Holding Her and Loving You
"Holding Her and Loving You" is a song written by Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in August 1983 as the second single from the album Don't Make It Easy for Me. The song was Conley's fourth number one country single.
| "Holding Her and Loving You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Earl Thomas Conley | ||||
| from the album Don't Make It Easy for Me | ||||
| B-side | "Home So Fine" | |||
| Released | August 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Walt Aldridge Tom Brasfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Nelson Larkin, Earl Thomas Conley | |||
| Earl Thomas Conley singles chronology | ||||
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Commercial performance
The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1] Since it became available for download, the song has sold 156,000 copies as of April 2019.[2]
Music video
A music video for the song was released and has been seen on GAC.
Covers
In 1998, Clay Walker charted a live recording of this song, reaching number 68 on the same chart.
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 88.
- Bjorke, Matt (April 15, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: April 15, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "Earl Thomas Conley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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