''Holding My Own'' is the twelfth studio album by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
singer
George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer.
Strait has sold over 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He holds ...
. 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:
(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
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* Terry Hale – bass
* Mike Kennedy – drums
* Gene Elders –
fiddle
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All other tracks
* George Strait – lead vocals
*
Floyd Domino
Floyd Domino is an American musician known for his work in the genre of Western swing.
Biography
Born a native of California, Domino was introduced to Western swing by way of the musicians who had migrated from Texas and Oklahoma in the 1930 ...
– acoustic piano
* Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars
*
Reggie Young – electric guitars
*
Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
*
Joe Chemay
Joseph Chemay is an American bassist and backing vocalist, known for his recording session work.
Biography
Chemay started out working as a session and touring support musician in Los Angeles, but moved to Nashville in 1989.
Chemay has worked ...
– bass
*
Larrie Londin – drums
*
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
*
Jim Horn –
saxophone
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,
alto flute
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* 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
References
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1992 albums
George Strait albums
MCA Records albums
Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen