Hold Me in Your Arms (album)

Hold Me in Your Arms
Studio album by
Rick Astley
Released26 November 1988
Recorded1988
StudioPWL (London)
Genre
Length38:20
LabelRCA
Producer
Rick Astley chronology
Whenever You Need Somebody
(1987) 		Hold Me in Your Arms
(1988) 		Dance Mixes
(1990)
Singles from Hold Me in Your Arms
  1. "She Wants to Dance with Me"
    Released: 12 September 1988
  2. "Take Me to Your Heart"
    Released: 21 November 1988
  3. "Hold Me in Your Arms"
    Released: 30 January 1989
  4. "Giving Up on Love"
    Released: April 1989
  5. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
    Released: 7 August 1989

Hold Me in Your Arms is the second studio album by English singer Rick Astley, released on 26 November 1988 by RCA Records. It is the follow-up to his successful debut album Whenever You Need Somebody, and was his last album produced and written with the Stock Aitken Waterman team. It helped to continue Astley's commercial success, with it achieving Platinum and Gold certifications worldwide and three of the five singles from the album becoming Top 10 hits in the United Kingdom.

A remastered version of Hold Me in Your Arms, containing some remixes, was released on 12 April 2010.[1] A 2023 remastered edition of the album was announced to be released on 12 May 2022, including a double CD album with the reimagined versions of "She Wants to Dance with Me" and "Hold Me in Your Arms" on the CD1 from his compilation album The Best of Me, also included with B-sides, instrumentals, and remixes for the CD2 and a blue limited edition vinyl.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Hold Me in Your Arms: Rick Astley: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  2. ^ Hold Me In Your Arms (2023 Remaster) Double CD Album, retrieved 30 March 2023
  3. ^ "I'm excited to announce the remastered edition of my second album, 'Hold Me In Your Arms'. It's out on May 12th and even features a limited edition blue vinyl, very swish! More info & pre-order in the link - Rick ♥️ #HMIYA2023". YouTube. Retrieved 30 March 2022.