Slippin' Away (Jean Shepard song)

"Slippin' Away" is a country music song written by singer-songwriter Bill Anderson, and made famous in 1973 by Jean Shepard.[1]

"Slippin' Away"
Single by Jean Shepard
from the album Slippin' Away
B-side"Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep"
ReleasedMay 1973
Recordedc. March 1973
GenreCountry
Length2:43
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Bill Anderson
Producer(s)Larry Butler
Jean Shepard singles chronology
"Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine"
(1972)		 "Slippin' Away"
(1973)		 "Come On Phone"
(1973)

Her first single since signing with United Artists records in 1973, "Slippin' Away" peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart late that summer. A mid-tempoed song in the Bakersfield tradition, it became Shepard's biggest hit in a decade (since 1964's "Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)" — and also her last top 10 hit.

"Slippin' Away" marked at least the second time Shepard had a top 10 on the chart hit with an Anderson-penned tune; she had hit No. 8 on the Hot Country Singles chart in early 1970 with "Then He Touched Me." Shepard went on to enjoy success with one other Anderson-written song: 1975's "The Tips of My Fingers."

Chart performance
Chart (1973) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 81
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
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References
  1. "Jean Shepard (1933 - 2016) - CMA World". 2016-09-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-29.


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