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