1986 studio album by Eddie Money
Can't Hold Back is Eddie Money's sixth album , released in 1986. It contains one of Money's biggest hits, "Take Me Home Tonight " which helped bring both himself and Ronnie Spector back to the spotlight. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 1987.
"I Wanna Go Back" is a Billy Satellite cover and first appeared on the band's eponymous 1984 debut album. The song "Stranger in a Strange Land", written by Money with Henry Small and Tom Whitlock , was covered by John Entwistle . The song was featured on Entwistle's solo album, The Rock , on which Small sang lead vocals.
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Take Me Home Tonight " (duet with Ronnie Spector ) Mick Leeson, Peter Vale, Phil Spector , Ellie Greenwich , Jeff Barry 3:30 2. "One Love" Eddie Money, Davitt Sigerson , Duncan Rowe 4:11 3. "I Wanna Go Back " Monty Byrom, Ira Walker, Danny Chauncey 3:56 4. "Endless Nights " John Cesario, Michele Collyer, Steve Mullen 3:23 5. "One Chance" Stan Meissner, Fred Mollin 4:45
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "We Should Be Sleeping " Money, Greg Lowry, Kevin Burns, Glenn A. Thompson 3:56 7. "Bring On the Rain" Money, Billy Ryan 4:54 8. "I Can't Hold Back" Money, Michael Politeau, Sigerson, Richie Zito 3:50 9. "Stranger in a Strange Land" Henry Small , Tom Whitlock , Money3:34 10. "Calm Before the Storm" Money, John Nelson 4:31
"Take Me Home Tonight" (1986) #4 US
"I Wanna Go Back" (1986) #14 US
"Endless Nights" (1987) #21 US
"We Should Be Sleeping" (1987) #90 US
Eddie Money - lead vocals; keyboards (7); synthesizer arrangements (2)
Richie Zito - keyboards (1, 7, 9); guitars (2–10); synthesizer arrangements (2, 3, 4, 8)
John Nelson - guitars (1, 2, 5, 7, 9); guitar (4, 10: solos); acoustic guitar (5: solo); lead guitar (8, 10)
Duncan Rowe - add. guitar arrangements (2)
Arthur Barrow - keyboards, bass guitar (1, 6, 9, 10)
Randy Jackson - bass guitar (3, 4, 8)
Greg Lowry - bass guitar (7)
Nathan East - bass guitar (5)
Steve George - keyboards (5); background vocals (5)
Gary Chang - keyboards (2, 3, 4, 8); synthesizer arrangements (2, 3, 4, 8)
Ed Uliberry - keyboards (7)
Mike Baird - drums (1, 2, 4–8, 10); percussion; drum overdubs (9)
Pat Mastelotto - drum programming (5)
Paul Hanson - saxophone (1)
Danny Hall - saxophone (2, 3)
Ronnie Spector - additional lead vocals (1)
Joe Pizzulo - background vocals (1)
Pastiche (Sandy Sukhov, Becky West, Jenny Meltzer) - background vocals (2, 3)
Richard Page - background vocals (5)
Henry Small - background vocals (9)
Arranged and produced by Eddie Money and Richie Zito , except "One Chance" (arranged and produced by Eddie Money, Richie Zito and David Kershenbaum )
Recording engineers – David Leonard , Michael Frondelli, Phil Kaffel
Assistant engineers – Michael Rosen, Tom Size; assistant engineers at Can-Am Studios: Jim Dineen, Stan Katayama
Mixed by Eddie Money, Richie Zito and Scott Litt
Mastered by Howie Weinberg
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