(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String (You've Got Me) Dangling on a String "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" is a 1970 soul music song by the Chairmen of the Board. The single reached #38 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, #19 on the US "Billboard" R&B chart, and #5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Ronald Dunbar and Edythe Wayne. The group performed "Dangling on a String" on American Bandstand on May 16, 1970. The song was covered by Donny Osmond, and released as a single from the January 1977 album "Donald Clark Osmond", "bubbling under" the "Billboard" Hot 100
Something's Got a Hold on Me In 1992, the song was a part of her greatest hits album, "My Greatest Songs". "Something's Got a Hold on Me" is an R&B track with elements of soul, blues, and gospel. The song lasts for a duration of (two minutes and 48 seconds). According to the sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing, "Something's Got a Hold on Me" was composed in the key of G minor and set as the moderate tempo of 72 beats per minute with a "strong beat". James' vocals in the song span on nearly one and a half octaves, from the low-note of