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Lana Lane released a version on the 2003 album, Covers Collection.Caustic Resin released a version of the song on the 1998 album, The Medicine Is All Gone.Fish performed a version of the song on his 1993 covers album Songs from the Mirror.Jellyfish covered the song in live performances during their first album tour in 1990.Mother Love Bone also released a cover of this song in 1989 as a non-album single.Uriah Heep also covered the song on their 1989 album Raging Silence.The band has never played the song in its entirety, and instead performs a brief version of its instrumental verse melody to introduce humorous cover songs sung by drummer and band namesake Jon Fishman. Phish has covered "Hold Your Head Up" at least 524 times in live performances between 19.The Party Boys released a cover in 1987 on their only studio album The Party Boys.Steppenwolf covered "Hold Your Head Up" on their 1982 album Wolftracks.Marc Tanner Band covered the song in 1980 on their album, Temptation.The track has remained a staple on AOR-format radio stations for decades after its release. The Hammond B3 solo on the track was cited by Rick Wakeman as the greatest organ solo ever. He called it "a solid, riffy tune whose main attractions are the gruff, almost war-march-style bassline" and praised Rod Argent's keyboard work. Georgiy Starostin thought that it was the best track on " All Together Now", the band's quintessential album.

The song was warmly received by music critics. He'd come down with a case of food poisoning and remembers showing up to the sessions for the song feeling dreadful. Recording was done at Abbey Road Studios, and it proved difficult for Rod Argent. The song was written by Chris White and credited to the songwriting partnership of White and Rod Argent. 1 Background, composition, and recordingīackground, composition, and recording.
