Someone to Hold

"Someone to Hold" is a song co-written and performed by American contemporary R&B singer Trey Lorenz. It was also written and produced by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff. It is the opening track from his eponymous debut album and also was issued as the album's first single on September 1, 1992 by Epic Records. The song was his only hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, peaking at #19 in 1992.

European releases of the song were backed with "Wanna Girl," Lorenz' original version of a song which became an international hit in 1993 for Jeremy Jordan.

Background and release
Epic Records promoted "Someone to Hold" as the lead single from Trey Lorenz. It released it in the United States on September 1, 1992, and in the United Kingdom on November 9, 1992. The label issued 7-inch vinyls, cassettes, and CDs in both countries. A mini CD followed in Japan on November 21, 1992. The single has the album track "Find a Way" as a B-side and certain releases also include "Wanna Girl". To promote "Someone to Hold", Lorenz starred in a music video directed by Michael Borofsky. He appeared on the American late-night television program The Arsenio Hall Show, sang on It's Showtime at the Apollo, and performed on the British television series Friday Night with Wogan.

Music and lyrics
Situated in pop and R&B music, "Someone to Hold" is a slow jam with a synth-laden production. In the lyrics, a narrator expresses joy in finding the woman that is his soulmate. Critics considered the composition "soothing" and "sensitive" and described Lorenz's vocal delivery as "smooth" and "soulful". <!-- Lorenz, Carey, and Walter Afanasieff wrote the lyrics and composed the music for "Someone to Hold". Afanasieff arranged the song with Carey and the pair produced it with assistance from Dan Shea. It features keyboards played by Afanasieff and Shea and guitars strummed by Afanasieff and Michael Landau. Afanasieff, Shea, Gary Cirimelli, and Ren Klyce provided programming.

The album version is four minutes and forty-two seconds long and the single version lasts four minutes and twenty-one seconds.

Critical reception
"shows all the potential of a career in the making". "lorenz exudes considerable star power"; his vocal delivery will "will eventually propel him to the upper echelon of urban/pop crooners"

among the album's best track(s)

"showcases Lorenz's talented voice and impressive vocal range." "reserving gymnastics for legitimate points of impact"

Commercial performance
Upon its release, "Someone to Hold" received strong airplay from San Francisco radio station KMEL, which was the first station to play Carey's debut single "Vision of Love". -->

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Trey Lorenz

Recording
 * Recorded at The Plant Recording Studios (Sausalito, California), Right Track Recording Studios (New York City), The Record Plant (Los Angeles)
 * Mixed at The Plant Recording Studios (Sausalito, California)
 * Mastered at Masterdisk (New York)

Personnel


 * Trey Lorenz – songwriter, lead vocals
 * Mariah Carey – songwriter, producer, arranger, vocal arranger, background vocals
 * Walter Afanasieff – songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, Synclavier programming, acoustic guitar
 * Dan Shea – additional producer, keyboards, synth bass, rhythm programming
 * Dana Jon Chappelle – engineering, mixing
 * Manny LaCarrubba – additional engineering
 * Katherine Miller – vocal engineering
 * Jim Caruana – second engineering
 * Thom Kadley – second engineering
 * David Gleeson – second engineering
 * Gary Cirimelli – Akai programming, Macintosh programming, Synclavier programming
 * Ren Klyce – additional programming
 * Michael Landau – guitars
 * Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
 * Audrey Wheeler – background vocals
 * Will Downing – background vocals
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering