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Can't Hold Back is Eddie Money's sixth album, released in 1986. It contains one of Money's biggest hits, "Take Me Home Tonight" which helped bring both himself and Ronnie Spector back to the spotlight. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 1987.

Can't Hold Back
Studio album by Eddie Money
Released	August 8, 1986
Recorded	1985–86
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	40:30
Label	Columbia
Producer	Eddie Money and Richie Zito (except "One Chance"; produced by Eddie Money, Richie Zito and David Kershenbaum)
Eddie Money chronology
Where's the Party? (1983) Can't Hold Back (1986) Nothing to Lose (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]

"I Wanna Go Back" is a Billy Satellite cover and first appeared on the band's eponymous 1984 debut album. The song "Stranger in a Strange Land", written by Money with Henry Small and Tom Whitlock, was covered by John Entwistle. The song was featured on Entwistle's solo album, The Rock, on which Small sang lead vocals.

Track listing

Singles

• "Take Me Home Tonight" (1986) #4 US
• "I Wanna Go Back" (1986) #14 US
• "Endless Nights" (1987) #21 US
• "We Should Be Sleeping" (1987) #90 US

Personnel

• Eddie Money – lead vocal, harmonica, keyboards, saxophone, synthesizer arrangements on "One Love"
• Richie Zito – guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, synthesizer arrangements on "One Love"
• Duncan Rowe – guitar arrangements on "One Love"
• John Nelson – guitars-all guitars on Take Me Home Tonight, Solos on Endless Nights, Calm Before the Storm and One Chance
• Arthur Barrow – keyboards, bass
• Randy Jackson, Greg Lowry, Nathan East – bass
• Steve George – keyboards, backing vocals
• Gary Chang – synthesizers, synthesizer arrangements on "One Love" and "I Can't Hold Back"
• Eddie Ulibarri – keyboards
• Paul Hanson, Danny Hull – saxophone
• Mike Baird – drums, percussion, drum overdubs on "Stranger in a Strange Land"
• John Deleon – drums, drum programming
• Jenny Meltzer, Richard Page, "Pastiche", Joe Pizzulo, Ronnie Spector, Henry Small, Sandy Sukhov, Becky West – additional vocals
• Marilyn Martin – backing vocal on "I Wanna Go Back"[3]

Production

• Arranged and produced by Eddie Money and Richie Zito, except "One Chance" (arranged and produced by Eddie Money, Richie Zito and David Kershenbaum)
• Recording engineers – David Leonard, Michael Frondelli, Phil Kaffel
• Assistant engineers – Michael Rosen, Tom Size; assistant engineers at Can-Am Studios: Jim Dineen, Stan Katayama
• Mixed by Eddie Money, Richie Zito and Scott Litt
• Mastered by Howie Weinberg

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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