No Holdin' Back

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No Holdin' Back
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Studio album by
Randy Travis
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1989
GenreCountry
Length31:52
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerKyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
An Old Time Christmas
(1989) 		No Holdin' Back
(1989) 		Heroes & Friends
(1990)
Singles from No Holdin' Back
  1. "It's Just a Matter of Time"
    Released: September 11, 1989
  2. "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart"
    Released: January 22, 1990
  3. "He Walked on Water"
    Released: April 30, 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars [1]
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars [2]
Los Angeles Times2.5/5 stars [3]
Q4/5 stars [4]
Robert ChristgauB+ [5]

No Holdin' Back is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released on September 26, 1989, by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Three singles were released from it, all of which charted on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Number One hits "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart", as well as the #2 hit "He Walked on Water". "It's Just a Matter of Time" was previously a Number One hit for Brook Benton in 1959 on the R&B charts, and for Sonny James in 1970 on the country charts. Glen Campbell also had a #7-peaking rendition of the song in 1986.

The track "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" was co-written by Billy Dean, who would later cut it for his 1990 album Young Man and release it as that album's second single. Also included is a cover of "Singing the Blues", a song originally recorded by Marty Robbins.

Track listing[]

  1. "Mining For Coal" (Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset) - 3:08
  2. "Singing the Blues" (Melvin Endsley) - 2:19
  3. "When Your World Was Turning for Me" (Dallas Frazier, A. L. "Doodle" Owens) - 2:40
  4. "He Walked on Water" (Allen Shamblin) - 3:28
  5. "No Stoppin' Us Now" (Randy Travis) - 3:05
  6. "It's Just a Matter of Time" (Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis) - 3:59
  7. "Card Carryin' Fool" (Byron Hill, Tim Bays) - 2:27
  8. "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" (Billy Dean, Richard Leigh) - 3:16
  9. "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" (Hugh Prestwood) - 4:06
  10. "Have a Nice Rest of Your Life" (Verlon Thompson, Mark D. Sanders) - 3:24

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ No Holdin' Back at AllMusic
  2. ^ Hurst, Jack (September 28, 1989). "Randy Travis No Holdin' Back (Warner Bros.)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Hilburn, Robert (September 24, 1989). "RANDY TRAVIS "No Holdin' Back" Warner Bros". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rnady Travis - No Holdin' Back CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Randy Travis". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Randy Travis – No Holdin' Back". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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