Holding My Own
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| Released | April 21, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | September - October 1991 | |||
| Studio | Emerald Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country | |||
| Length | 30:14 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer |
Jimmy Bowen George Strait |
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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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're Right, I'm Wrong" | Marty Stuart, Wayne Perry | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Holding My Own" | Dean Dillon, Pam Belford | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Gone as a Girl Can Get" | Jerry Max Lane | 3:15 |
| 4. | "So Much Like My Dad" | Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Trains Make Me Lonesome" | Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler | 3:46 |
| 6. | "All of Me (Loves All of You)" | Kim Williams, L. David Lewis, Monty Holmes | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Wonderland of Love" | Curtis Wayne | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Faults and All" | Carl Perkins | 2:41 |
| 9. | "It's Alright with Me" | Jackson Leap | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Here We Go Again" | Don Lanier, Red Steagall | 2:53 |
Personnel
The following musicians performed on this album:
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
- George Strait – lead vocals
- Floyd Domino – acoustic piano
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars
- Reggie Young – electric guitars
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
- Joe Chemay – bass
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Jim Horn – saxophone, alto flute
- Liana Manis – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production
- 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
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 33 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 17 |