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Holding My Own

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Holding My Own
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 1992
RecordedSeptember – October 1991
StudioEmerald Studio, Nashville, TN
GenreNeotraditional country[1][2]
Length30:14
LabelMCA
ProducerJimmy Bowen
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Ten Strait Hits
(1991)
Holding My Own
(1992)
Pure Country
(1992)
Singles from Holding My Own
  1. "Gone as a Girl Can Get"
    Released: April 6, 1992
  2. "So Much Like My Dad"
    Released: June 29, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Chicago Tribune [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA− link

Holding My Own is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Records and features the singles "Gone as a Girl Can Get" and "So Much Like My Dad", both of which charted in the Top 5 on the country charts, but it became his first album since 1981's Strait Country not to produce a number one hit. "Trains Make Me Lonesome" was previously recorded by the trio Schuyler, Knobloch, & Overstreet on their 1986 self-titled debut album, and then in 1988 by Marty Haggard.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're Right, I'm Wrong"Marty Stuart, Wayne Perry2:34
2."Holding My Own"Dean Dillon, Pam Belford3:20
3."Gone as a Girl Can Get"Jerry Max Lane3:15
4."So Much Like My Dad"Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons3:26
5."Trains Make Me Lonesome"Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler3:46
6."All of Me (Loves All of You)"Kim Williams, L. David Lewis, Monty Holmes2:44
7."Wonderland of Love"Curtis Wayne2:58
8."Faults and All"Carl Perkins2:41
9."It's Alright with Me"Jackson Leap2:50
10."Here We Go Again"Don Lanier, Red Steagall2:53

Personnel

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The following musicians performed on this album:[3]

Ace in the Hole Band (Tracks 3 and 9)

  • George Strait – vocals
  • Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano
  • David Anthony – acoustic guitars
  • Benny MacArthur – electric guitars
  • Rick McRae – electric guitars
  • Mike Daily – steel guitar
  • Terry Hale – bass
  • Mike Kennedy – drums
  • Gene Elders – fiddle

All other tracks

Production

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  • Jimmy Bowen – producer
  • George Strait – producer
  • Bob Bullock – recording, overdub recording
  • Tim Kish – overdub recording
  • Steve Tillisch – mixing
  • Jeff Coppage – second engineer
  • Russ Martin – second engineer
  • Craig White – second engineer
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Jim Kemp – art direction
  • Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
  • Mike Rutherford – photography
  • Erv Woolsey – management

Chart positions

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 33
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 5
Canadian RPM Country Albums 17

References

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  1. ^ a b "George StraitHolding My Own (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)With more". 21 May 1992. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
  2. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r123551
  3. ^ Holding My Own (booklet). George Strait. Universal City, CA: MCA Records. 1992. pp. 3–4. MCAD 10532.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2021.