"Hold Me" is a ballad duet performed by American singers Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston.
The song was originally recorded solo by Diana Ross for her 1982 album Silk Electric under the title "In Your Arms", with slightly different lyrics.
[2][3] It was a top thirty hit in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Flemish region of Belgium, making it Pendergrass' most successful international single.
Ron Wynn of AllMusic highlighted this song when reviewing Pendergrass's album in 1984 and called it a good duet.
[5] The success of the song on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart gave Houston her first rank on a Billboard list, landing at number 41 in the magazine's year-end adult contemporary list.