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Help Me Hold On
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Wikipedia article
"'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
"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
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.
Music video
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
The following musicians play on this track:
*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
Year-end charts
References
Category:1990 singles
Category:Travis Tritt songs
Category:Songs written by Travis Tritt
Category:Warner Records Nashville singles
Category:1990 songs
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