"Holdin' a Good Hand" is a song written by

Rob Crosby Rob Crosby (born Robert Crosby Hoar; April 25, 1954) is an American country music artist. Between 1990 and 1996, Rob charted eight singles on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. He has also recorded six studio albums, wi ...

and Johnny Few, and recorded by American

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artist

Lee Greenwood Melvin Lee Greenwood (born October 27, 1942) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He also plays the saxophone. Active since 1962, he has released more than 20 major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the ''Billboa ...

. It was released in June 1990 as the first single and title track from the album '' Holdin' a Good Hand''. The song reached number 2 on the ''

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

chart.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1990 singles Lee Greenwood songs Songs written by Rob Crosby Capitol Records Nashville singles Song recordings produced by Jerry Crutchfield 1990 songs {{1990-country-song-stub