Hold Me es un álbum de Laura Branigan, publicado en 1985 por Atlantic. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Hold Me», «Maybe Tonight», «Foolish Lullaby» y «Spanish Eddie».
Sobre el álbum
"Hold Me", de 1985, es un álbum que continúa la senda del éxito del pop-rock de estadio, y una obra importante en la discografía de Laura Branigan. En este cuarto trabajo de estudio, la cantante presenta una colección de canciones de alta energía y baladas épicas, con una producción potente y diseñada para las radios de la época.
De esta manera, el sonido del disco es puro AOR (Album-Oriented Rock) de los 80. Las guitarras eléctricas cobran un mayor protagonismo y la producción es grandilocuente, muy en la línea del rock melódico que triunfaba en ese momento. Por esta razón, el álbum tiene un sonido más roquero que sus predecesores.
El álbum contiene el exitoso single "Spanish Eddie", una canción de pop-rock con una narrativa cinematográfica. La voz de Laura Branigan suena más potente y desgarradora que nunca, demostrando su increíble capacidad para brillar en este registro más duro.
"Hold Me" es un sólido álbum de rock de los 80. Es un trabajo que, si bien no alcanzó el éxito masivo de "Self Control", demuestra la increíble versatilidad y la fuerza de Laura Branigan como vocalista de rock. Es una pieza clave en su evolución artística.
Listado de Canciones
- Hold Me4:43
Letra
Kinda young, very pretty Living alone, full of fear Feeling lost, so unhappy Waiting for luck to appear Meet a man, sit together, Talk about dreams, a career Feeling good, getting closer Putting her lips to his ear She whispers hold me Baby please hold me Make all those bad dreams disappear She whispers hold me Baby please hold me I'd feel safe for just a minute Help me drive away my fear Shattered dreams Her ambitions slip from her mind Drift away so secure Living his life Pushing the world, far away She whispers hold me Baby please hold me Make all those bad dreams disappear She whispers hold me Baby please hold me I'd feel safe for just a minute Help me drive away my fear - Maybe Tonight3:37
Letra
Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow It's just a matter of time Until you're running back in my arms again Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow I hear you knock on my door And it will be just like before you were gone Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow I won't be thinking of you And you will be wondering what to do all alone One more night I won't miss you One more day I'll be alright A few more hours to watch the rain fall I don't miss you at all Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow It's just a matter of time Until you're running back in my arms again I can do what I want, don't need nobody to comfort me I sleep okay at night, don't need your body right next to me Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow I hear you knock on my door And it will be just like before you were gone Maybe tonight and then maybe tomorrow I won't be thinking of you And you will be wondering what to do all alone I can do what I want, don't need nobody to comfort me I sleep okay at night, don't need your body next to me Maybe tonight and maybe tomorrow It's just a matter of time Until you're running back in my arms again - Foolish Lullaby4:18
Letra
You always run to me Whenever she leaves you We trade philosophy But nothing can free you Too many poison arrows hit The heart you've try to hide Can't you say goodbye to this foolish lullaby? Still you talk as if She didn't hurt you But I see what she did And you see the virtue You refuse to hear the words That lie behind your eyes Can't you say goodbye to this foolish lullaby? If you are so sure that she's the one Why are you lying here with me? Did it ever cross your mind at all Of how this feels to me? I'll never know just what you see in her I don't even want to try I guess the both of us sing a foolish lullaby So we'll wear the goodbye look Collecting excuses For all the time it took To hide the abuses The thorns around the roses left Their mark below our eyes Can't we say goodbye to this foolish lullaby? If you are so sure that she's the one Why are you lying here with me? Did it ever cross your mind at all Of how this feels to me? I'll never know just what you see in her I don't even want to try I guess the both of us sing a foolish lullaby - Spanish Eddie4:08
Letra
There was heat in the air Cops everywhere you looked There wasn't a lot The breaks that you got You know you took And I remember wonderin' Where you've been The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in They were playin' "Desolation Row" on the radio The night Spanish Eddie Fell from grace There was amazement on his face On the night that Eddie failed Sanity prevailed It was June or July When the heat from above beat down It was famine or drought When the brothers went out of style uptown And we was mixin' Vicks with lemon gin The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in They were playin' "Desolation Row" on the radio The night Spanish Eddie Made front page His revolution came of age He wrote "surrender" on the wall The night he took the fall I heard someone say "He's tryin' to fly" Like Eddie used to say "We'll do when we die" I know someone turned you For a spin The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in They were playin' "Desolation Row" on the radio The night Spanish Eddie Fell from grace There was amazement on his face On the night that Eddie failed Sanity prevailed The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in They were playin' "Desolation Row" on the radio The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in They were playin' "Desolation Row" on the radio The night Spanish Eddie Cashed it in They were playin' "Desolation Row" on the radio - Forever Young3:52
Letra
Let's dance in style let's dance for a while Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies Hoping for the best but expecting the worst Are you gonna drop the bomb or not? Let us die young or let us live forever We don't have the power but we never say never Sitting in a sandpit life is a short trip The music's for the sad men Can you imagine when the space is one As we turn our faces into the sun Praising our leaders we're getting in tune The music's played by the mad men Forever young I want to be forever young Do you really want to live forever? Forever and ever Forever young I want to be forever young Do you really want to live forever? Forever, forever young Some are like water some are like the heat Some are the melody and some are the beat Sooner or later they all will be gone Why don't they stay young? It's so hard to get old without a cause I don't want to perish like a fading horse Youth's like diamonds in the sun And diamonds are forever So many adventures couldn't happen today So many songs we forgot to play So many dreams waiting out of the blue We'll let them come true Forever young I want to be forever young Do you really want to live forever? Forever and ever - When I'm with You4:12
- I Found Someone4:00
Letra
Don't you know So many things they come and go Like your words that once rang true Just like the love I thought I found in you And I remember the thunder Talkin' about that fire in your eyes But you walked away when I needed you most And maybe baby maybe baby I found someone to take away the heartache To take away the loneliness I've been feeling since you've been gone Since you've been gone Dry your eyes I never could bear to see you cry Someday your love will shine through And show you the feelings you never really knew Baby don't you lose that thunder Talkin' about that fire in your eyes You're looking at me but you still don't believe And maybe baby maybe baby I found someone to take away the heartache To take away the loneliness I've been livin' with since you've been gone Since you've been gone Too long on the border line Wonderin' if your love was really mine But you left me with open eyes And now I realize I found someone to take away the heartache To take away the loneliness I've been feeling since you've been gone I found someone to take away the heartache To take away the loneliness I've been livin' with since you've been gone Since you've been gone Since you've been gone - Sanctuary3:32
Letra
Do you think you can find In other arms the peace of mind If you do you're so mistaken 'Cause they're only taking love You'd think pain was back in style The way you force yourself to smile But I know your heart is breaking When it should be making love If your love's been more like a revolving door And you're feeling tired and weary You'll find the love that you've been searching for Here in the heart of my Sanctuary Sanctuary Here in my heart I feel your pain your despair Sometimes it's more than I can bear Just to know your heart is breaking When it could be making love If your love's been more like a revolving door And you're feeling tired and weary You'll find the love that you've been searching for Here in the heart of my Sanctuary Sanctuary Here in my heart Sanctuary Sanctuary Here in my heart - Tenderness3:42
Letra
I don't know who to turn to Looks don't look like they used to Everything that I try Turns from good to goodbye I don't know who to turn to My heart longs for another One on one with each other Deep down inside of me It's so, so easy to see I want a little tenderness I need a little honesty Looking for the open heart Openin' his arms to me I wanna fall in love again To find the love I've never known I need a little tenderness of my own I've had just too much of Of these users using up my love Deep down inside of me It's so, so easy to see I want a little tenderness I need a little honesty Looking for the open heart Openin' his arms to me I wanna fall in love again To find the love I've never known I need a little tenderness of my own - When the Heat Hits the Streets3:43
Letra
You don't know if you're awake or dreaming The sky is still and the city is screaming You don't hear a sound but there's something in the air You don't know where you're going to be going Your body is tired but the night keeps calling Pushing you further and taking you higher Turning your smoke into fire When the heat hits the street It's gonna rock you off your feet The pavement's moving to the beat When the heat hits the street You can lose yourself in the neon light And your heartbeat echoes the sound of the night If you have no name and you have it all If you lose yourself you can find your soul in the night When the heat hits the street You're alone and your thoughts are racing Was it real or a dream you're chasing You had it all but you let it slip away Searching the streets and the music's playing Somebody's calling but you're still waiting You're going further and you're going you higher Turning your smoke into fire When the heat hits the street It's gonna rock you off your feet Oh, the pavement's moving to the beat When the heat hits the street You can lose yourself in the neon light And your heartbeat echoes the sound of the night If you have no name and you have it all If you lose yourself you can find your soul in the night When the heat hits the street And you're racing with the wind Moving so fast you're leaving time behind You're not coming back again Going someplace Where no one has ever been When the heat hits the street It's gonna rock you off your feet Oh, the pavement's moving to the beat When the heat hits the street