(If You Wanna Hold on) Hold on to Your Man

(If You Wanna Hold on) Hold on to Your Man single Diana Trask Lean It All on Me "Loneliness (Can Break A Good Girl Down)" 1974 08 CountryBillboard's Top Single Picks Billboard August 3, 1974 54 https://books.google.com/books?id=QQkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=diana+trask+if+you+wanna+hold+on+hold+on+to+your+man&pg=RA1-PA54 1 November 2024 soul 2:13 Dot Diana Trask Tom Ewen Norro Wilson Lean It All on Me 1974 Oh Boy 1974 "(If You Wanna Hold on) Hold on to Your Man" is a song originally recorded by Australian singer Diana Trask. It was also co-written by Trask and her husband Tom Ewen. Released as a single, it reached the top 40 on the US country songs chart in 1974. It was one of ten US top 40 country singles for Trask and was issued on her album titled Lean It All on Me. Background, recording and content Although she was originally a pop singer in the early sixties, Diana Trask transitioned into a country singer in the late sixties. Although her first country singles were issued in 1968, it was not until 1973 that she reached the top 20 regularly.Brennan Sandra Diana Trask Biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/diana-trask-mn0000820857 AllMusic 13 October 2024 Among her chart records from this period was "(If You Wanna Hold on) Hold on to Your Man". The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 350 The song was produced by Norro WilsonTrask Diana "(If You Wanna Hold on) Hold on to Your Man"/"Loneliness (Can Break a Good Girl Down)" (7" vinyl single) Dot Records August 1974 DOA-17520 and co-written by Trask and her husband Tom Ewen. Release, critical reception and chart performance "(If You Wanna Hold on) Hold on to Your Man" was issued as a single by Dot Records in August 1974. It was distributed as a seven-inch vinyl record with the B-side "Loneliness (Can Break A Good Girl Down)". It was reviewed positively by Billboard magazine who called it "a turn-on" and "really strong". The song spent two weeks on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, rising to the number 32 position on October 5, 1974. It was one of ten top 40 singles for Trask on the US country chart and among her final as well. It was the second single spawned from her 1974 album Lean It All on Me. Track listings 7" vinyl single "(If You Wanna Hold on) Hold on to Your Man" – 2:13 "Loneliness (Can Break A Good Girl Down)" – 2:31 Charts + Weekly chart performance for "(If You Wanna Hold on) Hold on to Your Man" Chart (1974) PeakpositionBillboardcountrysongs 32 Diana Trask true November 1, 2024 References Category:1974 singles Category:Dot Records singles Category:Diana Trask songs Category:Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson Category:Songs written by Diana Trask