{{Short description|Song by David Essex}} {{Use British English|date=December 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox song | name = Hold Me Close | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = David Essex | album = All the Fun of the Fair | released = September 1975 | recorded = 1975 | studio = | genre = Pop | length = 3:06 | label = CBS Records | writer = David Essex | producer = Jeff Wayne | prev_title = Rolling Stone | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = If I Could | next_year = 1975 }}
"'''Hold Me Close'''" is a pop song written and performed by English singer and actor David Essex.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | pages= 318–9}}</ref> The song was released in September 1975 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for three weeks.
==Song profile== "Hold Me Close" is a love song written by Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne.<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/David-Essex-Hold-Me-Close/release/480017 |title=David Essex - Hold Me Close (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= 5 September 1975|accessdate=2014-03-27}}</ref> It was Essex's second and final UK chart-topper. The B-side was titled "Good Ol' Rock and Roll" (live version).<ref name="Discogs"/> The song appears on the album ''All the Fun of the Fair'', and is featured in the musical of that name.
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! Chart (1975–1976) ! Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> | 2 |- {{single chart|UK|1|date=19751004|rowheader=true|access-date=28 June 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| Rhodesia (Rhodesia Singles Chart)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhodiemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Lyons-Maid-Hits-Of-The-Week-07-February-1976.jpg |title=Rhodesia Singles Chart - 7 February, 1976}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! Chart (1976) ! Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=428}}</ref><ref name="aus76">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/QxANsEK|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1976|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 131 |via= Imgur |date= December 27, 1976 |access-date= January 11, 2022 }}</ref> | 25 |}
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==External links== *[http://www.davidessex.com/ Official David Essex website]
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Category:1975 singles Category:1975 songs Category:David Essex songs Category:UK singles chart number-one singles Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Category:Songs written by David Essex Category:Song recordings produced by Jeff Wayne Category:CBS Records singles
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