Trying to Hold on to My Woman

{{Infobox song

| name = Trying to Hold on to My Woman

| type = single

| artist = Lamont Dozier

| album = Out Here on My Own

| B-side = We Don't Want Nobody to Come Between Us

| released = {{Start date|1973|11}}

| recorded =

| studio = ABC, Los Angeles, California

| genre = Soul

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=24}}

| label = ABC

| writer = McKinley Jackson, James Reddick

| producer = McKinley Jackson

| prev_title = Dearest One

| prev_year = 1962

| next_title = Fish Ain't Bitin'

| next_year = 1974

}}

"Trying to Hold on to My Woman" is a song written by McKinley Jackson and James Reddick and performed by Lamont Dozier.{{cite book|first= Bruce |last=Pollock |title=Rock Song Index |edition=2nd Revised|url={{Google Books |GxYiAwAAQBAJ|page=380|plain-url=yes}}|date=2013|isbn=9781135462963|page=380 |via=Google Books}} It reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 15 on the U.S. pop chart in 1974.{{cite web|title=Lamont Dozier, "Trying to Hold on to My Woman" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Trying+to+Hold+On+to+My+Woman+by+Lamont+Dozier&id=24997|accessdate=April 8, 2019}} It was featured on his 1973 album Out Here on My Own.

The song was arranged by Gene Page and produced by McKinley Jackson.{{cite web|title=Lamont Dozier, "Trying to Hold on to My Woman" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/abc11407us|accessdate=April 8, 2019}}

The song ranked No. 87 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.{{cite magazine |author= |title=Top Pop Singles |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-12-28-OCR-Page-0036.pdf |magazine=Billboard |location=New York, New York |publisher=Billboard Publications, Inc. |date=December 28, 1974 |accessdate=April 8, 2019}}