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Slipping Away (Max Merritt & The Meteors song)

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"Slipping Away"
Single by Max Merritt and The Meteors
from the album A Little Easier
B-side"I Keep Forgettin'"
ReleasedSeptember 1975
Recorded1975
Genre
Length3:33
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)Max Merritt
Producer(s)Del Newman
Max Merritt and The Meteors singles chronology
"A Little Easier"
(1975)
"Slipping Away"
(1975)
"Let It Slide"
(1976)

"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]

Track listing

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1975
7" / 45 RPM single [3]

Side A: "Slipping Away" (Written by Max Merritt) - 5:28
Side B: " I Keep Forgettin' " (Written by Leiber-Stoller) - 3:05

1977
7" / 45 RPM Single

Side A: "You" (Written by Max Merritt) - 3:33
Side B: "A Little Easier" (Written by Max Merritt) – 3:53

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1975/76) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 2
New Zealand 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4][5] 15

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Max Merritt Profile". John Dix. www.audioculture.co.nz. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "ARIA announced all-star cast to induct and perform" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  3. ^ "Max Merritt and the Meteors – Slipping Away". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  6. ^ "Brian Fraser Don't Ask Me". iTunes Australia. 5 April 2015.
  7. ^ Slippin Away - Catherine Britt and Max Merritt (RocKwiz duet), retrieved 2023-08-19
  8. ^ "Slipping Away". iTunes Australia. 5 April 2015.
  9. ^ "The Sound: Series Two, Episode 6 – Mick Molloy". ABC iview. Retrieved 7 December 2020.