Slip Slidin' Away

"Slip Slidin' Away"
Single by Paul Simon
from the album Greatest Hits, Etc.
B-side	"Something So Right"
Released	October 1977
Genre	Soft rock, folk rock, country pop
Length	4:43
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Paul Simon
Producer(s)	Paul Simon, Phil Ramone
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Paul Simon singles chronology
"Still Crazy After All These Years" / "I Do It For Your Love" (1976) "Slip Slidin' Away" / "Something So Right" (1977) "Stranded in a Limousine" / "Have a Good Time" (1978)

"Slip Slidin' Away" is a 1977 song written and recorded by Paul Simon, from his compilation album Greatest Hits, Etc.. It was one of two new songs to appear on the album, the other being "Stranded in a Limousine". Backing vocals on the song are provided by The Oak Ridge Boys. The song was originally recorded and considered for Simon's 1975 album Still Crazy After All These Years, but Simon decided not to include the song on the finished album. A demo version appears on the 2004 re-issue of the album.^[1][2][3][4]

"Slip Slidin' Away" was released as a single in October 1977 and became a major hit, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1977–78) Peak position Australia (Kent)[6] 35 Canada 100 (RPM)[7] 5 Canada Adult Oriented Playlist (RPM)[8] 27 France (SNEP)[9] 15 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 36 US Easy Listening (Billboard)[11] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 5 US (Cash Box) Top 100 6

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Rank Canada 100 (RPM)[13] 186 Chart (1978) Rank U.S. (Billboard Hot 100)[14] 48 U.S. (Cash Box)[15] 54

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[16]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

References

1. "Slip Slidin' Away". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
2. "Paul Simon– Slip Slidin Away / Stranded In A Limousine". discogs.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
3. "Greatest Hits, Etc.". amazon.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
4. "Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away + lyrics". youtube.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
5. "Slip Slidin' Away (4:44)". last.fm. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. "RPM100: Singles" (PDF). RPM (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada) 28 (18). January 28, 1978. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
8. "RPM: Adult Oriented Playlist" (PDF). RPM (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada) 28 (11). December 10, 1977. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
9. "Lescharts.com – Paul Simon – Slip Slidin' Away" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
10. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 499. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
11. "Paul Simon - Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
12. "Paul Simon – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Paul Simon. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
13. "Top 200 Singles of '77" (PDF). RPM (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada) 28 (14). December 31, 1977. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
14. http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1978.htm
15. http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1978YESP.html
16. "American single certifications – Paul Simon – Slip Slidin' Away". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 16, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics