Slow Burn (T. G. Sheppard song)

"Slow Burn" is a song written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black, and recorded by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard. It was released in September 1983 as the first single and title track from the album Slow Burn.

"Slow Burn"
Single by T. G. Sheppard
from the album Slow Burn
ReleasedSeptember 1983
RecordedJune 1983
GenreCountry
Length3:31 (single edit)
4:17 (album version)
LabelWarner Bros./Curb
Songwriter(s)Charlie Black
Tommy Rocco
Producer(s)Jim Ed Norman
T. G. Sheppard singles chronology
"Without You"
(1983)
"Slow Burn"
(1983)
"Make My Day"
(1984)

The song was Sheppard's 13th number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and spent one week atop the chart as part of a 14-week run within the chart's Top 40.[1]

Content edit

The song is about a deeply emotional but long-lasting love affair.

Single and album edits edit

The single edit has an earlier fade than the full album version.

Chart performance edit

References edit

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 313.
  2. ^ "T.G. Sheppard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.