Trying to Hold on to My Woman explained

Trying to Hold on to My Woman
Type:	single
Artist:	Lamont Dozier
Album:	Out Here on My Own
B-Side:	We Don't Want Nobody to Come Between Us
Studio:	ABC, Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Soul
Label:	ABC
Producer:	McKinley Jackson
Prev Title:	Dearest One
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Fish Ain't Bitin'
Next Year:	1974

"Trying to Hold on to My Woman" is a song written by McKinley Jackson and James Reddick and performed by Lamont Dozier.^[1] It reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 15 on the U.S. pop chart in 1974.^[2] It was featured on his 1973 album Out Here on My Own.

The song was arranged by Gene Page and produced by McKinley Jackson.^[3]

The song ranked No. 87 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.^[4]

Other charting versions

• Garland Green released version of the song entitled "Tryin' to Hold On" as a single in 1983 which reached No. 63 on the U.S. R&B chart.

Notes and References

1. Book: Pollock, Bruce . [{{Google Books |GxYiAwAAQBAJ|page=380|plain-url=yes}} Rock Song Index ]. 2nd Revised. 2013. 9781135462963. 380 . Google Books.
2. Web site: Lamont Dozier, "Trying to Hold on to My Woman" Chart Positions. April 8, 2019.
3. Web site: Lamont Dozier, "Trying to Hold on to My Woman" Single Release. April 8, 2019.
4. . Top Pop Singles . Billboard . New York, New York . Billboard Publications, Inc. . December 28, 1974 . April 8, 2019.