You Used to Hold Me So Tight

"You Used to Hold Me So Tight" is a song written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for American singer Thelma Houston's 1984 album Qualifying Heat. Released as a single in mid-1984, "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" became a success on the U.S. charts, peaking at number seven on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.^[2] Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number thirteen on the Hot Black Singles chart.^[3]

"You Used to Hold Me So Tight"
Single by Thelma Houston
from the album Qualifying Heat
Released	1984
Genre	Post-disco, garage house[1]
Length	5:37 (12" Version)
Label	MCA Records
Songwriter	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Producers	Jam & Lewis

Samples

The single has been sampled in seven songs, notably among them "Ancodia" by 808 State from their 1989 album Ninety.^[4]

Track listings

MCA 12" single

1. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (12" Version) – 5:37
2. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Dub) – 6:39
3. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (LP Version) – 5:42

UK 12" single

1. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Liquid People Y2K RE-Groove)
2. "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" (Liquid People Y2K RE-Groove Dub)