Hold Me (Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston song)
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1984 single by Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston
"Hold Me" is a ballad duet performed by American singers Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston from the former's eight studio album Love Language (1984). It was written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed, while the production was overseen by Masser who used one of his earlier arrangements that he had produced for "In Your Arms", a song recorded by singer Diana Ross for her 1982 album Silk Electric, on the duet.[1] "Hold Me" was the first ever single release of Houston's career and was later included on her 1985 self-titled debut album.
The song became a top-five hit on the R&B singles chart in the United States and peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2] It was a top thirty hit in Ireland, the Netherlands and the Flemish region of Belgium. Ron Wynn of AllMusic highlighted this track on Love Language and he called it a good duet.[3] As a result of having recorded this duet in 1984, Houston was disqualified from consideration for Best New Artist of 1985 at the Grammy Awards.[4]
