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Hold Out (1980)

Where the lyrics of Hold Out take you, and where it was really made.

Critics were lukewarm, yet Hold Out is the only Jackson Browne album to reach number 1 on the Billboard chart.

Key places

Recorded at The Sound Factory (1980)

Recording site The Sound Factory — Discogs credits The Sound Factory in Hollywood as a place where this album was recorded. The pin marks the studio itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded and mixed at Record One (1980)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Discogs credits Record One in Los Angeles for both recording and mixing this album. The pin is set at the city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Hold Out: sixth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne
• Released in 1980
• Only Browne album to reach number 1 on the Billboard chart to date
• Seven tracks: four on side one, three on side two
• Includes 'Disco Apocalypse', 'Of Missing Persons' and 'Hold On Hold Out'

Background

• 'Of Missing Persons' was written for Inara George, daughter of Lowell George
• Lowell George was formerly of Little Feat and a longtime friend and songwriting collaborator of Browne
• Lowell George died a year before Hold Out was released
• The phrase 'of missing persons' came from a line in Little Feat's 'Long Distance Love'

Recording

• Discogs lists The Sound Factory in Hollywood as a recording studio
• Discogs also lists Record One in Los Angeles as a recording and mixing studio
• Producers were Jackson Browne and Greg Ladanyi; Ladanyi also engineered
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California

Cover

• Album cover by Dawn Patrol
• Design and photography by Jimmy Wachtel

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Clyde Jackson Browne, born October 9, 1948 in Heidelberg, Germany, is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter and political activist.
• He began as a teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles and became a staff writer for Elektra's publishing company, Nina Music, before he was eighteen.
• His songs were recorded early by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joan Baez, Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, the Byrds and others.
• He signed with David Geffen's Asylum Records in 1971 and released his self-titled debut album in 1972, which included "Doctor My Eyes" and "Rock Me on the Water".
• Running on Empty (1977), recorded on tour, is his signature work and his biggest commercial success, peaking at number 3 on the album chart.
• Hold Out (1980) was his only number 1 album on the US pop albums chart.
• "Somebody's Baby" from the Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack became his biggest hit, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, inducted by Bruce Springsteen.
• Rolling Stone ranked him 37th on its 2015 list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.

Activism

• Browne co-founded the antinuclear organization Musicians United for Safe Energy in March 1979.
• He performed frequently at benefits in the 1980s and campaigned for causes including Farm Aid and Amnesty International.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The New York Times called Hold Out a fine record and perhaps Browne's finest overall
• The Times said the album confirmed his growth as an artist
• Critical reception was less favorable than for other Browne recordings

Reappraisal

• AllMusic: music critic William Rulhmann called some of the tracks awkward or foolish
• Rulhmann compared the album with Browne's earlier releases and called it an earnest attempt that fell short
• Robert Christgau found the generalized sentimentality expected by admirers, and called the track about Lowell George unusually rank

Records

• Number 1 on the Billboard chart, Browne's only album to do so to date
• Certified Gold and Platinum by the RIAA in 1980
• Certified Multi-platinum in 2001

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• 'Of Missing Persons' was written for Inara George, the daughter of Lowell George.
• The phrase 'of missing persons' came from a line in Little Feat's 'Long Distance Love'.
• Lowell George died a year before the album came out.
• The RIAA certified the album Gold and Platinum in 1980, and Multi-platinum in 2001.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

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