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"Hold On (To My Love)" is a song written by Robin Gibb and Blue Weaver and performed by American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, released in 1980 on his album Sunrise. [1] It reached #10 in the US, [ 2 ] #29 R&B and #7 in the UK.
The lead single "Hold On (To My Love)" reached top ten in UK and US. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The last song recorded for the album was "Songbird" was originally recorded by the Bee Gees and released on the album Main Course in 1975.
Jimmy Lee Ruffin [3] (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and the older brother of David Ruffin, the lead singer of the Temptations.He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 hits "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold On (To My Love)".
Title Album details Peak chart positions US [1]US R&B [2]UK [3]Sings Top Ten: Released: January 1967; Label: Soul, Tamla Motown Formats: LP Released in the UK as The Jimmy Ruffin Way
On their 1980 album, Hold On, the group collaborated with labelmates Switch on the track "Hold On to My Love." The song features Switch member Bobby DeBarge as the male lead vocalist. DeBarge also produced and co-wrote the song.
As a songwriter and composer, Weaver was credited as a co-composer on Andy Gibb's hit song, "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away", as well as songs for Jimmy Ruffin's 1980 album Sunrise with Robin Gibb as lyricist, including the top 10 hit single, "Hold On To My Love”.
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"I'm Holdin' On to Love" was the final single from Come On Over, and peaked three years after the album's debut, which was released on November 4, 1997. The song also reached number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart on November 4, 2000; combining with the mainline Hot 100, "I'm Holdin' On to Love" reached number 102.