DAN HILL - Hold On
Born in Toronto, Dan Hill is an unabashedly
sentimental singer/songwriter. In 1977, he co-wrote & scored a hit with the
highly emotional "Sometimes When We Touch" with Brill Building alumni Barry
Mann, whose hits range from "Who Put The Bomp" and "Here You Come Again" to
the well-loved Righteous Bros. standard, "You've Lost That Loving Feeling".
"Sometimes When We Touch" was later covered by Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow,
Newton, and is heard on certain Geico Auto Insurance commercials. Others that
have benefited from Dan's songwriting talents include George Benson, Jeffrey
Osborne, Tammy Wynette, Celine Dion, and Tina Turner, but Dan Hill scored
another Top Ten hit of his own with "Can't We Try," a duet with Vonda Sheppard.
He has broke the top-40 a few times more on his own in the Billboard Adult
Contemporary charts since then, but this 1976 LP, titled "Hold On" represents
Dan Hill as a composer & singer on the verge of a big breakthrough. Selections
are: Proposal; I've Been Alone; City Madness; Rain; Phonecall; All Alone In
California; Question Marks In Time; Caroline; Canada; and the title track,
Hold On. Backing musicians include: John Capek; Brian Russell; Don Potter;
Jorn Andersen; Robert Boucher; Richard Homme; Larry Londin; Robert Mann; Matthew
McCauley; Fred Mollin; Eric Robinson; Catherine Smith; Tom Szczesniak. This
is an Original 1976 pressing on 20th CENTURY RECORDS (526), with gatefold
cover that open to the complete song lyrics. There is some minor color rubbing
he the jacket, as well as a 4" separation to the center portion of the top
seam. The lower right corner is clipped off, but otherwise the jacket appears
ok. The record labels & playing surfaces appear bright, clean, and overall
beautiful near MINT!
