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No Holdin' Back
Studio album by
Randy Travis
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1989
GenreCountry
Length31:52
LabelWarner Records
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
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[5]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Q[4]

No Holdin' Back is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on September 26, 1989 by Warner Records. 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 third single. Also included is a cover of "Singing the Blues", a song originally recorded by Marty Robbins.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mining For Coal"Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset3:08
2."Singing the Blues"Melvin Endsley2:19
3."When Your World Was Turning for Me"Dallas Frazier, A.L. "Doodle" Owens2:40
4."He Walked on Water"Allen Shamblin3:28
5."No Stoppin' Us Now"Randy Travis3:05
6."It's Just a Matter of Time"Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis3:59
7."Card Carryin' Fool"Byron Hill, Tim Bays2:27
8."Somewhere in My Broken Heart"Billy Dean, Richard Leigh3:16
9."Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart"Hugh Prestwood4:06
10."Have a Nice Rest of Your Life"Verlon Thompson, Mark D. Sanders3:24

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ No Holdin' Back at AllMusic
  2. ^ Hurst, Jack (September 28, 1989). "Randy Travis No Holdin' Back (Warner Bros.)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. 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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