"Trying to Hold on to My Woman" is a song written by McKinley Jackson and James Reddick and performed by

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. It reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 15 on the U.S. pop chart in 1974. It was featured on his 1973 album ''Out Here on My Own''. The song was arranged by

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and produced by McKinley Jackson. The song ranked No. 87 on ''

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'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.

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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.

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