Hold Out Songs Ranked
Hold Out is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). Although critically the album has not been as well received as other Browne recordings, it remains his only album to date to reach number 1 on the Billboard chart. The song “Of Missing Persons” was written for Inara George, the daughter of Lowell George (formerly of the band Little Feat), a songwriting collaborator and longtime friend of Jackson Browne’s who died a year prior to the release of Hold Out. The phrase “of missing persons” was derived from a line in a Little Feat song, “Long Distance Love”. The album was certified as a Gold and Platinum record in 1980 by the RIAA. It reached Multi-platinum in 2001.
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7. Disco Apocalypse
“Browne never rushes through anything here, giving the songs time to really sink in for maximum impact. It starts off with the grooving “Disco Apocalypse”, which features a simple, yet menacing keyboard intro before Browne’s punchy vocal delivery grabs you–it creates a feeling of people desparately wanting to break out of the cobwebs of their unsatisfying lives, & it’s an ideal album opener.”
6. That Girl Could Sing
“The uptempo, reflective “pop”-rocker “That Girl Could Sing” (one of his “enigmatic girl” songs, apparently written about Valerie Carter) & the riffy, irresistably rocking street life-themed “Boulevard” are just as great as all the aforementioned tracks.”
5. Of Missing Persons
“Of Missing Persons” is a song about someone famous, I think maybe Elvis, but I can’t be sure. It’s quite possible that some JB fan could elaborate more detail on this. It’s kinda sad and ballad-like, but the chorus is nice”
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4. Hold On Hold Out
“Then there’s the album closing “Hold On Hold Out”, which is absolutely an ingeniously crafted, uplifting, uptempo track encouraging us that we must never give in & settle for anything less than the ideal lover, because if we don’t, it will harm us even more deeply than being alone”
3. Call It a Loan
“he album’s undercurrent “hold out” theme really hits hard, with all-around gorgeous songs like the expansive title track & “Call It A Loan” (with its wonderful guitar phrase–guitarist David Lindley co-wrote the track).”
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2. Boulevard
“Then there’s the classic “Boulevard,” which was the only tune to make it to his double greatest hits CD. This song is great rocking JB fare.”
1. Hold Out
“Unlike anything else JB has ever done, Hold Out is a serious aversion from its predecessors, but its not worse than they are, just different. It is unjust that people criticize an artist for expanding his musical field instead of just dallying in the same sound.”
