Hold On, I'm Comin' (song)

"Hold On, I'm Comin'"
Single by Sam & Dave
from the album Hold On, I'm Comin'
B-side	"I Got Everything I Need"
Released	March 1966
Recorded	1966
Genre	Soul
Length	2:35
Label	Stax/Atlantic S-189
Songwriter(s)	Isaac Hayes David Porter
Producer(s)	Jim Stewart
Sam & Dave singles chronology
"You Don't Know Like I Know" (1965) "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (1966) "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody" (1966)

"Hold On, I'm Comin'" (officially registered as "Hold On, I'm Coming",^[1] and shown on the original single release as "Hold On! I'm Comin'" and "Hold On! I'm a Comin'")^[2] is a 1966 single recorded by soul duo Sam & Dave, issued on the Atlantic-distributed Stax label in 1966.

The song was written by the songwriting team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter, who came up with the title of the song spontaneously when Hayes was trying to get Porter to hurry out of the Stax Studios restroom and get back to songwriting.^[3] The original title was "Hold On, I'm Comin'", but some radio stations objected to its "suggestive nature", and labels on most copies of the single gave the title as "Hold On! I'm A Comin'".^[2] Released as Stax 189 in the spring of 1966, the single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B singles chart and at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.^[3]

Following the instrumental introduction, Sam sings the first verse and is joined by Dave for the chorus. Dave sings the second verse and is joined by Sam for the chorus. In the bridge section, Dave sings the first part and Sam sings the second part, which is followed by a brief instrumental passage. Sam sings the third verse and is joined by Dave for the chorus. The introduction is repeated in the chorus, with both Sam and Dave singing until the song fades out.

A revamped version of the song, "Hold On, Edwin's Coming", was recorded by Sam & Dave as a promotional single for Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards' third election campaign in 1982. Three years later, Dave Prater teamed with new singing partner Sam Daniels as "The New Sam and Dave Review" and recorded "Medley/Hold On, I'm Comin'" for Atlantic Records.

Personnel[]

• Vocals by Sam Moore and Dave Prater
• Instrumentation by Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Mar-Keys Horns^{[citation needed]}

Cover versions and samples[]

• Maxine Brown and Chuck Jackson recorded a cover in 1967, which reached number 20 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 91 on the Billboard pop chart.
• Canadian singer Karen Silver released a disco version in 1979, which reached number 15 on the Billboard disco chart.^[4]
• Aretha Franklin covered the song on her 1981 album Love All the Hurt Away; her version earned her ninth Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
• A cover version by the Neville Brothers was featured in the 1995 film Money Train and was also used in trailers for the 1996 film First Kid and the 1999 Pixar film Toy Story 2.
• Eric Clapton and B.B. King recorded a blues cover on their album Riding with the King.

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1966 (U.S.)

References[]

External links[]

• "Hold On, I'm Comin' (song)" at Discogs (list of releases)