''Can't Hold Back'' is the seventh

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band Pure Prairie League, released by RCA Records. It was the first album to feature future country music star Vince Gill, who had auditioned to replace one of the Goshorn brothers. Gill jammed with the band and they offered him the position of vocalist and guitar immediately. They were not unfamiliar with Gill as, according to band member Michael Reilly, “We had seen him play in 1976 when the band he was playing with opened up for us in Oklahoma City”, remarks Reilly. “We offered him the gig then, but he said, 'Oh no, I’m playing bluegrass'”. Two years later he came to Los Angeles with Byron Berline and Sundance, and after we jammed again for a few hours, we offered him the job on the spot and he accepted”. Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007 after decades as an award winning (21 Grammys) solo act. Gill remained with Pure Prairie League for three albums.

Track listing

#"Can't Hold Back" (Vince Gill) - 2:44 #"I Can't Believe" (Gill) - 4:37 #"Rude Rude Awakening" (Bruce Miller) - 3:52 #"White Line" ( Willie P. Bennett) - 4:25 #"Misery Train" (Gill) - 4:30 #"Restless Woman" (Steve Patrick Bolen, Michael Reilly) - 3:48 #"I'm Goin' Away" (Gill) - 3:03 #"Jerene" (Gill) - 0:58 #"Livin' It Alone" (Bolen) - 3:11 #"Fool Fool" ( Max D. Barnes, Jerry McBee, Troy Seals) - 4:00 #"Goodbye So Long" (Bolen, Reilly) - 3:00

Personnel

*Steve Patrick Bolen - acoustic and electric guitar, vocals *Michael Connor -

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* Vince Gill - acoustic and electric guitar,

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, violin, vocals *Michael Reilly -

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, vocals *Billy Hinds -

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Additional personnel

* Jimmie Haskell - conductor *Mike Lewis - conductor *Tom Roady - percussion * David Sanborn -

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Production

*Producers: Howard Albert, Ron Albert *Engineers: Pure Prairie League, Don Gehman *Assistant engineer: Kevin Ryan *Mixing: Don Gehman *String arrangements: Jimmie Haskell, Mike Lewis *Horn arrangements: Mike Lewis *Artwork: Shusei Nagaoka *Photography: Nick Sangiamo *Art Direction & Design: Tim Bryant

Charts

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(United States)

References

{{Authority control Pure Prairie League albums 1979 albums Albums with cover art by Shusei Nagaoka Albums conducted by Jimmie Haskell Albums arranged by Jimmie Haskell