''Hold Me Up'' is the third
studio album
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by American
rock
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band
Goo Goo Dolls, released on October 16, 1990, by
Metal Blade Records. It marked the beginning of John Rzeznik's emergence as the band's principal lead vocalist. The album features the band's first
single
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Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
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"There You Are," which became their first
music video as well. In 2017, Loudwire listed the album as one of Metal Blade's best albums.
Track listing
Personnel
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Johnny Rzeznik
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- lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 13, and 14, co-lead vocals on track 8
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Robby Takac - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12, co-lead vocals on track 8
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George Tutuska - drums, lead vocals on track 10
;Additional personnel
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Lance Diamond - lead vocals on track 7
''Just the Way You Are EP''
An EP featuring the studio version of the title song and three live tracks from "Hold Me Up" was released in 1991.
Show release at MusicBrainz - Just the Way You Are EP
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References
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1990 albums
Metal Blade Records albums
Goo Goo Dolls albums
Punk rock albums by American artists
Power pop albums by American artists