"Someone to Hold" is a song co-written and performed by American

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singer

Trey Lorenz Trey Lorenz (born Lloyd Lorenz Smith; January 19, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born in Florence, South Carolina and is a graduate of Wilson High School. Lorenz is best known for his duet with recording a ...

. It is the opening track from his eponymous debut album and was issued as the album's first

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. The song was his only hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist, peaking at #19 in 1992. European releases of the song were backed with " Wanna Girl," Lorenz' original version of a song which became an international hit in 1993 for Jeremy Jordan.

Music video

The official

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for the song was directed by Michael Borofsky.

Personnel

: lead vocals, songwriter *

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

: songwriter, vocal arranger, background vocals *

Walter Afanasieff Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...

: songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, acoustic guitar,

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programming * Dan Shea: assistant producer, keyboards, drum programming,

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bass, synthesizer *

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and

programming * Gary Cirimelli:

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and

programming *

Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitch ...

: guitar * Audrey Wheeler, Cindy Mizelle,

Will Downing Wilfred "Will" Downing (born November 29, 1963) is an American singer and songwriter. He is married to singer Audrey Wheeler, who was a member of the R&B group Unlimited Touch. Biography Downing enrolled in Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, ...

: background vocals

Charts

References

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* * 1992 songs 1992 debut singles 1990s ballads Trey Lorenz songs MCA Records singles Pop ballads Contemporary R&B ballads Song recordings produced by Walter Afanasieff Song recordings produced by Mariah Carey Songs written by Walter Afanasieff Songs written by Mariah Carey Songs written by Trey Lorenz Soul ballads {{1990s-R&B-song-stub