Hold Back My Heart

Hold Back My Heart is the third studio album by 2008 American Idol contestant Michael Johns. It sold a total of 20,000 copies.^[2]

Hold Back My Heart
Studio album by Michael Johns
Released	June 23, 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop rock Soul
Length	43:33
Label	Downtown Records (distributed)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Heart on My Sleeve"(James Morrison) -3:41
2. "To Love Somebody" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) -3:16
3. "Feeling Alright" -2:58
4. "Little Bear" -2:58
5. "Fools Gold" -5:52
6. "Mountains" -3:49
7. "Fire" -2:35
8. "Hold Back My Heart" -4:48
9. "This Is Goodbye" -4:55
10. "It's Too Late" -3:41
11. "Heart Is Weak" -4:10 (Diane Warren)
12. "Turn To You" -3:30

Personnel

• Michael Johns- lead vocals
• Dave Cobb- bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Sharlotte Gibson- background vocals
• Dorian Holley- background vocals
• Fred Mandel- keyboards
• Chris Powell- drums
• Alex Smith- background vocals
• Texicali Horns- horns
• Julia Waters- background vocals
• Maxine Williard Waters- background vocals

References

1. Leahey, Andrew. "Hold Back My Heart - Michael Johns". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
2. "The best-selling Idol albums from 2009". USA Today. 15 January 2010.