American singers Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston sang a very popular duet, and the song was titled "Hold Me". This song is a ballad duet. It appears on Pendergrass's eight studio album "Love Language" (1984) and Houston's first studio album "Whitney Houston" (1985).

"Hold Me" was written by Linda Creed and Michael Masser, with record production overseen by Masser. The song was the first ever single release of Houston's career when it was released as a single from Pendergrass's album in 1984.

"Hold Me" became a top 5 hit in the US on the R&B singles chart and peaked at No. 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. The song was a top 30 hit in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Flemish region of Belgium. Ron Wynn of 'AllMusic' highlighted the song from the "Love Language" album and called it an exceptional duet. With the song being distributed in 1984, Houston became ineligible for the nomination of Best New Artist Grammy Award for 1985. Her own album was released at that time.

With "Feel the Fire", a song by Pendergrass and Stephanie Mills, it was released in July 1980. It is track No. 5 on Pendergrass's album "TP" (Expanded Edition). Next, "It's Time for Love" is an album that was released by Pendergrass in 1981. "It's Time for Love" is track No. 5 on the album and was composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Finally, Houston covered the song "Higher Love" in June 1990. It is a 1986 song by English singer Steve Winwood. It is on his album "Back in the High Life".

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