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 (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