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This week (May 8, 1976) the Righteous Brothers debut on the Disco chart with what I thought was a cover of the Joe Tex classic Hold On To What You Got on Haven Records. However, I checked Gemm and they only show Hold On, I'm Coming--the Sam & Dave song as a Haven 7" with He Will Break Your Heart on the b-side. Anyone know which it is?
Is this another Billboard song mixup????? :-? :o :evil: :roll: :oops:
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
I listened to a sample of their Hold On! I'm Comin' and it sounds very Sixties Stax-like, like the original--not updated to a Seventies "disco" sound...so I'm perplexed.
One of the Billboard retailers lists Hold On To What You Got for several weeks.....the Joe Tex original was more of a ballad...so it doesn't seem a natural for the dancefloor..........
Anyone recall this???? :D
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gawd bless the... yada yada yada..
found this with a google search, gawd bless that google.
THE ORIGINAL ALBUMS 1974-1976
(Disky DCD 5285) Netherlands 1993
Double CD set that includes 3 previously unreleased Righteous Brothers tracks "If That's The Way You Want It" (Lambert/Potter), "Happy Song" (Medley) and "Father Of The Rock & Roll" (Medley). The latter two tracks were produced by Bill Medley and Art Munson.
Also included is "Hey Girl" which only surfaced on their Curb "Best Of Vol 2" in 1991 and their final Haven single tracks "Hold On (To What You Got)" and "Let Me Make The Music" .
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
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Did you ever get to hear this ????
Righteous Brothers HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU GOT
THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 40 +3
Chart #82 (volume 2: #20 ):
May 15, 1976
39) HOLD ON (TO WHAT YOU GOT) – The Righteous Brothers
(Haven 7” ) (2 points/ C)
2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #48 (+9)
Should have at least gotten them a guest gig on LOVE BOAT
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Last edited by remicks; January 8th, 2009 at 09:54 PM.
Baby, take me
high upon a hillside
high up where the stallion
meets the sun
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they coulda/woulda/shoulda re-mixed (in disco fashion, of course) their overlooked gem "Dream On", their fairly up-tempo minor hit follow-up to their huge 1974 comeback hit "Rock & Roll Heaven".
YouTube - Righteous Brothers - Dream On
YouTube - RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS HOLD ON (TO WHAT YOU GOT)
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