Hold Me (Sheila E. song)

"Hold Me" is a 1987 song by Sheila E., and the first single released from her third album, Sheila E.. The song is an R&B ballad and the B-side is the non-album track "The World Is High".

"Hold Me"
Single by Sheila E.
from the album Sheila E.
B-side"The World Is High"
ReleasedJanuary 1987
GenreR&B
Length5:04 (album/extended version)
4:10 (single version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Constance Guzman, Eddie Minnifield, Sheila E.
Producer(s)Sheila E., David Z
Sheila E. singles chronology
"Holly Rock"
(1986)
"Hold Me"
(1987)
"Koo Koo"
(1987)

Chart positions edit

was an R&B hit, peaking at No. 3 on the U.S. R&B singles chart. On the Billboard Hot 100, it reached No. 68.

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 68
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[2] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 22

Formats and track listings edit

U.S. 7"
  1. "Hold Me" (edit) – 4:10
  2. "The World Is High" – 3:25
U.S. 12"
  1. "Hold Me" (album) – 5:04
  2. "The World Is High" – 3:25

References edit

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 757.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 522.