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I Won't Hold You Back
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Wikipedia article
"'I Won't Hold You Back'" is a song by American rock band Toto, written and sung by Steve Lukather for their fourth album, 'Toto IV', released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). The song features the Eagles' bass player Timothy B. Schmit on backing vocals during the choruses.
Reception
'Cash Box' described it as "a soft torch tune about a man letting go of his lover, praising the "somber vocals, light piano and electric guitar flourishes."
Chart performance
The power ballad peaked at number 10 in the U.S. on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart on May 7, 1983, and spent three weeks at number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.Whitburn, Joel (1996). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications) The single only managed to scrape into the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart. In Canada it peaked at number 17 on RPM Magazine Top Singles chart, as well as reaching #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6320&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6320.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6320 RPM Adult Contemporary, May 21, 1983] It also peaked at number 11 in Ireland.
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 vocals
*James Newton Howard orchestral arrangements
*Marty Paich orchestral arrangements
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sampling
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.
See also
*List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 1983
References
Category:1982 singles
Category:1982 songs
Category:Toto (band) songs
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Songs written by Steve Lukather
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:1980s ballads
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