Editing Sam & Dave (section)

==="Hold On, I'm Comin{{'"}} single and ''Hold On, I'm Comin''' LP===
"[[Hold On, I'm Comin' (song)|Hold On, I'm Comin']]{{-"}} (R&B#1/Pop#21), released in March 1966, was an enormous R&B hit for Sam & Dave, and also their first single to break into the top-40 pop charts. The song was named the No. 1 song of the year for 1966 by the ''Billboard'' R&B charts, and spent 20 weeks on the R&B charts in 1966, peaking at No. 1 in June. In 1988, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' named it one of the best 100 songs of the past 25 years. "Hold On, I'm Comin{{'"}} received a belated [[RIAA]] [[music recording sales certification|gold record]] for one million sales in 1995, 29 years after its release.<ref name="Soulville Bowman pp 91-92">''Soulville'' Bowman pp 91–92</ref> "Hold On, I'm Comin{{'"}} has since been recorded by dozens of other artists.

"Hold On, I'm Comin{{'"}} was also the first recording on which Moore took lead on the first verse and Prater was given the response role and second verse at Hayes and Porter's suggestion. The duo used this format (singing dual leads) on most of their songs. The song was created when Hayes called to Porter, who was in the bathroom. Porter supposedly said "Hold on, man. I'm comin'," and Hayes and Porter wrote the song within 10 minutes.<ref name="Soulville Bowman pp 91-92"/> "Hold On, I'm Comin'{{-"}}, when released, received objections from radio stations over the suggestive title. This resulted in a name change by Stewart and quick re-recording and re-release, and nearly all the original U.S. copies of the single bear the title "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'".

The LP ''[[Hold On, I'm Comin' (Sam & Dave album)|Hold On, I'm Comin']]'' (4/66) reached No. 1 for 19 weeks on the R&B album charts in 1966. After Sam & Dave's chart success, Roulette quickly released the album ''Sam & Dave'' in 1966 as well, a collection of the A & B sides of their six Roulette 45s, which did not chart.