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Hang On in There Baby. " Hang On in There Baby " is a song written by American musician Johnny Bristol and arranged by H. B. Barnum as the title track from his first album. It was released as his debut solo single in 1974, reaching No. 8 on the U.S. Hot 100 [2] and No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart. [3] In the UK, it reached No. 3.
Johnny Bristol. John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) [1] was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which he wrote an eponymous song. His composition "Love Me for a Reason" saw global ...
Married Men", "Hang on in There Baby" and "My Knight in Black Leather", released at the height of the disco era, were all issued as extended mixes on 12-inch singles. The album's title is a humorous play on Cries and Whispers, influential Swedish film-maker Ingmar Bergman's 1973 movie.
Its B-side was "Hang On In There", composed by B. Womack. [3] The March 31 issue of Billboard reported that it was his fourth hit in a year. [4] For the week ending May 5, 1973 with the single in its sixth week in the charts, the Billboard best selling soul singles chart showed the single was at position 24 with the previous week's position ...
The song is an anti-war and peace song. The lyrics speak of a profound sound that passes over the heads of children, sounds of thunder but no rain and the kind of thunder that blows down doors, walls and things. The song tells of steel birds falling to the ground. It also mentions injustice, racial injustice dividing men and allowing their hate ...
The original "Hang in There, Baby" poster by Victor Baldwin, 1971. Hang in there, Baby is a popular catchphrase and motivational poster. There were several versions of the "Hang in There, Baby" poster, featuring a picture of a cat or kitten, hanging onto a stick, tree branch, pole or rope. The original poster featured a black and white ...
The Vibrations were an American soul vocal group from Los Angeles, California, active from the mid-1950s to 1976. [2] Most notable among the group's hit singles were "My Girl Sloopy" (1964) and "Love in Them There Hills" (1968). They also had a hit with the up-tempo song “Surprise party for baby” (1971) in the UK on the Northern Soul scene.
Slow Dancer is the sixth album by Boz Scaggs, originally released by Columbia in 1974. It was produced by former Motowner Johnny Bristol of "Hang On In There Baby" fame.. The album was initially released with a cover photo of Scaggs walking alone on the beach, [4] with the back of the album framing a head and shoulders shot of Scaggs lying on the beach.