Holding My Own

Holding My Own
Studio album by George Strait
Released	April 21, 1992
Recorded	1992
Studio	Emerald Studio
Genre	Country
Length	30:14
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen George Strait
George Strait chronology
Ten Strait Hits (1991)Ten Strait Hits1991 Holding My Own (1992) Pure Country (1992)Pure Country1992

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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

Jimmy Bowen – producer

• Bob Bullock – recording
• Steve Tillisch – mixing

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