"Slipping Away" | ||||
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Single by Max Merritt and The Meteors | ||||
from the album A Little Easier | ||||
B-side | "I Keep Forgettin'" | |||
Released | September 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | Arista Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Max Merritt | |||
Producer(s) | Del Newman | |||
Max Merritt and The Meteors singles chronology | ||||
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"Slipping Away" is a song by Max Merritt. It was released as a single in 1975 by his then UK-based New Zealand group, Max Merritt and The Meteors. The second single from their album A Little Easier, it gave Max Merritt the biggest hit of his career in Oceania, peaking at #2 in Australia and #5 in New Zealand. “That song struck a chord with a lot of people," Max said, "and I’m very proud of it. It has been very good to me." [1]
In July 2008, Merritt was inducted by Glenn A. Baker into the ARIA Hall of Fame. He was joined on-stage by Kasey Chambers and Bill Chambers to perform "Slipping Away". [2]
Side A: "Slipping Away" (Written by Max Merritt) - 5:28
Side B: " I Keep Forgettin' " (Written by Leiber-Stoller) - 3:05
Side A: "You" (Written by Max Merritt) - 3:33
Side B: "A Little Easier" (Written by Max Merritt) – 3:53
Chart (1975/76) | Position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) | 2 |
New Zealand | 5 |
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [4] [5] | 15 |