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"Slippin' Away" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Bill Anderson and was originally recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. Inspired to write the song while watching an old film, Shepard chose to the song to record and it was released as her first single for the United Artists label in 1973.
Slippin' Away is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard.It was released by United Artists Records in September 1973 and was her twentieth studio album. The album was named for Shepard's top five US and Canadian country single of the same name.
Slippin' Away" became Shepard's highest-charting country single in nine years. [27] It appeared on an album of the same name that went to number 15 on the US country albums survey. [48] The disc's second single "Come on Phone" reached the US and Canadian country top 40. [27] [65] Jean Shepard, 1976
Among country music's first successful female recording artists, Jean Shepard had a series of hits for more than 20 years. In 1973, Bill Anderson wrote what was considered her comeback recording called "Slippin' Away" and it rose into the country top ten.
During this period, United Artists Records released five studio LP's of Shepard's material. Her highest-peaking on the US country chart was 1973's Slippin' Away, which reached number 15. Shepard sporadically released more studio albums such as Stars of the Grand Ole Opry (1981), Slippin' Away (1991) and The Tennessee Waltz (2000).
It was the twenty fifth studio album of Shepard's career. The label distributed it as a vinyl LP, with five songs on either side of the disc. [4] The album has been reissued several times. In 1982, it was re-released by the Phonorama label under the title Slippin' Away. [5]
"Come on Phone" is a song originally recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. Released as a single in 1973, it reached the top 40 of the US and Canadian country songs charts. It was the second single spawned from her 1973 album Slippin' Away. It received positive reviews from music magazines following its release.
In 1973, Jean Shepard had a successful comeback in her forties after signing with United Artists Records. Her first-label single, "Slippin' Away", rose into the country top ten and she had several more charting singles which including 1975's "Another Neon Night".