Help Me Hold On
| "Help Me Hold On" | ||||
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| File:Travis Tritt - Help Me Hold On.jpg | ||||
| Single by Travis Tritt | ||||
| from the album Country Club | ||||
| B-side | "All I'll Ever Be" | |||
| Released | February 8, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville 19918 | |||
| Songwriters | Travis Tritt, Pat Terry | |||
| Producer | Gregg Brown | |||
| Travis Tritt singles chronology | ||||
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"Help Me Hold On" is a song by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in February 1990 as the second single from his debut album Country Club. It reached number 1 in both the United States and Canada, thus becoming Travis Tritt's first number-one hit. The song was written by Tritt and Pat Terry.
Content
[edit | edit source]"Help Me Hold On" is a ballad telling of a failing relationship. In it, the male narrator asks his significant other not to abandon him, by confessing his mistakes.
Commercial performance
[edit | edit source]The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It has also sold 167,000 digital copies since it became available for download.[1]
Music video
[edit | edit source]The music video was directed by Greg Crutcher. It begins and ends with an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show playing on the television set.
Personnel
[edit | edit source]The following musicians play on this track:[2]
- Gregg Brown – acoustic guitar
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar solo
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Dana McVicker – background vocals
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Michael Rojas – piano
- Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica
- Steve Turner – drums, percussion
- Kent Wells – electric guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
Chart positions
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 5 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
References
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- ^ "Travis Tritt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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