Slipping Away (Dave Edmunds song)
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| "Slipping Away" | ||||
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| Single by Dave Edmunds | ||||
| from the album Information | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Call Me Tonight" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
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| Songwriter | Jeff Lynne[3] | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Dave Edmunds singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Slipping Away" on YouTube | ||||
"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" 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]
7" and 12" Vinyl
- "Slipping Away" – 4:20
- "Don't Call Me Tonight" – 2:26
Personnel
- Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
- John David - bass
- Dave Charles - drums
- Richard Tandy - synthesizer