Hold On, I'm Comin' (song)
1966 single by Sam & Dave
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"Hold On, I'm Comin'" (officially registered as "Hold On, I'm Coming",[2] and shown on the original single release as "Hold On! I'm Comin'" and "Hold On! I'm a Comin'")[3] is a song first recorded in 1966 by soul duo Sam & Dave, issued in the same year on the Atlantic-distributed Stax label.
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| Single by Sam & Dave | ||||
| from the album Hold On, I'm Comin' | ||||
| B-side | "I Got Everything I Need" | |||
| Released | March 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Memphis soul[1] | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Stax/Atlantic S-189 | |||
| Songwriters | Isaac Hayes David Porter | |||
| Producer | Jim Stewart | |||
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It was written by the songwriting team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter, who came up with the title of the song spontaneously when Hayes was trying to get Porter to hurry out of the Stax Studios restroom and get back to songwriting.[4] The original title was "Hold On, I'm Comin'", but some radio stations objected to its "suggestive nature", and labels on most copies of the single gave the title as "Hold On! I'm A Comin'".[3] Released as Stax 189 in the spring of 1966, the single peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B singles chart and at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[4]
Following the instrumental introduction, Sam Moore sings the first verse and is joined by Dave Prater for the chorus. Dave sings the second verse and is joined by Sam for the chorus. In the bridge section, Dave sings the first part and Sam sings the second part, which is followed by a brief instrumental passage. Sam sings the third verse and is joined by Dave for the chorus. The introduction is repeated in the chorus, with both Sam and Dave singing until the song fades out.
A revamped version of the song, "Hold On, Edwin's Coming", was recorded by Sam & Dave as a promotional single for Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards' third election campaign in 1982. Three years later, Dave teamed with new singing partner Sam Daniels as "The New Sam and Dave Review" and recorded "Medley/Hold On, I'm Comin'" for Atlantic Records.
Personnel
- Vocals by Sam Moore and Dave Prater
- Instrumentation by Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Mar-Keys Horns[citation needed]
Cover versions and samples
- Maxine Brown and Chuck Jackson recorded a cover in 1967, which reached number 20 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 91 on the Billboard pop chart.[citation needed]
- American singer Sidney Barnes recorded a disco version of the song on his album "Foot Stompin' Music" in 1978."Discogs". Discogs.
- Canadian singer Karen Silver released a disco version in 1979, which reached number 15 on the Billboard disco chart.[5] In Canada it reached number 72 on the pop chart, number 7 on the dance chart, and number 19 on the AC chart.[6][7][8]
- A cover version by the Neville Brothers was featured in Money Train (1995) and was also used in trailers for First Kid (1996) and Toy Story 2 (1999).
- Aretha Franklin covered the song on her 1981 album Love All the Hurt Away. Her rendition earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.[citation needed]
- B.B. King and Eric Clapton included it on their 2000 collaborative album Riding with the King.
- Boney M. and Precious Wilson covered the song on the former's 1979 album Oceans of Fantasy. Their cover was also released as a single.
- Welshly Arms covered the song for their Covers EP in 2014. It was used in a promotional trailer for the Quentin Tarantino movie The Hateful Eight (2015), but not in the movie itself.
Charts
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