Today, Melissa Etheridge premieres her new single “Hold On, I’m Coming” — a cover of the Sam & Dave classic — from her upcoming album MEmphis Rock and Soul. Dropping Oct. 7, the release will feature covers of songs from the legendary (now defunct) Stax Records, as well as original verses Etheridge wrote to add to those songs.
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Of the Sam & Dave cover premiering on Billboard today, Etheridge says, “‘Hold on, I’m Coming’ is probably the first of these Stax songs I remember hearing when I was a kid. That intro and chorus – ‘Hold on! I’m comin’!’ If that doesn’t make your heart and soul soar, as it did when I was a child, I don’t know what will.”
Listen to “Hold On, I’m Coming” and check out the album’s track list below. You can pre-order it here via her PledgeMusic campaign. MEmphis Rock and Soul was tracked at another seminal Memphis spot, Willie Mitchell’s Royal Studios, where Al Green, Solomon Burke, Ann Peebles and more recorded classics. Willie’s son Boo Mitchell produced the album, and the Hodges Brothers back Melissa on the record. She also used Al Green’s legendary #9 mic to record her vocals.
MEmphis Rock and Soul track list:
1. Memphis Train
2. Respect Yourself (People Stand Up)
3. Who’s Making Love
4. Hold On, I’m Coming
5. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
6. Any Other Way
7. I’m A Lover
8. Rock Me Baby
9. I Forgot To Be Your Lover
10. Wait A Minute
11. Born Under A Bad Sign
12. Dreams To Remember
Melissa Etheridge 2016 Tour Dates
8/9 – Interlochen, MI @ Kresge Auditorium *
8/11 – West Allis, WI @ Wisconsin State Fair Park *
8/12 – Springfield, IL @ Grandstand, Ilinois State Fair *
8/14 – Shawnee, OK @ Grand Event Center at Grand Casino Hotel and Resort *
8/15 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sandia Casino Amphitheater *
8/16 – Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Auditorium *
8/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre *
8/19 – Temecula, CA @ Pechanga Resort & Casino *
8/20 – Las Vegas, NV @ Freemont Street Experience
8/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *
8/23 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre *
8/24 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery *
8/26 – Kelowna, BC, Canada @ Mission Hill Family Estate Outdoor Amphitheatre
8/27 – Airway Heights, WA @ Northern Quest Casino & Resort *
8/28 – Snoqualmie, WA @ Snoqualmie Casino
8/30 – Salem, OR @ Oregon State Fair & Expo Center
9/1 – Livermore, CA @ Wente Vineyards
9/2 – Coarsegold, CA @ Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino
9/3 – Rohnert Park, CA @ Green Music Center
10/19 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theater
10/20 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
10/22 – Morristown, NJ @ Mayo Performing Arts Center
10/23 – New York, NY @ Apollo Theater
10/25 – Chicago, IL @ Park West
10/27 – Meridian, MS @ Riley Center for the Performing Arts
10/28 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
10/29 – Marksville, LA @ Paragon Casino Resort
10/31 – Key West, FL @ Melissa Etheridge & Friends “Rock The Boat” Cruise 2016 ^
11/28 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts – Dreyfoos Hall
12/7 – Shippensburg, PA @ Luhrs Performing Arts Center
12/18 – Manhattan, KS @ McCain Auditorium
* with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
^ with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Delta Rae, Crystal Bowersox, and more