Holding My Own

Holding My Own
Studio album by George Strait
Released	April 21, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Country
Length	30:14
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen George Strait
George Strait chronology
Ten Strait Hits (1991) Holding My Own (1992) Pure Country (1992)

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Holding My Own is the twelfth studio album by Texan 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 before that by Marty Haggard.

Track listing

1. "You're Right, I'm Wrong" (Marty Stuart, Wayne Perry) - 2:34
2. "Holding My Own" (Dean Dillon, Pamela 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:^[1]

Ace in the Hole Band (Tracks 3 and 9)

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

All other tracks

• Joe Chemay - bass guitar
• Floyd Domino - piano
• Buddy Emmons - steel guitar
• Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar
• Johnny Gimble - fiddle
• Jim Horn - saxophone, alto flute
• Larrie Londin - drums
• Liana Manis - background vocals
• George Strait - lead vocals
• Curtis Young - background vocals
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

Technical personnel

Produced by Jimmy Bowen 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

References

1. Holding My Own (booklet). George Strait. Universal City, CA: MCA Records. 1992. pp. 3–4. MCAD 10532.