Holding My Own

Holding My Own is the twelfth studio album by American 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, but it became his first album since 1981's Strait Country not to produce a number one hit. "Trains Make Me Lonesome" was previously recorded by the trio Schuyler, Knobloch, & Overstreet on their 1986 self-titled debut album, and then in 1988 by Marty Haggard.

Track listing

Personnel

The following musicians performed on this album:

Ace in the Hole Band (Tracks 3 and 9)

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

All other tracks

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

Production

• Jimmy Bowen – producer
• George Strait – producer
• Bob Bullock – recording, overdub recording
• Tim Kish – overdub recording
• Steve Tillisch – mixing
• Jeff Coppage – second engineer
• Russ Martin – second engineer
• Craig White – second engineer
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Jim Kemp – art direction
• Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
• Mike Rutherford – photography
• Erv Woolsey – management

Chart positions

Certifications

References