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I Can't Hold Out

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Elmore James

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I just talked to my baby - on the telephone She said, stop what your doing and - come on home I can't hold out, I can't hold out to long I get a real good feeling - talking to you on the phone She said, daddy you know I love you your my hearts desire, um Stay right here with you till the day I die I can't hold out, I can't hold out to long I get a real good feeling - talking to you on the phone Oh yeah break: She daddy you can run, walk or fly Stay right here with you 'til the day I die I can't hold out, I can't hold out to long I get a real good feeling talking to you on the phone Whoa yeah, talk a to me baby Talk a to me baby Talk to me baby Talk a to me baby I get a real good feeling - talking to you on the phone

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Performance #1: Date Performance 1969-01-04 Running Time 4:49 Sound Clip Performers Mike Vernon (Produced By), Marshall Chess (Produced By), Stu Black (Engineered By), Willie Dixon (Session Co-Ordination), Marshall Chess (Session Co-Ordination), Neil (The Curmudgeon) Slaven (Session Co-Ordination), Mike Vernon (Session Co-Ordination), Jeremy Spencer (Vocal), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), J(ohn) T. Brown (Tenor Sax), Willie Dixon (Upright Bass) Comments Recorded at Chess Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago Appears On Fleetwood Mac In Chicago (1969) Fleetwood Mac Performance #2: Running Time 5:48 Performers Jeremy Spencer (Lead Vocalist), Jeremy Spencer (Slide Guitar), Adrian Fernandes (Drums), Vas Myers (Bass), Jeremy Spencer (Arranged By), Mike Creswel (Keyboards), Rupert Fernandes (Lead Guitar), Taufiq Qureshi (Percussion), Jono D'Sousa (Keyboards), Jono D'Sousa (Synthesizer), Makoto Nobuka (Lead Guitar), Makoto Nobuka (Rhythm Guitar), Tim Forsberg (Percussion), Christy Gibson (Backup Vocalist), Joy Pascarelli (Backup Vocalist) Comments Billed as "Talk To Me (Telephone Blues)". Recorded live at Rang Bhavan, Bombay Appears On In Concert: India '98 (0000) Jeremy Spencer Performance #3: Date Performance 1968-07-19 Running Time 3:37 Performers Peter Green (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), John McVie (Bass) Comments Billed as "Talk To Me Baby" (Unissued Version) Session for BBC-2 Television “Colour Me Pop”. Recorded at BBC’s Studio B Television Centre. First broadcast on July 19, 1968. Appears On Green & Blues (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #4: Date Performance 1968-01-16 Running Time 2:27 Performers Jeremy Spencer (Vocals), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Peter Green (Guitar), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), John McVie (Bass), Eddie (Edward Riley) Boyd (Piano), Bernie Andrews (Producer), Dave Tate (Engineer) Comments From Radio 1 “Top Gear”. Recorded at Aeolian Hall, Studio 2, London. First broadcast Janary 21, 1968 (P) 1968 BBC Appears On Live At The BBC (1995) Fleetwood Mac Performance #5: Date Performance 1969-01-04 Running Time 4:49 Sound Clip Performers Mike Vernon (Produced By), Marshall Chess (Produced By), Stu Black (Engineered By), Willie Dixon (Session Co-Ordination), Marshall Chess (Session Co-Ordination), Neil (The Curmudgeon) Slaven (Session Co-Ordination), Mike Vernon (Session Co-Ordination), Jeremy Spencer (Vocal), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), J(ohn) T. Brown (Tenor Sax), Willie Dixon (Upright Bass) Comments Recorded at Chess Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago Appears On The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions: 1967-1969 (1999) Fleetwood Mac The Blues Years (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #6: Running Time 6:55 Performers Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), John McVie (Bass), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals) Comments Often incorrectly billed as "Can't Hold On". Appears On Live In Boston (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #7: Running Time 6:35 Performers Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), John McVie (Bass), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals) Comments (Edit) (P) 1984 Appears On The Boston Box (1999) Fleetwood Mac Live In Boston - Remastered: Volume One (1998) Fleetwood Mac Performance #8: Date Performance 1969-01-04 Running Time 4:49 Sound Clip Performers Mike Vernon (Produced By), Marshall Chess (Produced By), Stu Black (Engineered By), Willie Dixon (Session Co-Ordination), Marshall Chess (Session Co-Ordination), Neil (The Curmudgeon) Slaven (Session Co-Ordination), Mike Vernon (Session Co-Ordination), Jeremy Spencer (Vocal), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), J(ohn) T. Brown (Tenor Sax), Willie Dixon (Upright Bass) Comments Recorded at Chess Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago Appears On Man Of The World (0000) Fleetwood Mac Like It This Way (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #9: Running Time 6:55 Performers Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), John McVie (Bass), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals) Comments Often incorrectly billed as "Can't Hold On". Appears On Greatest Hits Live (0000) Fleetwood Mac In Harmony (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #10: Date Performance 1968-07-19 Running Time 3:37 Performers Peter Green (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), John McVie (Bass) Comments Billed as "Talk To Me Baby" (Unissued Version) Session for BBC-2 Television “Colour Me Pop”. Recorded at BBC’s Studio B Television Centre. First broadcast on July 19, 1968. Appears On Jumping At Shadows: The Blues Years (2002) Fleetwood Mac Performance #11: Running Time 6:55 Performers Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), John McVie (Bass), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals) Comments Often incorrectly billed as "Can't Hold On". Appears On Madison Blues Live (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #12: Date Performance 1967-08-15 Running Time 3:55 Performers Peter Green (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Bob Brunning (Electric Bass), Mick Fleetwood (Drums) Comments Billed as "Talk To Me Baby". Appears On Live At The Marquee (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #13: Running Time 6:55 Performers Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), John McVie (Bass), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals) Comments Often incorrectly billed as "Can't Hold On". Appears On Oh Well: Greatest Hits Live (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #14: Date Performance 1968-07-19 Running Time 3:37 Performers Peter Green (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), John McVie (Bass) Comments Billed as "Talk To Me Baby" (Unissued Version) Session for BBC-2 Television “Colour Me Pop”. Recorded at BBC’s Studio B Television Centre. First broadcast on July 19, 1968. Appears On The Vaudeville Years Of Fleetwood Mac: 1968 To 1970 (1998) Fleetwood Mac Performance #15: Running Time 6:55 Performers Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), John McVie (Bass), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals) Comments Often incorrectly billed as "Can't Hold On". Appears On Jumping At Shadows (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #16: Performers Mick Fleetwood (Drums), John McVie (Bass), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar) Comments Sometimes billed as "Can't Hold Out". Recorded in Amsterdam Appears On Roughage '69 (0000) Fleetwood Mac Tiger Beat (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #17: Running Time 5:48 Performers Jeremy Spencer (Lead Vocalist), Jeremy Spencer (Slide Guitar), Adrian Fernandes (Drums), Vas Myers (Bass), Jeremy Spencer (Arranged By), Mike Creswel (Keyboards), Rupert Fernandes (Lead Guitar), Taufiq Qureshi (Percussion), Jono D'Sousa (Keyboards), Jono D'Sousa (Synthesizer), Makoto Nobuka (Lead Guitar), Makoto Nobuka (Rhythm Guitar), Tim Forsberg (Percussion), Christy Gibson (Backup Vocalist), Joy Pascarelli (Backup Vocalist) Comments Billed as "Talk To Me (Telephone Blues)". Recorded live at Rang Bhavan, Bombay Appears On In Concert: India '98 ...Also Featuring Heart To Heart (0000) Jeremy Spencer Performance #18: Date Performance 1968-07-19 Running Time 3:37 Performers Peter Green (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Vocals), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), John McVie (Bass) Comments Billed as "Talk To Me Baby" (Unissued Version) Session for BBC-2 Television “Colour Me Pop”. Recorded at BBC’s Studio B Television Centre. First broadcast on July 19, 1968. Appears On Show Biz Blues: Live At The BBC & More (0000) Fleetwood Mac

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Add your review of I Can't Hold Out here. One of the best RnR songs ever Review written by Charles, February 12th, 2007 I can't say enough good about this song. The song itself may be one of the greatest RnB/RnR songs ever written. However, some songwriting credit disputes exist between Elmore James and Homesick James Williamson.

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2006-06-25

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Lyrics contributed by Ron Chambliss.