You Used to Hold Me So Tight explained

"You Used to Hold Me So Tight" is a song written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for American singer Thelma Houston's 1984 album Qualifying Heat. Released as a single in mid-1984, "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" became a success on the U.S. charts, peaking at number seven on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.^[2] Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number thirteen on the Hot Black Singles chart.^[3]

Samples

The single has been sampled in seven songs, notably among them "Ancodia" by 808 State from their 1989 album Ninety.^[4]

Track listings

MCA 12" single

1. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (12" Version) – 5:37
2. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Dub) – 6:39
3. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (LP Version) – 5:42

UK 12" single

1. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Liquid People Y2K RE-Groove)
2. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Liquid People Y2K RE-Groove Dub)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thelma Houston – You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12" Version) . 1984 . Discogs.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 124.

3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 262.

4. http://www.whosampled.com/Thelma-Houston/You-Used-to-Hold-Me-So-Tight/sampled/ "You Used to Hold Me So Tight"