× Platinum 200,000
Switzerland Gold[11] 25,000
UK Platinum[12] 300,000
US Gold[13] 500,000

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Hold Me In Your Arms, in various albums charts Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
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  6. ↑ Whenever You Need Somebody, UK Albums Chart [1] (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  7. ↑ Whenever You Need Somebody, Billboard 200 Billboard.com (Retrieved 23 July 2010)
  8. ↑ CRIA.ca
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  12. ↑ "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  13. ↑ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Hold Me in Your Arms". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 November 2011.

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