Help Me Hold On
| "Help Me Hold On" | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Songwriter(s) | Travis Tritt, Pat Terry |
| Producer(s) | Gregg Brown |
| Travis Tritt singles chronology | |
"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 ]"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 ]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 ]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 ]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 ]| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM )[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard )[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit ]| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM )[5] | 5 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard )[6] | 8 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 16, 2018). "The Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: October 16, 2018". RoughStock. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ Country Club (cassette liner). Travis Tritt. Warner Bros. Records. 1989. 4-26094.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1241." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. May 19, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Travis Tritt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM . December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
