Hold On Tight (Solomon Burke and De Dijk album)

Hold On Tight is a 2010 collaborative album between American soul musician Solomon Burke and Dutch rock group De Dijk.

Released via Universal Music Group, it was the last recording of Burke's life, featuring English lyrics to existing De Dijk songs, and has received a positive reception from critics.

[1] Jesse Caldano of Slant Magazine called Hold On Tight "a reasonable terminus for the singer’s oeuvre, representing both his worldwide appeal and an expansion of the positives and negatives that always defined his work", noting that his "palpable geniality and warmth remain" even though his voice has suffered in age and ill health; he calls De Dijk's backing competent and deferential writing that there was "not much challenging or exciting about this album, which ends up sounding like a lethargic victory lap" and giving the release 2.5 out of five stars.

[2] In The Financial Times, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney scored this release three out of five stars, calling this "a genial collection of barroom soul, played with warmth by a tight band and sung with stately power by the veteran soulman" that serves as a "sturdily enjoyable memorial".

[3] De Dijk Additional personnel Billboard listed Hold On Tight for two weeks on the Dutch charts: entering at second place on October 23, 2010[4] and slipping to third on November 6.