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Slipping Away (Dave Edmunds song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Slipping Away
| cover = Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dave Edmunds
| album = Information
| B-side = Don't Call Me Tonight
| released = 1983
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 4:20
| label =
* Arista (UK)
* Columbia Records (US)
| writer = Jeff Lynne
| producer = Jeff Lynne
| prev_title = Run Rudolph Run
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Information
| next_year = 1983
| misc =
}}
"'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'. "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".
"Slipping Away" reached number 39 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, number 7 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, and number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has since appeared on several 1980s music compilations. The song's music video was directed by Peter Sinclair.
Track listing
'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
Chart history
See also
*List of songs produced by Jeff Lynne
References
Category:1983 singles
Category:Dave Edmunds songs
Category:Songs written by Jeff Lynne
Category:Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne
Category:1983 songs
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
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