"Hold On" is a single by the
progressive rock band
Kansas. It was the band's 13th single, eighth top 100 hit, and fifth top 40 hit, peaking at number 40.
[ Kansas Billboard chart history Billboard.com. Retrieved December 13, 2011.] The song was first released on the 1980 album ''
Audio-Visions'', which was the last album recorded with the original band before
Steve Walsh left. The song was written by
Kerry Livgren to try to convince his wife to convert to
Christianity along with him, which proved successful and the couple have remained active in their faith ever since. It was further re-released on several compilation and live albums, including ''
The Best of Kansas'', ''
The Kansas Boxed Set'', ''
The Ultimate Kansas
''The Ultimate Kansas'' is the fourth compilation from the band Kansas. It was originally released in 2002, and focuses solely on their Kirshner period from their debut album ''Kansas'' in 1974, up to and including ''Drastic Measures'' in 1983. ...
'', ''
Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection'', ''
Live at the Whisky'', and the CD/DVD combos of ''
Device, Voice, Drum'', ''
Works in Progress'', and ''
There's Know Place Like Home''. An orchestral version of the song appears on the album ''
Always Never the Same'', recorded with the
London Symphony Orchestra.
Chart performance
References
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Kansas (band) songs
1980 singles
Songs written by Kerry Livgren
1980 songs