Hold Out

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Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Hold Out is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1980. Although critically the album has not been as well-received as other Browne recordings, it remains his only album to date to reach number 1 on the Billboard chart.

History

The song "Of Missing Persons" was written for Inara George, the daughter of Lowell George (formerly of the band Little Feat), a songwriting collaborator and longtime friend of Browne's who died a year prior to the release of Hold Out. The phrase "of missing persons" was derived from a line in a Little Feat song, "Long Distance Love".

The album was certified as a Gold and Platinum record in 1980 by the RIAA. It reached Multi-platinum in 2001.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
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Writing retrospectively for AllMusic, music critic William Rulhmann called some of the tracks awkward or foolish. He compared the album with earlier releases: "If Browne was still trying to write himself out of the cul-de-sac he had created for himself early on, Hold Out represented an earnest attempt that nevertheless fell short."[2] Similarly, critic Robert Christgau wrote: "Never hep to his jive, I'm less than shocked by the generalized sentimentality disillusioned admirers descry within these hallowed tracks, though the one about the late great Lowell George... is unusually rank."[3] The New York Times deemed Hold Out "a fine record; perhaps his finest, overall... It confirms his growth as an artist."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jackson Browne except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Disco Apocalypse" – 5:08
  2. "Hold Out" – 5:37
  3. "That Girl Could Sing" – 4:34
  4. "Boulevard" – 3:15

Side two

  1. "Of Missing Persons" – 6:31
  2. "Call It a Loan" (Browne, David Lindley) – 4:35
  3. "Hold On Hold Out" (Browne, Craig Doerge) – 8:08

Personnel

Production

  • Producers – Jackson Browne and Greg Ladanyi
  • Engineer – Greg Ladanyi
  • Assistant engineers – Brent Averill, Niko Bolas, James Ledner, Jim Nipar, Sergio Reyes, Karen Siegal and George Ybarra.
  • Mixed by Buford Jones
  • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
  • Production assistance – Rusty Conway and Donald Miller
  • Album cover – Dawn Patrol
  • Design and photography – Jimmy Wachtel

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum award. Script error: No such module "webarchive". Retrieved July 20, 2010
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ruhlmann, William. "Hold Out > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christgau, Robert. "Hold Out > Review". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rockwell, John (July 13, 1980). "Recordings Reaching Across Racial Barriers". The New York Times. p. A20.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 48. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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