Slipping Away (Max Merritt & The Meteors song)

"Slipping Away"
Single by Max Merritt and The Meteors
from the album A Little Easier
B-side	"I Keep Forgettin'"
Released	September 1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Pop Soft rock
Length	3:33
Label	Arista 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

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

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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

Cover versions

• In 1992, Gina Jeffreys released a version as her debut single. It was later included on her 2002 greatest hits album Best of Gina Jeffreys... So Far .
• In 1999, Margaret Urlich recorded a version for her album, Second Nature .
• In 2008, Brian Fraser recorded a version for his 2008 album, Don’t Ask Me. ^[6]
• In 2010, on an episode of the Australian TV series RocKwiz, Merritt sang a duet of the song with country singer Catherine Britt. ^[7]
• In 2013, Glenn Meade released a version as a single. ^[8]
• In December 2020, Marcia Hines, Didirri, Andy Bull, Mia Wray and Russell Morris performed "Slippin' Away" on The Sound as a tribute to Max Merritt. ^[9]

References

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. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015.
9. "The Sound: Series Two, Episode 6 – Mick Molloy". ABC iview. Retrieved 7 December 2020.