I Won't Hold You Back
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- "Afraid of Love"
- "Waiting for Your Love" (NL and JPN)
| "I Won't Hold You Back" | ||||
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| Single by Toto | ||||
| from the album Toto IV | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | October 1982[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound (Hollywood)[2] | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Steve Lukather | |||
| Producer | Toto | |||
| Toto singles chronology | ||||
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"I Won't Hold You Back" is a song by American rock band Toto, written and sung by Steve Lukather for their fourth album, Toto IV (1982), and first released as a single in The Netherlands in October 1982, backed with "Waiting for Your Love". It was released in March 1983 in the United States with "Afraid of Love" as the B-side. The song features the Eagles' bassist Timothy B. Schmit on backing vocals during the choruses.
The track was originally written on piano by guitarist Steve Lukather, though Paich played the piano on the record. He has since recalled that when it was decided the song needed a guitar solo, he improvised it in one take when recording with the Martyn Ford Orchestra.
Reception
Chart performance
The power ballad[5] peaked at number 10 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 7, 1983, becoming their fourth and last top ten hit on that chart. It also spent three weeks at number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.[6] The single only managed to scrape into the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart at No. 37. In Canada, it peaked at number 17 on the RPM Top Singles chart, as well as reaching No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[7] It also peaked at number 11 in Ireland.
Personnel
Taken from the Toto IV liner notes.[8]
Toto
- Steve Lukather – lead and backing vocals, guitars
- David Paich – grand piano, orchestral arrangements
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizers
- Bobby Kimball - backing vocals
- David Hungate – bass
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
- The Martyn Ford Orchestra – strings, woodwinds, brass
- James Newton Howard – orchestral arrangements, conducting
- Marty Paich – orchestral arrangements
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 80 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] | 1 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] | 17 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 11 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 37 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[13] | 14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 10 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Year-end chart (1983) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[16] | 69 |
| Cashbox (magazine)[17] | 95 |
Sampling
The song was sampled by house DJ Roger Sanchez in 2001 for his song "Another Chance", reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart.[18]
