Slow Down (Lacy J. Dalton song)

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"Slow Down"
Single by Lacy J. Dalton
from the album 16th Avenue
B-side "One of the Unsatisfied"
ReleasedMay 1, 1982
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Lacy J. Dalton, Billy Sherrill, Mark Sherrill
Producer(s) Billy Sherrill
Lacy J. Dalton singles chronology
"Everybody Makes Mistakes"
(1981)
"Slow Down"
(1982)
"16th Avenue"
(1982)

"Slow Down" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton. It was released in May 1982 as the first single from the album 16th Avenue. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Dalton, Billy Sherrill and Mark Sherrill.

Lacy J. Dalton American musician

Lacy J. Dalton is an American country singer and songwriter. She is known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which People Magazine likened to a country equivalent of Bonnie Raitt.

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Chart performance

Chart (1982)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks13

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 96.