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Side A's second album, The White Album, also their debut release under Vicor Music, earned double and triple platinum status for its sales. [citation needed] One of the biggest hits included on the album is "Hold On", featuring new lead vocalist Joey Generoso and new drummer Ernie Severino completing and forming the band's long-running line-up.
"Hold On" is a song by the band Triumph. It appeared on their album Just a Game (1979) and was also released as a single. The single was released in June 1979 [2] and rose to number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3] The song was written by Rik Emmett.
It is the second track on the album and was released as the album's first single. The song reached No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it Santana's tenth most successful US hit. It also peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard rock chart. On the Cashbox chart, it reached No. 9. In Canada, "Hold On" peaked at No. 4 for two weeks. [2]
While the 'British Invasion' was overtaking American rock music, the Mauds were different from other area bands, according to Bob Stroud's biography, because of the inspiration they found in soul music. "Lead singer Jimy Rogers possessed the beginnings of a truly legitimate set of blue-eyed soul pipes," wrote Stroud.
"Hold On" received critical acclaim from music critics. Rolling Stone named it the best song of 2012. [3] It was also voted the 11th best single of 2012 by The Village Voice's 40th annual Pazz & Jop poll. [4] NPR named "Hold On" the fifth best song by a woman or non-binary artist in the 21st century, saying of the song:
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The song was originally released as the B-side to Streetband's first single "Hold On" in September 1978. However, "Toast" received heavy airplay from Kenny Everett on Capital Radio and this led to the sides being flipped and "Toast" being released as the A-side a month later.
"Hold On" is a song by American pop rock band Jonas Brothers. The song was released as the second single from their self-titled second album and was released on May 22, 2007. [ 2 ] The iTunes Store named this single as number three on their "Best of the Store" Playlist on August 7, 2007.