Trying to Hold on to My Woman

"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.^[1]

"Trying to Hold on to My Woman"
Single by Lamont Dozier
from the album Out Here on My Own
B-side	"We Don't Want Nobody to Come Between Us"
Released	November 1973 (1973-11)
Studio	ABC, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Soul
Length	4:24
Label	ABC
Songwriter(s)	McKinley Jackson, James Reddick
Producer(s)	McKinley Jackson
Lamont Dozier singles chronology
"Dearest One" (1962) "Trying to Hold on to My Woman" (1973) "Fish Ain't Bitin'" (1974)

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]

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]	43
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7]	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.