Holding My Own
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Holding My Own is a 1992 album by 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. "Trains Make Me Lonesome" was previously recorded by the trio Schuyler, Knobloch, & Overstreet on their self-titled debut album, and also by Marty Haggard; his version reached #57 on the Billboard
country chart.
for Lynwood Productions and George Strait for George Strait Productions. Recorded at Emerald Studio using Mitsubishi X-850 32 track digital. Recorded by Bob Bullock. Mixed by Steve Tillisch at Masterfonics and Sound Stage.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer George Strait
George Strait
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
. 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. "Trains Make Me Lonesome" was previously recorded by the trio Schuyler, Knobloch, & Overstreet on their self-titled debut album, and also by Marty Haggard; his version reached #57 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
country chart.
Track listing
- "You're Right, I'm Wrong" (Marty StuartMarty StuartJohn Martin "Marty" Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music...
, Wayne Perry) - 2:34 - "Holding My Own" (Dean DillonDean DillonDean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...
, Pamela Belford) - 3:20 - "Gone as a Girl Can GetGone as a Girl Can Get"Gone as a Girl Can Get" is the title of a song written by Jerry Max Lane and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in April 1992 as the first single from his album Holding My Own, it reached a peak of #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in...
" (Jerry Max Lane) - 3:15 - "So Much Like My DadSo Much Like My Dad"So Much Like My Dad" is the title of a song written by Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1992 as the second single from his album Holding My Own...
" (Chips MomanChips MomanLincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman is an American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter. As a record producer, Moman is known for recording Elvis Presley, Bobby Womack, Carla Thomas, and Merrilee Rush, as well as guiding the career of the Box Tops in Memphis, Tennessee during the 1960s...
, Bobby Emmons) - 3:26 - "Trains Make Me Lonesome" (Paul OverstreetPaul OverstreetPaul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
, Thom SchuylerThom SchuylerThom Schuyler is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for Lacy J. Dalton, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny Rogers, and "Long Line of Love" for Michael Martin Murphey.In 1983, Schuyler signed to Capitol Records and...
) - 3:46 - "All of Me (Loves All of You)" (Kim Williams, L. David Lewis, Monty HolmesMonty HolmesMonty Holmes is an American country music singer-songwriter. Holmes signed to Bang II Records and released his debut album, All I Ever Wanted, in 1998. His highest charting single, "Why'd You Start Lookin' So Good," peaked at number 43 in 1998...
) - 2:44 - "Wonderland of Love" (Curtis Wayne) - 2:58
- "Faults and All" (Carl PerkinsCarl PerkinsCarl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
) - 2:41 - "It's Alright with Me" (Jackson Leap) - 2:50
- "Here We Go AgainHere We Go Again (Ray Charles song)"Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first became notable as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles from his 1967 album Ray Charles Invites You to Listen. Its most notable cover version is the rhythm and blues music duet by Charles and Norah...
" (Russel Steagall, Don Lanier) - 2:53
Ace in the Hole Band (Tracks 3 and 9)
- David Anthony - acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Mike Daily - steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Gene Elders - fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- Benny MacArthur - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Terry Hale - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ronnie Huckaby - piano
- Mike Kennedy - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Rick McRae - electric guitar
All other tracks
- Joe Chemay - bass guitar
- Floyd DominoFloyd DominoFloyd Domino is an American musician known for his work in the genre of Western Swing.Born a native of California, Domino was introduced to Western Swing by way of the musicians who had migrated from Texas and Oklahoma in the 1930s and 1940s....
- piano - Buddy EmmonsBuddy EmmonsBuddy Emmons , is an American guitarist.Emmons has been called "The World's Foremost Steel Guitarist" and his talent is greatly admired by fellow steel guitarists...
- steel guitar - Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar
- Johnny GimbleJohnny GimbleJohn Paul Gimble , better known as Johnny Gimble, is an American country musician associated with Western swing. He is an award-winning fiddle player and considered one of the most impressive fiddlers in the genre's history....
- fiddle - Jim HornJim HornJim Horn is an American saxophonist and woodwind player. He was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for five years, playing sax and flute on the road, and in the recording studio...
- saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, alto fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... - Larrie LondinLarrie LondinRalph Gallant, better known by his stage name Larrie Londin , was an American drummer and session musician. Londin played with a wide range of artists including Journey and Steve Perry....
- drums - Liana Manis - background vocals
- Curtis Young - background vocals
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
Technical Personnel
Produced by Jimmy BowenJimmy Bowen
Jimmy Bowen is an American record producer and former pop music performer.Bowen was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He began as a teenage recording star in 1957 with "I'm Stickin' With You," originally the flip side of the hit record "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox, but ultimately a Top 20 recording...
for Lynwood Productions and George Strait for George Strait Productions. Recorded at Emerald Studio using Mitsubishi X-850 32 track digital. Recorded by Bob Bullock. Mixed by Steve Tillisch at Masterfonics and Sound Stage.
Chart performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 33 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 17 |