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{{song|
|song name                = Hold Me
|album image              = [[File:Hereitis album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Here It Is]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] </small><br><br>[[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|left|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]</small>
|single image              = [[File:Holdme single.jpeg|100px|link=Single: Hold Me]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Hold Me|Hold Me]]</small>
|performer                = [[Jevetta Steele]]; [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 10|10 August 1993]] - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album (re-issue)
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]]<br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
|previous song            = [[Hit U In The Socket]]
|next song                = [[Holla & Shout]]
|introduction              = '''Hold Me''' is the second track on the worldwide re-issue of [[Jevetta Steele]]’s first solo album [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] ([[Jevetta Steele]] is also part of the group [[The Steeles]]). At around the same time as the album’s release, [[Single: Hold Me|Hold Me]] was released as a promo-only single in the USA, but there was no commercial release of the single.
 
Previously though to have been recorded in June 1990 in London, England, the earliest version of this song  is a recording of [[Prince]] teachnig the snog to the band in late December 1990.
 
A more complete take of it was done on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, Minnesota.
 
More work was done on the track in October 1991, when it was send to [[Clare Fischer]] to add an orchestral arrangement to it. Around this time the track was offered to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Baker Anita Baker], who turned it down, before [[Prince]] offered it to [[Jevetta Steele]], who presumably overdubbed her vocals in late 1991.
 
In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for [[Mayte]]’s first album at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was included as the ninth track on an early version of the album, which was titled [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Latino Barbie Doll]] at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into [[Album: Child Of The Sun|Child Of The Sun]], however.
 
[[Prince]]’s original 1990 version was released in 2023 as part of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 27|27  December 1990]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |additional info          = Tracking
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1991]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Second take, mix
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1991 (assumed)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = [[Jevetta Steele]] vocals overdub
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 30|30 October 1991]]
|studio                    = [[Mad Hatter Studios]],<br> Los Angeles, CA, USA
|additional info          = [[Clare Fischer]] orchestra overdubs
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late 1993
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Vocal overdubs by [[Mayte]]
}}
|recording personnel      =
'''Prince version'''
*[[Prince]] - vocals
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards
*[[Kathleen Johnson]] - backing vocals
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - backing vocals
<br>
'''Jevetta Steele version'''
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - vocals
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards
*[[Kathleen Johnson]] - backing vocals
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - backing vocals
<br>
'''Unreleased Mayte version'''
*[[Mayte]] - vocals
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards
*[[Kathleen Johnson]] - backing vocals
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - backing vocals
|released versions        =
{{Songchart|
|line =
{{Songline|
|1= '''Hold Me'''
|2= 4:36
|3= [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] re-issue<br>
[[Single: Hold Me|Hold Me]] promo
|4= Studio
|5= [[Jevetta Steele]] version
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Hold Me (Edit)'''
|2= 4:09
|3= [[Single: Hold Me|Hold Me]] promo
|4= Edit
|5= Edited by Mike Corbett
}}
{{Songline|
|1= '''Hold Me'''
|2= 4:36
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Studio
|5= 1990 version with [[Prince]] on vocals
}}
}}
|unreleased versions      =
{{SongUnreleased|
|unreleased versions      =
{{Unreleased|
|line=
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Hold Me'''
|2= Studio
|3=  Version w/ Prince vox, without [[Claire Fischer]] arrangement
}}
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Hold Me'''
|2= Studio
|3=  1993 version with [[Mayte]] on vocals
}}
}}
}}
|video versions            =
|broadcasts, streaming    =
|sampled in                =
|first live appearance    = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =
|see also                  = [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] album
* [[Single: Hold Me|Hold Me]] promo
* [[Jevetta Steele]]
* [[Mayte]]
* [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
|categories                = [[Category:1993]] [[Category:2023]] [[Category:Recorded 1990]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
}}

Revision as of 15:13, 23 September 2023

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Hold Me

from the album Here It Is


from the album Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
single art for Hold Me
Song details
Performer: Jevetta Steele; Prince
First Released: 10 August 1993 - Here It Is album (re-issue)
Album(s): Here It Is
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince (as Paisley Park)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Hold Me is the second track on the worldwide re-issue of Jevetta Steele’s first solo album Here It Is (Jevetta Steele is also part of the group The Steeles). At around the same time as the album’s release, Hold Me was released as a promo-only single in the USA, but there was no commercial release of the single.

Previously though to have been recorded in June 1990 in London, England, the earliest version of this song is a recording of Prince teachnig the snog to the band in late December 1990.

A more complete take of it was done on 31 January 1991 at Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, Minnesota.

More work was done on the track in October 1991, when it was send to Clare Fischer to add an orchestral arrangement to it. Around this time the track was offered to Anita Baker, who turned it down, before Prince offered it to Jevetta Steele, who presumably overdubbed her vocals in late 1991.

In late 1993, the song was tried out during early sessions for Mayte’s first album at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was included as the ninth track on an early version of the album, which was titled Latino Barbie Doll at the time. The track was removed when the album evolved into Child Of The Sun, however.

Prince’s original 1990 version was released in 2023 as part of the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
27 December 1990 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
31 January 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Second take, mix
1991 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) 		Jevetta Steele vocals overdub
30 October 1991 Mad Hatter Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA 		Clare Fischer orchestra overdubs
Late 1993 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Vocal overdubs by Mayte
Recording Personnel

Prince version


Jevetta Steele version


Unreleased Mayte version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Hold Me 4:36 Here It Is re-issue

Hold Me promo

Studio Jevetta Steele version
Hold Me (Edit) 4:09 Hold Me promo Edit Edited by Mike Corbett
Hold Me 4:36 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio 1990 version with Prince on vocals


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Hold Me Studio Version w/ Prince vox, without Claire Fischer arrangement
Hold Me Studio 1993 version with Mayte on vocals
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
Hit U In The Socket   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Holla & Shout
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