Help Me Hold On

"Help Me Hold On" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in February 1990 as the second single from his debut album Country Club. It reached number 1 in both the United States and Canada, thus becoming Travis Tritt's first number-one hit. The song was written by Tritt and Pat Terry.

Content

"Help Me Hold On" is a ballad telling of a failing relationship. In it, the male narrator asks his significant other not to abandon him, by confessing his mistakes.

Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Crutcher. It begins and ends with an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show playing on a television set.

Personnel

The following musicians play on this track:^[1]

Gregg Brown – acoustic guitar
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar solo
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Dana McVicker – background vocals
Mark O'Connor – fiddle
Michael Rojas – piano
Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica
Steve Turner – drums, percussion
Kent Wells – electric guitar
Reggie Young – electric guitar

Chart positions

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	5
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	8

References

↑ Country Club (cassette liner). Travis Tritt. Warner Bros. Records. 1989. 4-26094.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1241." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 19, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Travis Tritt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Travis Tritt.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

Preceded by "Love on Arrival" by Dan Seals	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single May 12, 1990	Succeeded by "Walkin' Away" by Clint Black
Preceded by "Here in the Real World" by Alan Jackson	RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 19–26, 1990	Succeeded by "Walkin' Away" by Clint Black

Travis Tritt singles

Country Club	"Country Club" "Help Me Hold On" "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" "Put Some Drive in Your Country" "Drift Off to Dream"

It's All About to Change	"Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" "Anymore" "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" (With Marty Stuart) "Nothing Short of Dying"

T-R-O-U-B-L-E	"Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" "Can I Trust You with My Heart" "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" "Looking Out for Number One" "Worth Every Mile"

Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof	"Foolish Pride" "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof" "Between an Old Memory and Me" "Tell Me I Was Dreaming"

Greatest Hits: From the Beginning	"Sometimes She Forgets" "Only You (And You Alone)"

The Restless Kind	"More Than You'll Ever Know" "Where Corn Don't Grow" "She's Going Home with Me" "Helping Me Get Over You" (With Lari White) "Still in Love with You"

No More Looking over My Shoulder	"If I Lost You" "No More Looking Over My Shoulder" "Start the Car"

Down the Road I Go	"Best of Intentions" "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" "Love of a Woman" "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde"

Strong Enough	"Strong Enough to Be Your Man" "Country Ain't Country"

My Honky Tonk History	"The Girl's Gone Wild" "What Say You" (with John Mellencamp) "I See Me"

The Storm	"You Never Take Me Dancing" "Something Stronger Than Me"

The Calm After...	"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" (With Tyler Reese)

Other songs	"This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" (with Marty Stuart) "Take It Easy" "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" (With Mark O'Connor, Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash, and Marty Stuart) "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" (With Marty Stuart) "Hope" "Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)" (With Bill Engvall) "Same Old Train" "Out of Control Raging Fire" (with Patty Loveless) "Southern Boy" (with Charlie Daniels) "Bible Belt" (with Little Feat) "Move It On Over" "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean"

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