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.
Personnel
The following musicians performed on this album:Ace in the Hole Band
- 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
- 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 – editing and mastering location
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Jim Kemp – art direction
- Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
- Mike Rutherford – photography
- Erv Woolsey – management