Slipping Away (Dave Edmunds song)

"Slipping Away" is a Top 40 pop song performed by Welsh singer/guitarist Dave Edmunds. The song was written and produced by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame and was included on Edmunds' 1983 album Information.[4] "Slipping Away" was released as a single and became Edmunds' second and final Top 40 single in the US, following 1970's "I Hear You Knocking".[1]

"Slipping Away"
Single by Dave Edmunds
from the album Information
B-side"Don't Call Me Tonight"
Released1983
GenrePop rock
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne[3]
Producer(s)Jeff Lynne
Dave Edmunds singles chronology
"Run Rudolph Run"
(1982)		 "Slipping Away"
(1983)		 "Information"
(1983)
Music video
"Slipping Away" on YouTube

"Slipping Away" reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 7 on the Mainstream Rock Chart,[5] and number 60 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song has since appeared on several 1980s music compilations.[3] The song's music video was directed by Peter Sinclair.[6]

Track listing

7" and 12" Vinyl

  1. "Slipping Away" – 4:20
  2. "Don't Call Me Tonight" – 2:26

Personnel

Chart history
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 60
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 39
US CashBox Top 100[11] 32
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] 7

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 201. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  2. "DAVE EDMUNDS - Artist - Official Charts". Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  3. "Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away". allmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dave Edmunds - Information (album review)". allmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  5. "Dave Edmunds – Awards". allmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  6. "Dave Edmunds Slipping away". mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. "Dave Edmunds – Slipping Away" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  8. "Dave Edmunds – Slipping Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  10. "Dave Edmunds Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  11. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 30, 1983". CashBox. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  12. "Dave Edmunds Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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