''Hold On'' is the seventeenth studio album by American

country folk Contemporary folk music refers to a wide variety of genres that emerged in the mid-20th century and afterwards which were associated with traditional folk music. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from tradi ...

group

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (sometimes abbreviated NGDB), also known as the Dirt Band, is an American band founded in Long Beach, California, in 1966. Since 2018, the band has consisted of Jeff Hanna and his son Jaime Hanna, both guitarists and voc ...

, released on July 7, 1987. The

album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

produced three singles "

Baby's Got a Hold on Me "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" is a song written by Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter and Josh Leo, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the album '' Hold On''. The song r ...

", "

Fishin' in the Dark "Fishin' in the Dark" is a song written by Wendy Waldman and Jim Photoglo, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with Jimmy Ibbotson singing lead vocals. It was released on June 7, 1987, as the second single from thei ...

", and " Oh What a Love". This was the last Dirt Band album to feature

John McEuen John McEuen, born December 19, 1945, in Oakland, California, is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Career Solo work John McEuen was born in Oakland, California. In 1964, at age 18, he became intereste ...

as a member until 2002's Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III.

Track listing

Personnel

*Jimmie Fadden – drums, harmonica, jaw harp, background vocals *

Jeff Hanna Jeffrey R. Hanna (born July 11, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter and performance musician, best known for his association with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. His professional music career has spanned six decades. Early life Hanna was born in ...

– vocals, guitars *

Jimmy Ibbotson James Arvey Ibbotson (born January 21, 1947) is an American musician who is best known as a longtime member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He has also released albums as a solo artist, as a member of the Wild Jimbos, and with John McEuen. Ca ...

– vocals, electric bass, guitars, mandolin *Bob Carpenter – vocals, keyboards, accordion on "Angelyne" *

– mandolin on "Tennessee", acoustic guitar on "Oh What A Love" and "Dancing to the Beat of a Broken Heart" Additional studio musicians are heard on this recording, but are not credited on the album notes, including a dobro.

Production

Production credits from album liner notes. *Producer – Josh Leo * * Producer – Marshall Morgan &

Paul Worley Paul Worley (born February 16, 1950 in Nashville) is an American record producer and session guitarist, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly a vice president at Sony BMG, he later joined the staff of Warner Bros. Records' Nashv ...

for Morley Productions

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hold On (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Album) 1987 albums Nitty Gritty Dirt Band albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Josh Leo Albums produced by Paul Worley