I Won't Hold You Back
| "I Won't Hold You Back" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Afraid of Love" "Waiting for your Love" (Holland and Japan) |
"I Won't Hold You Back" is a ballad by American rock band Toto, written and sung by Steve Lukather for their fourth album, Toto IV, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The song reached the top ten, peaking at number ten in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in mid-1983 and spent three weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1]
The song features the Eagles' bass player Timothy B. Schmit on backing vocals during the choruses.
The song was later sampled by house DJ Roger Sanchez in 2001 for his song "Another Chance", reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Personnel
- Toto
- Steve Lukather - lead and backing vocals, guitars
- David Paich - piano, orchestral arrangements
- Steve Porcaro - synthesizer
- David Hungate - bass
- Jeff Porcaro - drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Timothy B. Schmit - backing vocal
- James Newton Howard - orchestral arrangements
- Marty Paich - orchestral arrangements
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "All the No. 1's – Another Chance". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
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