Holdin' Heaven Explained

Holdin' Heaven
Cover:Tracy Byrd - Holdin Heaven.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:Tracy Byrd
Album:Tracy Byrd
B-Side:"Edge of a Memory"[1]
Released:May 18, 1993[2]
Recorded:1992
Genre:Country
Length:2:31
Label:MCA
Producer:Tony Brown
Prev Title:Someone to Give My Love To
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Why Don't That Telephone Ring
Next Year:1993

"Holdin' Heaven" is a song written by Bill Kenner and Thom McHugh, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, giving Byrd his first Number One single. It was released in May 1993 as the third single from his self-titled debut album.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song by calling it "a brassy, hard-driving rhythm and a tale of monumentally lucking out."[3]

Music video

The music video takes place at a Wild West Rodeo. It was directed by Gerry Wenner.

Chart performance

This song debuted at number 72 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated June 19, 1993. It climbed to Number One in September 1993, holding the top spot for one week. In addition, this was Byrd's first Billboard Number One, and his only Number One single until mid-2002, when he topped the charts again with "Ten Rounds with José Cuervo".[1]

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 66
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 16

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 73. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: CMT.com : Tracy Byrd : Holdin' Heaven . 2012-10-10 . 2008-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515224445/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/byrd_tracy/611324/album.jhtml . dead .
  3. Billboard, June 12, 1993
  4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993. RPM. December 18, 1993. August 5, 2013.
  5. Best of 1993: Country Songs . . . 1993. August 5, 2013.