Hold Out

The song "Of Missing Persons" was written for Inara George, the daughter of Lowell George (formerly of the band Little Feat), a songwriting collaborator and longtime friend of Browne's who died a year prior to the release of Hold Out. The phrase "of missing persons" was derived from a line in a Little Feat song, "Long Distance Love". The album was certified as a Gold and Platinum record in 1980 by the RIAA. It reached Multi-platinum in 2001. ==Reception==

Writing retrospectively for AllMusic, music critic William Rulhmann called some of the tracks awkward or foolish. He compared the album with earlier releases: "If Browne was still trying to write himself out of the cul-de-sac he had created for himself early on, Hold Out represented an earnest attempt that nevertheless fell short." ==Track listing==

All tracks are written by Jackson Browne except where noted. Side one • "Disco Apocalypse" – 5:08 • "Hold Out" – 5:37 • "That Girl Could Sing" – 4:34 • "Boulevard" – 3:15 Side two • "Of Missing Persons" – 6:31 • "Call It a Loan" (Browne, David Lindley) – 4:35 • "Hold On Hold Out" (Browne, Craig Doerge) – 8:08 == Personnel ==

• Jackson Browne – lead vocals, acoustic piano, electric guitars • Craig Doerge – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, string synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano (3), acoustic piano (7) • Bill Payne – Hammond organ (1, 2, 5–7), string synthesizer (7) • David Lindley – electric guitars, lap steel guitar • Bob Glaub – bass guitar • Russ Kunkel – drums (1–3, 5–7) • Rick Marotta – hi-hat (3), tom toms (3), drums (4) • Joe Lala – percussion (1) • Danny Kortchmar – maracas (4) • Rosemary Butler – backing vocals • Doug Haywood – backing vocals == Production ==

• Producers – Jackson Browne and Greg Ladanyi • Engineer – Greg Ladanyi • Assistant engineers – Brent Averill, Niko Bolas, James Ledner, Jim Nipar, Sergio Reyes, Karen Siegal and George Ybarra. • Mixed by Buford Jones • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California). • Production assistance – Rusty Conway and Donald Miller • Album cover – Dawn Patrol • Design and photography – Jimmy Wachtel ==Charts==

Weekly charts Year-end charts Singles – Billboard (United States) ==References==