Holdin' Heaven

"Holdin' Heaven"
Single by Tracy Byrd
from the album Tracy Byrd
B-side "Edge of a Memory"[1]
Released May 18, 1993[2]
Format CD Single
Recorded 1992
Genre Country
Length 2:31
Label MCA
Writer(s) Bill Kenner
Thom McHugh
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Tracy Byrd singles chronology
"Someone To Give My Love To"
(1993)
"Holdin' Heaven"
(1993)
"Why Don't That Telephone Ring"
(1993)

"Holdin' Heaven" is a song written by Bill Kenner and Thom McHugh, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd that reached the top of the Billboard, giving Byrd his first Number One single. It was released in May 1993 as the third single from his self-titled debut album.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song by calling it "a brassy, hard-driving rhythm and a tale of monumentally lucking out."[3]

Music video

The music video takes place at a Wild West Rodeo. It was directed by Gerry Wenner.

Chart performance

This song debuted at number 72 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated June 19, 1993. It climbed to Number One in September 1993, holding the top spot for one week. In addition, this was Tracy's first Billboard Number One, and his only Number One single until mid-2002, when he topped the charts again with "Ten Rounds with José Cuervo".[1]

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 66
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 16
Preceded by
"Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"
by Garth Brooks
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single

September 25, 1993
Succeeded by
"Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"
by Garth Brooks

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 73. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/byrd_tracy/611324/album.jhtml
  3. Billboard, June 12, 1993
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2268." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 16, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. "Tracy Byrd – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Tracy Byrd.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  7. "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

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